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 Topic: Working in GDL - need to change to a smaller city! |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 1
Views: 13907
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 Forum: ESL on the North American Continent . . . Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 4:36 am Subject: Working in GDL - need to change to a smaller city! |
Late reply...I wonder what you ended up doing?
There are plenty of smaller towns/cities in the interio, but one place that struck me as very nice is Comitan, Chiapas. 100,000 people but it seemed ... |
| Topic: Job Interview Questions, Be Prepared |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 32
Views: 119282
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Forum: Getting the ESL Job... Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:09 pm Subject: Job Interview Questions, Be Prepared |
TEFL Interview tips is the topic of the month for the blog ring the ESL/EFL Roadshow (something I just got involved in).
http://tefltips.blogspot.com/2011/09/esl-efl-roadshow-job-interview-tips.htm ... |
| Topic: Work Visa |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 2
Views: 20651
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Forum: ESL on the North American Continent . . . Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:57 pm Subject: Work Visa |
3 year old thread, I know. The rules have been changing of late for getting a visa and the learn4good info is now out of date.
Check directly with http://www.inm.gob.mx/index.php/page/pagina_princ ... |
| Topic: Sao Leopoldo/Porto Alegre Brazil |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 1
Views: 13560
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Forum: ESL Certification Issues... Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:07 am Subject: Sao Leopoldo/Porto Alegre Brazil |
| A TESOL or TEFL course isn't really necessary given your credentials...if you look for work at an international school or local school, you'll be teaching subjects and not EFL. If you plan to teach a ... |
| Topic: Where can qualified mature non-native find a job? |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 5
Views: 19442
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Forum: Getting the ESL Job... Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:58 am Subject: Where can qualified mature non-native find a job? |
| I'd then say that just about anywhere in Latin America is available to you...and since the pay is low everywhere, pick the place that is most interesting! I'm a foodie so Mexico got me and got me goo ... |
| Topic: Where can qualified mature non-native find a job? |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 5
Views: 19442
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Forum: Getting the ESL Job... Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:35 am Subject: Where can qualified mature non-native find a job? |
| Well, there is a good variety of positions available. If you want to work with adults, positions open up year round at language institutes, but the pay is generally low everywhere in Latin America. ... |
| Topic: Where can qualified mature non-native find a job? |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 5
Views: 19442
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Forum: Getting the ESL Job... Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:56 pm Subject: Where can qualified mature non-native find a job? |
| Much of Latin America is open to non-native teachers. The biggest hurdle is not getting the job but getting a work visa if you are from a country for which there are visa restrictions in the host nat ... |
| Topic: Where to find some English novels For ESL students? |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 2
Views: 17226
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Forum: ESL in the Central & South Americas... Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:19 pm Subject: Where to find some English novels For ESL students? |
| There are a lot of sites dealing with torrents of both audio books and pdf format books of just about everything you would want. Not exactly legal of course but if were to search for something like W ... |
| Topic: Advice needed for setting up an (in company) English program |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 3
Views: 18826
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Forum: Open ESL Expert Discussion... Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:24 pm Subject: Advice needed for setting up an (in company) English program |
One or two classes a week as an "in house" resource says a lot..I am imagining an open format classes where people can drift in and out? That might make programming very hard.
You're alm ... |
| Topic: Advice needed for setting up an (in company) English program |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 3
Views: 18826
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Forum: Open ESL Expert Discussion... Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:46 pm Subject: Advice needed for setting up an (in company) English program |
Rather than direct you to specific resources online, I'll point out some things I think you need to begin with.
-a good needs analysis report
Before you can do anything else, you'll need to figu ... |
| Topic: Getting a job.... |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 3
Views: 17788
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Forum: New ESL Teachers... Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:25 pm Subject: Getting a job.... |
In other words, it's a LOT easier to get a job after you're here, with better pay and benefits and selection also.
I find that to be true in all of Latin America as well. The only schools that rec ... |
| Topic: What antivirus do you use? |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 4
Views: 27441
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Forum: ESL to Business Persons... Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:51 pm Subject: Re: What antivirus do you use? |
What antivirus do you use? Or antispyware.
I've been using Avast for a number of years...happy with it and have had no issues. |
| Topic: CELTA or other for an experienced teacher? |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 2
Views: 17475
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Forum: Training for ESL Teachers... Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:08 pm Subject: CELTA or other for an experienced teacher? |
Welcome to the forum!
If you already have 7 years experience and the online TEFL plus a degree, then the CELTA is a step backwards or at best, a piece of paper to put on the wall. If teaching is g ... |
| Topic: Scam warning - A school in Spain |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 19
Views: 64216
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Forum: Getting the ESL Job... Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:54 pm Subject: Scam warning - A school in Spain |
| You should know that as a non-EU citizen it is extraordinarily difficult to land a job with working papers in an EU country. You may find yourself with job options limited to under-the-table employme ... |
| Topic: How many hours a week do you teach? |
Guy Courchesne
Replies: 4
Views: 22670
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Forum: Say Anything... Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:52 pm Subject: How many hours a week do you teach? |
My situation is a little different in that I instruct for a TEFL course provider. There, my hours vary from 20 some weeks to 40 other weeks, and often more.
Most language schools in Mexico will of ... |
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