Does anyone know about TESOL programs or about teaching English in other countries?
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If you are in the United States, you can check out your local Community Colleges for programs. In the town where I live, there is a TESOL program at both the main University, as well as our community college. It just depends on whether you already have a degree or wish to earn one in conjunction with the certification programs. I could help you find an actual program in your area, if I knew what state you are in... Let me know if I can help further.
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Have you been trained as a TESOL teacher?
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Kent State University (Ohio) has a great translation and interpretation program. Georgetown University (Washington, DC) and UCLA (California) have excellent TESL - Teach English as a Second Language - programs.
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I take it that you don't have any qualifications in language teaching or special college coursework that has prepared you to be an English tutor -- otherwise you wouldn't be asking this question, right?  The good news is that TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) has published a book just for people like you.  It's called PACE Yourself: A Handbook for ESL Tutors.  I'm including a link to the amazon.com page for this book:\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1931185069/sr=8-1/qid=1145320242/ref=sr_1_1/103-2984409-5686243?%5Fencoding=UTF8\nThis book has solid suggestions that people with little or no formal training in language teaching can use.\n(I'm not suggesting that you should buy it from Amazon necessarily, but I know that this a website that many people are familiar with, and you can get information you can use to buy it from that page.)\n\nIf you decide to become an ESL teacher on a regular basis, and perhaps want to do it as a career, you should look into doing some college coursework on the topic.  If you plan to work in public school, you can take courses towards an ESL endorsement that would go along with your teaching certificate.  If you'd like to work with adults either in the States or abroad, you can work for what's called a TESOL certificate.  Talk to the Department of Education or Department of Linguistics of your university to find out more about these programs.\n\nWelcome to language teaching!  I hope you find it rewarding and enjoyable.
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There is one program I am interested in, ELTAP (English Language Teaching Assistant Program), sets you up in a country to teach English where it is not a first language.  Depending on where you go, the room and board is already set up for you and you will not have to pay extra.     However, it is an abroad opportunity so there are fees (less than a semester at my university) and you will earn college credit.  As far as I know, they do not pay you to participate. \n\nAnother idea is teaching abroad not as a volunteer.  You can learn more at the websites below.\n\nCheck these websites out and keep looking...you should find something that suits your needs, good luck!
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Norliza, I wish I could give you a specific, up-t0-date answer. Unfortunately, I do not have my texts with me here. I suggest that you search for texts that deal with an overview of language methodologies. Look up "language methods" or "language methodologies". Go into the main language publication companies such as Heinle and Heinle, Cambridge Books; Oxford Texts. I also suggest the following texts: "Innovative Approaches to Language Teaching" by R. Blair, 1982 (It's an old text but should contain direct method) and "Making it Happen: Interaction in the second language classroom" by P.S. Richard-Amato, 1988. You also might check the authors Richards and Omaggio. I wish I could give you more up to date references, but these are the ones I used when I did my degree. All the best in your TESOL work.
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I teach English in Japan.  Here's a good one:\n\nhttp://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/default.php\n\nAnd my students love this one:\n\nhttp://www.englishpage.com/
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Below is a list of schools which DON'T employ foreigners to teach English:\n\n.\n.\n.\n.\n.\n.\n.\n.\n\nSeriously, just go there and look around. It's just too easy if you look white. There are so many foreigners there that they can probably point you to a school anyway.  Every Chinese wants to learn English, so if you ask them they would be more than willing to tell you if you are willing to spend a little bit of time just talking to them.\n\nAll the universities want English teachers so you can go there and approach any of them.  Otherwise check out That's Beijing (schools like to advertise for jobs located elsewhere as well)
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You can teach a language using only that language, using pictures and acting.\n\nESL teachers teach English in a country where English is a native language.\n\nEFL teachers teach English where English is NOT a native language.\n\nThey require slightly different skills.
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Contact the schools that train teachers.  I would start with the International House network- contact the schools that train CELTA students.  Make sure your school is a good place to work or else your reputation will be ruined really quickly!  Everyone in the ESL world knows which schools have bad working conditions and bad salaries!
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It depends on the country, and on how much you want to make. The more qualifications you have, the more countries you can work in and the higher your pay will be.\n\nThere are programs in some countries that will take any native English speakers. Japan is not one of them, you have to have a bachelor's degree to be allowed a work visa in Japan. If your only qualification is speaking English, you'll probably just make a living wage for the country you're in. Not saying there aren't exceptions or ways to work your way up the pay scale... but an entry level spot might not pay much. Moonlighting or illegally running an English school out of your apartment will make you large amounts, but depending on the country, it can also ensure your deportation.\n\nA bachelor in any program from an English speaking University will open up just about every country to you. With a bachelor, you can earn around 40~50K in Japan, other countries may pay less. Many countries will pay you an extravagant local wage, but it might not translate to high numbers in your own currency. Again, you can moonlight or work from home to bump this rate up, but depending on the area, again this might violate your visa.\n\nTESL or TESOL (teaching english as a second *or other* language) certification is generally a year long program at a college, though there are one weekend 'seminars' you could go to instead, but they're as reputable as any other two day program. A TESL certifcate can be as good as a bachelors in some countries, but in others, it's only good to bump your pay up after your B.A.\n\nMost countries don't require you to have a teaching degree, but like the TESL, it'll bump your pay up. Same goes for a Masters.
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I've been teaching in Taiwan for more than 3 years.\nIt's a great place for an inexperienced teacher to start. Most schools (the bigger schools and chain schools especially) offer teacher training and support for their foreign teachers. Most text books (for kindergarten, elementary level and high school level) have English teachers' guides with well worked out lesson plans and game ideas.\nWhatever you decide, please follow a previous respondent's advice: check out a lot of schools/agents (and websites) before making a choice. You will not be sorry.
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I only found one officially acknowledged programme (see source) - they offer one class per year completely held in English. I have not found their English homepage, sorry, but you easily can send them an e-mail via "Kontakt".\n\nThere are several post graduate programmes - and even more private institutions which are more or less serious (often rather less).
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I believe not.  There are frequent ads on Craig's List (craiglist.org) from organizations that are looking for people (like you!) to teach English abroad, and claim that they can help you get a TESL certificiate in 5 days (with no prerequisites other than already speaking English).\n\nHere's pointer you might find helpful:\n\nhttp://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/wri/157217574.html
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Yes, there are lots of teaching jobs available for non-native English teachers, and you don't have to be Spanish.  Research Teach for America on the internet.  Google it for more info.
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Sainsburys is a good starting point, as they get a lot of customers. But a small ad in the local paper can help, too. Check out tutoring companies as they get a lot of requests for such things. \n\nHere in Torquay there are a lot of language schools. Their main function is to take the kids of wealthy Europeans and teach them English - but if there are language schools in your area get in touch with them (try your Yellow Pages)\n\nTry these web-sites too\n\nwww.talklanguages.net\n/www.fleet-tutors.co.uk\n\nYou could also make a 'myspace' or Yaho 360 site about teaching chinese and have people contact you from that.\nThe more varied your approach the more likely you are to find ways that work.\n\nYou could start with teaching me Mandarin???>>>\n\n                                   ;-)
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I suggest asking on the website below.  It's full of ESL experts.  Also, a Yahoo search for "ESL Agencies" comes up with roughly 50/50 teacher and student placement agencies.