Articles tagged ‘Chile’
Interview With Thom Kiddle, DELTA Grad In Chile
By Katie | June 3rd, 2007 |
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I had the opportunity to do an email interview with Thom Kiddle. I introduce him with only his name because he is an interesting interviewee for a number of reasons, and they won’t all fit before his name!
First of all – and this is how I learned of Thom’s existence and finagled his email [...]
Interview With Thom Kiddle, DELTA Grad In Chile Part 2
By Katie | June 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
“Obviously I knew I’d worked hard, but I still walked out of that final exam not knowing whether I’d passed or failed. I think that’s one of its advantages really, that you know you’re not being tested on your knowledge but your application of it. I challenge anyone who’s done the course to say they [...]
Spotlight On Chile
By Katie | April 8th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Chile of course a long thin country, but did you know it is over 2,700 miles from north to south and never more than 150 miles wide? It is also home to the Lake District, the Atacama Desert, the foggy island of Chiloe and the Torres del Paine national park: “The (granite) towers, some [...]
Interview With A Soon-To-Be TEFLer
By Katie | January 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Derek is a 38-year-old Canadian who works “behind the scenes” in the film industry. I asked him a few questions about his motivation and plans to work in EFL in Chile; I frequently edit and rearrange interviews but for many points it’s hard to say it any better than Derek already has.
As for his motivation, [...]
Interview With A Soon-To-Be TEFLer, Part 2
By Katie | January 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
As for time, Derek’s intention is to make this move a permanent one. He allows for the possibility that he may not like it, but he has taught before and points out that the worst aspect of teaching for him is just that you can’t just switch off when you have a bad day. [...]
Working In Latin America: An Overview
By Katie | January 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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Teachers generally recommend searching for jobs in person, usually in late February for South America to catch the school year at the right time (and August for Mexico and Central America which follow a Northern Hemisphere schedule), though plenty of language schools hire all year round. An in-person search is good first [...]
Working For A Chain: English First
By Katie | November 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
If you have looked into working for a chain, English First, which is a language school and not to be confused with the organization campaigning to make English the sole official language of the US, may have come up.
This large network of English language schools has been around for forty years, and according [...]
