Comments on: TEFL for the “Non-Standard” Person http://www.teflnewbie.com/tefl-for-the-non-standard-person/ Tips for Teaching English Abroad Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:05:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ted http://www.teflnewbie.com/tefl-for-the-non-standard-person/comment-page-1/#comment-5758 Ted Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:10:35 +0000 http://www.teflnewbie.com/?p=165#comment-5758 Hello Sonia, Fluent non-native speakers of English are welcome as teachers in many countries. However, there are a few which specify that you must hold a certain passport - typically USA, UK, etc. Some places will scrutinize that passport which will indicate the country of yoru birth. So - some discrimination there - but plenty of options still. Thailand and China are both quite open to fluent speakers of English that are not native speakers. Good luck! Ted Hello Sonia,
Fluent non-native speakers of English are welcome as teachers in many countries. However, there are a few which specify that you must hold a certain passport – typically USA, UK, etc. Some places will scrutinize that passport which will indicate the country of yoru birth. So – some discrimination there – but plenty of options still. Thailand and China are both quite open to fluent speakers of English that are not native speakers.
Good luck!
Ted

]]> By: Sonia http://www.teflnewbie.com/tefl-for-the-non-standard-person/comment-page-1/#comment-5662 Sonia Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:44:13 +0000 http://www.teflnewbie.com/?p=165#comment-5662 Hello, your post has been very helpful. I am very interesting about Korean culture and their language, that's why I self study Korean. I want to teach English in Korea, however I am not a native English speaker although I have been living in the UK since my 13th birthday. Do you think I can overcome this problem by taking UK citizenship and obtaining an UK passport? Also, would my great interest in Korea outweight the fact that I am not a native English speaker? It would be helpful if you would send me an e-mail to sonialiskova@hotmail.com Thank you very much Hello, your post has been very helpful. I am very interesting about Korean culture and their language, that’s why I self study Korean. I want to teach English in Korea, however I am not a native English speaker although I have been living in the UK since my 13th birthday.
Do you think I can overcome this problem by taking UK citizenship and obtaining an UK passport? Also, would my great interest in Korea outweight the fact that I am not a native English speaker?
It would be helpful if you would send me an e-mail to sonialiskova@hotmail.com
Thank you very much

]]> By: Todd http://www.teflnewbie.com/tefl-for-the-non-standard-person/comment-page-1/#comment-3443 Todd Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:04:53 +0000 http://www.teflnewbie.com/?p=165#comment-3443 Hi Ted, You advised me about 5 months ago to try teaching in Thailand. I want to thank you because I've been teaching at a Thai university for nearly two months and I'm greatly enjoying my life here. Mailing a lot of resumes from a distant country was doing me no good. Once I arrived in Thailand and was able to hand people my resume, it made a huge difference in getting considered for the positions I wanted. Hi Ted,

You advised me about 5 months ago to try teaching in Thailand. I want to thank you because I’ve been teaching at a Thai university for nearly two months and I’m greatly enjoying my life here.

Mailing a lot of resumes from a distant country was doing me no good. Once I arrived in Thailand and was able to hand people my resume, it made a huge difference in getting considered for the positions I wanted.

]]> By: Ted http://www.teflnewbie.com/tefl-for-the-non-standard-person/comment-page-1/#comment-3421 Ted Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:02:47 +0000 http://www.teflnewbie.com/?p=165#comment-3421 Hello Ann, This depends a bit on where you intend to teach, but I am a fan of <a href="http://teflbootcamp.com" rel="nofollow">TEFL Boot Camp</a> - but fair warning - I am the Academic Director there. :-) Ted Hello Ann,
This depends a bit on where you intend to teach, but I am a fan of TEFL Boot Camp – but fair warning – I am the Academic Director there. :-)
Ted

]]> By: Ann http://www.teflnewbie.com/tefl-for-the-non-standard-person/comment-page-1/#comment-3419 Ann Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:46:22 +0000 http://www.teflnewbie.com/?p=165#comment-3419 Hi Ted, Could you give me some advice to find an online "reasonable price" english teaching course that you think suitable for me..:)..? I m 45, and hv engineering educational background. Thanks... Ann Hi Ted,
Could you give me some advice to find an online “reasonable price” english teaching course that you think suitable for me..:)..?
I m 45, and hv engineering educational background.
Thanks…
Ann

]]> By: Ted http://www.teflnewbie.com/tefl-for-the-non-standard-person/comment-page-1/#comment-3417 Ted Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:28:41 +0000 http://www.teflnewbie.com/?p=165#comment-3417 Hi Ann, I do wish you LUCK! Go get it! Ted Hi Ann,
I do wish you LUCK!
Go get it!
Ted

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