What does it take to become a college professor, specifically in English?
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You should definitely get a Masters degree in English, and ideally a doctorate.  Most universities require their professors to have published work in academic journals, but sometimes they will accept unpublished teachers with exceptional work experience that could help the students.  Most universities also expect their professors to continue to research and publish while they teach.
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All you have to do is apply for either a research position or teaching position at an academic facility.  For example, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where I'm from, if you're an MD, you need to gain employement either with the university of with the medical center, either as a researcher, an academic lecturer, or a clinician.  To be formally a professor you need to be officially promoted to that position, which there are usually only a few set number of positions.  So someone needs to die, retire, or a new position created with donations or grant money.
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You could work in any industry.  Copy Editor, Public Relations, Press writer, screenplay writer, story writer, publication, technical manual writer, textbook writer or editor, grant writer.  Basically anything that requires strong written communication skills and a strong command of the formal system.  By the way College Professors have been known to command salaries as high as $250,000.  But the highest paying job someone with an English degree can probably get is writer.  it is slowly become a most art.  I hope this helps.
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Swati\n\nWould you like to consider having a job as a lecturer?\n\nAll you have to do is complete your B Ed if you scored below 55% marks in MA and you qualify as a junior college teacher\n\nIf your percentage is higher, you could appear for the NET/ SET exam and join a degree college. \n\nPay scale is good. \n\nI am also a lecturer---we work only for three hours and I think this is the best job for a lady coz she can devote a lot of time for her children and her house hold. Moreover, we have sooooooo many holiday that it is possible for me to give time to my hobbies as well\n\nI have been appointed as a lecturer in English and get paid extra for engaging classes in computers\n\nTeachers in English get a lot of students seeking private coaching---although I am not interested in it---also take spoken English classes\n\nPerhaps you would be surprised to know that there is a great demand for teachers in the USA at this moment
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I am assuming you want to come to the US for your studies. I am afraid there is no right answer to your question. You need to figure out what area you're interested in (18th century lit., medieval eng., 19th cent. lit., american lit., cultural studies, literary criticism, women's and gender studies, bibliography...   the list goes on!!) and then figure out the colleges that have strong programs in your chosen area. You'll have to research the faculty members to see who's doing interesting research in your area, etc. I don't want to put you off, but when you apply here, you have to show the universities what YOU can offer THEM and not the other way around. Unless you have already thoroughly researched a program, it would be very hard to convince them.\n\nIt is extremely hard to get into English lang. and lit. programs. Very few have MA programs (most have 5 year MA+PhD programs). You might apply to comparative lit. programs - I think they are more welcoming to international students.
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It seems like they would've taught you that in college.\nBut, you can just see what your state/areas requirements are for the level your teaching and do that.
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With a BA in English you can go into teaching... with a BA in english you can go so many different ways... Law School, Education, Editing, Marketing, Sales..... etc...
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first off, take some English classes.
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You can go to Google.com and type in the subject you want to research and browse through the links.\n\nAs a college professor the first thing I want my students to learn is to write properly.  Your papers will get better grades if they are well written.  So, start by going to http://webenglishteacher.com to help you with your writing skills.\n\nGood Luck.
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There are a million things you can do with an English lit degree.  Teaching.  Copywriting. Editing. Publishing. Adversiting. Marketing.  You could use your bachelor degree as a springboard for law school.  Don't listen to the retards you tell you to major in business or journalism because those are the only practical options.  Do what you love and you'll find something to do with it.
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Each state deparment of education has a website.  Each state has different requirements for teachers and for which subjects there is a need for teachers.  Generally needed is a bachelor's degree with a prescribed number of education courses, student teaching experience, a teacher's license from that state (each state is different and they generally don't recepricate).  An exam is usually required to get a teaching license.  Contact the state department of education for any state that interests you and see if there is a need for ESL (also known as TEFL, ENL, teacher of ELL (English language learners) etc.\nI know that ESL teachers have several listservs--you might google ESL and see if you can find one.  I'm sure they can answer your question better than I can.  There is not much of a need for teachers of English to speakers of English--in fact, there is more of a glut on the market.
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I would ask yourself what it is you like about being a teacher, and if you want to take on the responsibility of being a prof. You would make more money, but do you want to take the time and then have to do continuing research to keep a tenure (which would take years to earn) Also, brush up your grammer, you want to become a professor.
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Get a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics. That's what most schools and organizations are looking for when they want to hire an expert in English.
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I love it.  What's it like?  Well, you teach a lot, read a lot, write a lot, and serve on a lot of committees.  You don't make a lot of money, but that's the price you pay for doing what you love!\n\nThe most important thing you need to know is this: To be a professor, you must be passionate about your field of study, and be able to contribute original scholarship to that field.  So find the area of study that is your calling, and you'll begin your journey!
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There is no solid answer anyone can give you, it depends on a variety of factors.\n\n1. the school(s) you currently attend (especially country)\n2. the school where you want to teach (especially country)\n3. whether your work is published\n4. your mastery of local language (you said "west," not necessarily an english-speaking country)\n5. I can't think of any more, but there probably are more factors
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Usually, a teacher of English has a master's degree in English literature from an English or American university. In some cases, a scholar with only a bachelor's degree in English might be hired, but this would be very rare. For teachers of foreign languages, a bachelors degree or, preferably, a master's degree in the foreign language is required. It is not necessary to be a native speaker of the language, although being bilingual is an advantage. Community colleges seek to hire individuals who are excellent teachers, meaning that if you can demonstrate the ability to communicate well to students, to establish a rapport with others, and to teach, then you will have an advantage in applying for a position. Research is normally not a part of the job description of community college professors. The emphasis is on teaching.
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Take a class at a college.