TEFL blog - August, 2006

Since our last update two weeks ago, new job vacancies have been posted in China, Oman, Poland, Russia, Mexico, Taiwan, Chile, Italy, the UK, South Korea, Canada, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Kuwait and the Czech Republic. Here’s a selection:

Kuwait Airways need a native speaker English language instructor with at least 3 years experience.

Teaching Chile need teachers for secondary level, university level and adult learners in cities across Chile.

Global Village Vancouver are looking for an ESL Program Administrative Assistant to work in a fast-paced environment in Canada.

This week we’ve also launched the ESL exam centres directory. We’ve listed centres in 130 countries where your students can take Cambridge ESOL exams (KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC and YLE), IELTS, TOEFL, GMAT and GRE. If your students are studying preparation courses for any of these exams, find out where they can sit the exams here.

The latest post in our TEFL chat forum comes from Pswinney. He says “I am taking up a teaching position in Japan in the new year and would appreciate some advice on the common learning difficulties Japanese students experience when learning English.”

If you can help Pswinney, post your reply here.

That’s it this week. For those of you starting new jobs in September, good luck!

If you want to spend 10 weeks in this historic town, the Lake School of English are looking for a CELTA qualified teacher to start in October and teach 21 hours a week.

If you want to work in Asia and enjoy teaching children, this could be the job for you. Cheung Sheung school in Hong Kong are looking for teachers urgently, for a September start. If you have a teaching qualification and experience teaching children, have a look at the full details of this job opportunity.

Did you know that you can apply for this and other jobs by sending your CV directly through eslbase? All you need to do is create an account, then follow the links to add your CV. Once you’ve done this, you’ll see a link within each job advert to “send your CV through eslbase”.

ARTOS Language School are looking for qualified and experienced native speaker teachers for two or five year contracts. ARTOS, established in 1991, describe Olsztyn as the “capital of the lake district” and “the most picturesque region of Poland”.

The school offers General English, Business English and ESP to adults and children, and prepares students for external exams. They offer a salary of between 3000 and 6000 PLN, and assist teachers in finding suitable accommodation.

The deadline for applications is 25 August, so if you like the sound of this job, have a look at the full details of the vacancy.

Kelt, a well-established school in Surabaya, is looking for qualified teachers to start in October 2006, teaching mainly general English to adults and children.

Salary is 10 million Rp a month after tax, and housing, utilities and servants are provided. If this sounds like you, have a look at Kelt’s job details to apply.

If you are a dedicated, outgoing American or Canadian, and want to teach conversational English in China, this could be the job for you. Heng Feng Foreign Language School need teachers for one year contracts to teach children from 5 to 17 years old.

They are offering a free furnished apatment and paid round trip airfare, among other benefits. For more information and to apply, have a look at the full details of this TEFL job opportunity.

There are TEFL job opportunities this week in Europe (Spain, Estonia, Turkey, the UK and Poland), Asia (Kazakhstan, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam and Brunei, the Middle East and Africa (Egypt and Kenya) and Central America (Honduras). Here ‘s a selection:

CfBT is offering an attractive tax free salary package to qualified EFL teachers to teach in government schools in Brunei.

If you want to work on sustainable development in a disadvantaged community, AVIF need long and short term volunteers for their projects in Kenya.

SDM English in Istanbul, Turkey, need qualified and experienced teachers urgently.

Atlantic Bilingual School are looking for elementary, middle and high school teachers for the academic year starting in August, in Puerto Cortes, Honduras.

We’ve added a directory of English language schools and agencies in South Korea to our English Language Schools section. If you’re looking for work in South Korea, why not contact schools and agencies directly?

Finally, at the language exchange, you can now find out quickly how many native speakers are registered for a particular language, and how many people are looking to practise that language. So, if you want to practise Thai, for example, just click the “learn Thai” link at the bottom of this page, and you’ll see how many native speakers are waiting to chat with you!

That’s all this week! Have fun teaching.

Why not study for your TEFL certificate in Thailand?

Text and Talk Academy‘s 120 hour, fully accredited course in Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya and Chiangmai is currently being offered with a 25% discount to “fully cover the cost of all reasonable living expenses while you are in training”.

The “TEFL for Target Learner Groups course” runs for 6 weeks, with classes from Monday to Thursday each week, giving you Friday and the weekend to enjoy the sights of Thailand!

The fully accredited course also includes a 24-hour Thai language course, free of charge!

If this sounds like the course for you, have a look at all of the other benefits and reasons for taking the course on Text and Talk’s comprehensive website.

Centre Cultural are looking for EU passport holders with at least a year of experience to teach in a small school about 80 miles from Barcelona. If this sounds like you, have a look at Centre Cultural’s job details.

TEFL weekend, “The Original Campus Based Teacher Organization!”, offer 2 day, 3 week, 4 week and online TEFL certification courses in locations across the USA and South America. In their own words, TEFL weekend “inspires international living and global education in order to give students, teachers, and those interested in living abroad a great course for an affordable price.”

The next scheduled weekend courses in the US are September 2 and 3 in Burlington, Vermont, September 9 and 10 in New York City, and Sptember 23 and 24 in Chicago.

Their main location in South America is Buenos Aires, Argentina, where they offer a 4 week course. For more information about TEFL weekend’s wide range of courses and options, visit the TEFL weekend site.