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Uncovering Your Best Job Options Independent Options

By

Kary Vannice &

Winton Churchill

Barefoot Consultants

http://www.BarefootConsultants.com

A Barefoot Consultant Lesson: “Uncovering Your Best Job Options” Part 3 of 3

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This course was designed and written by the following contributors: Kary Vannice

In 2008, after deciding she wanted to take her life in another direction, and live outside her native country, Kary became certified as an ESL teacher. Having no previous English teaching experience, she researched the process online, took a TEFL certificate course and found an assignment teaching English at a private school in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Over the three school years Kary taught there she taught primary and secondary students from beginners to advanced learners. Although Kary now works as a freelancer, she continues to teach private English lessons to adults and children whenever possible. Kary’s background is not in English or even education, but in nearly every job she ever had, she found herself in the position of disseminating information in one-way or another. In many of her jobs she created her own educational materials, programs and curriculums. She has worked for government

agencies, private business and even owned her own education camp for kids. Kary is living proof that you don’t have to be a PhD or have classroom experience to succeed at teaching English abroad. Winton Churchill

Winton Churchill is the President and Founder of Barefoot Consultants, Inc. a company that specializes in helping people learn how to earn as they travel and work abroad. In 2007, he moved to Huatulco, Mexico and began teaching others how to put their skills on the global market. He has developed a series of popular training programs that teach his program members various ways to tap their existing career and life experience to begin working online. His is also the best selling author of “Email Marketing for Complex Sales Cycles” (Morgan James Publishing). Prior to the founding of his own firm, Winton has been involved in a variety of senior sales, marketing and management roles for Apple Computer, Oracle Corporation, Spinnaker, Contact Software (ACT!) & Sun Microsystems. His opinions are frequently quoted in a variety of publications and leading websites including InternationalLiving.com, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, Marketing Sherpa, Inc. Magazine, Sales & Marketing Management and a number of

industry related business, Internet and software related publications. Dr. Mairéad Pratschke

Mairéad Pratschke was born in Ireland and raised on the Irish-speaking west coast, as well as in Luxembourg and Germany, before immigrating to Canada as a teenager. Her passion for travel and other cultures grew with the revelation that language and culture are intertwined: She completed part of her undergraduate studies at the Univesity of Malaga, Spain and did her Master’s degree at the Catholic University of Leuven, in Belgium. Mairéad later taught for Berlitz, in Brussels, before returning to Canada in 1998, where she taught English to foreign post-graduate students at the University of Guelph and Global Awareness Through English (G.A.T.E.). After completing her doctorate in history, focusing on the role of language in identity, Mairéad taught at universities across Canada and in the U.S.

She has designed and taught courses in History, Film and European Studies, professional development courses in ICT (information and communications technology) for highschool teachers and education consultants. She currently works as a freelance writer and is always planning her next adventure. Dr. Bob Pesek

In 1975, he received a BA in Spanish from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. In 1978, he completed the master's degree in TESOL from Indiana University and left shortly after, with his wife, Christine, for a position teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) at the University of Kerman in Iran. After finishing classes there, Bob returned to Ohio and taught English to international students at the University of Toledo and began doctoral studies in Higher Education. During this time, he also taught a TEFL methodology course for the University of Alabama in Bogota, Colombia. In 1986, with his Ph.D. in hand, Pesek was appointed director of the ESL program at Western Illinois University, traveling frequently to Japan, Korea, and throughout South America recruiting students for the program. In 1996, Pesek continued his international travel as Director of Operations for a private ESL teaching company based in Portland, Oregon. In 2000, he returned to the Midwest and took a position as ESL Program director at the University of

Northern Iowa. Pesek is currently retired and living in San Jose, Costa Rica, with his wife of 36 years.



INTRODUCTION In this lesson, you are going to continue to learn about the different job options you have teaching English abroad. We will look at a few options that might just be available closer to home, and some are actually “work from home” opportunities! If you have the desire, you can start getting experience teaching even before you buy your tickets, sell the house and figure out just how to get your two dogs and one cat moved to another country. In the following pages, we are going to look at 4 more opportunities for teaching English abroad…

• Private Companies • Tutoring • Internet • Volunteer

If you felt like you didn’t find the right fit in the last two lessons, maybe now you will discover the teaching style that is perfect for you. These are ESL teaching options that are more nontraditional.



PRIVATE COMPANIES Private businesses will sometimes hire native English speakers to teach in-‐house classes to their professionals. In most of these cases, the teacher is considered an employee of the company and is often offered all of the benefits of a full-‐time employee; such as, insurance, paid vacation time and holidays.

Teaching for a private business means the emphasis will be strongly on Business English. Having a strong background or education in business is extremely helpful in getting a position with a private company. What’ it Like? Teaching at a private company you may actually have more classroom hours than teaching in a school or at an institute. You may be teaching intensive classes, where you will take the students though the beginning steps of learning the language through becoming proficient enough to conduct international business meetings. It could also mean, you are simply helping professionals that are already fairly competent at the language with their conversational skills or specific business terminology. Pay & Perks These jobs usually pay better and sometimes come with housing provided by the company. It is likely that you will find yourself living in a rather large metropolitan city if you choose to work for a private company. Some Businesses also offer housing as part of the deal.



If you have a strong background in business and think you would like to help other professionals learn English in a more business like setting, you may also want to consider if you have these other skills as well…

Do you enjoy working independently? Working for a company as opposed to working at a school means you may be the only English teacher at your place of employment. Having other teachers around can be a great comfort and support, not to mention being wonderful sources for supplemental resources.

Without other teachers or a library of English teaching texts and workbooks, you may need to seek out your own teaching aids. Would you get pleasure from finding your own resources?

Are you a person who doesn’t mind repetition? Teaching in a private company, you might be teaching the same topics to several different “classes” in the same day or you may teach the same class every 3 to 6 months to a new crop of students.

TUTORING

No matter where you go, you’ll find people who want private English lessons. I don’t know of one ESL teacher that has not been asked to teach private lessons outside of their regular job. And, I know a few that make their entire living off of private lessons. If you don’t need a full time income, enjoy helping people and want to create your own schedule, tutoring is an excellent option for you. Private lessons can also be a great way to make some extra money if you are working at a school or institute.

In most cases, lessons are taught in your home or at the home of the student. But, you can always arrange to meet in a public setting, as well. Tutoring usually pays more than regular teaching, but you will have to do your own “advertising” and find your own students.

Teaching private lessons to individuals or small groups is a little like freelancing and there can be visa issues. If you decide to tutor you will need to

research the legality of it in your country and it will be up to you to obtain the correct working documents.



The following are some skills that are most important for a tutor. Do you feel you posses these qualities?

Do you enjoy being independent? Tutoring gives you the freedom to create your own schedule, set your own prices and decide where you will teach.

It takes a lot of initiative to teach private lessons. You will be finding your own students and

creating your own lessons as a tutor.

Are you organized? Keeping track of multiple students and what each is studying will require you to be orderly.

INTERNET The internet is now a common place for people to turn to learn English.

Teachers use programs like Skype, Tango or Google Talk that stream live video to teach their students. http://www.skype.com/

http://www.tango.me/

http://www.google.com/talk/

Working for a Company

There are private companies that employ online English teachers to teach one-‐on-‐one or to small groups. Working for a company is a good option if you like the idea of tutoring, but want to earn your income in your home country. This way you can avoid having to obtain a working visa in a foreign country.



Working Independently

Some people choose to set up their own website and sell their private services online. This allows you a lot more freedom, however you will need also to set up a way to insure payment and schedule your sessions.

You must have a quick and reliable internet connection

to conduct classes online. Teaching online may not be for everyone. You may want to consider the following questions before you consider teaching on line.

Are you comfortable with technology? Your computer and programs like Skype will be your bread and butter. Would you be comfortable using them everyday?

Do you have good verbal skills and use descriptive language? Using the internet can limit the resources you have available to teach. You will need to be able to express yourself and your ideas very clearly.

Are you a people person? Not being in the same room with someone can make it a challenge to build a rapport quickly. If you easily connect with other people the process will be easier.

VOLUNTEER Volunteer opportunities exist in all of these settings. It may be more difficult to volunteer to help someone who is tutoring or giving lessons online, but with a creative mind anything is possible! Most volunteer opportunities are going to be found in primary and secondary schools. Both public and private schools are usually happy to accept volunteers in the classroom. You may have to provide identification and sign some legal paperwork before you can start volunteering at a school, but in most cases, it won’t be too difficult to get started.



There are many benefits to volunteering before you start teaching your own classes…

You can tryout a style of teaching before committing to a job.

You gain experience.

You will learn valuable teaching skills.

Build your resource base.

You get to help a needy school or organization.

You can get exposure to the local language.

You’re sure to make new friends!

Don’t wait until you move abroad. If you have some free time now, start volunteering

at a local school or ESL class in your area!

CONCLUSION

Whew! You made it through the 9 major teaching styles… GREAT JOB! Of course, this is not an exhaustive list of all of the potential jobs available to you as a new ESL teacher. There are many jobs that don’t fit into these categories, but we hit the major ones. In Step #4 Finding A Job, you are sure to discover jobs that we didn’t cover and some you never would have expected to find!



Step #2 Part 3 Assignment 1) Go online and see if you can find 2 or 3 businesses that offer English teaching over the internet. Take a look around their site to get a feel for what this style of teaching is like. You may also be able to find some information about what requirements they are looking for in new teachers. 2) Investigate volunteer opportunities in your area:

o Find out if there is a local ESL class taught where you live.

o See if the local elementary, middle or high school

takes volunteers.

o Look into volunteering to teach Sunday school or

help with a local scout troop. Even if you are not volunteering to teach English, you will learn worthwhile skills that will one day help you in your ESL career. ***You don’t have to sign up to do any volunteering if you don’t want to, but these will be valuable resources for you if you should decide to volunteer in the future as a warm-‐up to your new TEFL career! Best Wishes for Turning Your English Skills into a Paycheck,

KaryVannice Kary Vannice

Coming up next… In most cases, the key to getting an ESL teaching job is certification. In the next lesson, we will start the discussion about different certification options. And, you will also hear expert advice on how you can teach without any experience or certification.

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