Articles tagged ‘Salary’
Comparing AEON, GEOS, Interac And Westgate In Japan
By Katie | December 13th, 2007 |
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Nowhere do chain EFL schools about as in Japan, so if you’re considering EFL in Japan you’ve probably heard of or thought about working for AEON, GEOS, Interac, and Westgate (and possibly Nova, but that’s another story).
A word about comparisons: beware of oversimplifying things to make them. Your overall experience will probably depend a [...]
Teach English In Korea: Spotlight On Korea
By Katie | July 31st, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Korea is one country that does not really need any more promotion to attract droves of native English speaking teachers. I don’t know if there are any official TEFL stats, but the EFL market in Korea might just be the biggest in the world.
Why do people go? There are lots and lots of [...]
Thoughts On A Job Post #14
By Katie | July 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The purpose of this is to share the thoughts of an experienced teacher (me) - who’s found her own jobs before - on a random job ad, the details of which I’ve removed to make it unidentifiable. In this case, I’ve also cut out some of the more neutral parts of the ad in [...]
Thoughts On A Job Post #12
By Katie | June 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I’m back yet again with a new job post and my thoughts on it. As usual, I’ve omitted details so that this ad is not immediately identifiable. The purpose of this is to share the thoughts of an experienced teacher (me) - who’s found her own jobs before - on a random job ad. [...]
The Case Of Teacher X: Late Pay
By Katie | June 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I recently came across this account of getting paid late. Many teachers don’t want to publicize problems with their employers, so the teacher wishes to remain anonymous.
“I’ve gotten the brush off about getting paid for about two weeks now. It probably shouldn’t be that mindboggling, but it is. Okay, it’s not an ideal [...]
Are Volunteer Teachers A Threat?
By Katie | April 8th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
An interesting topic came up on the boards at Dave’s ESL Café a while back: the role of volunteer teachers – do they pose a threat to teachers who work for pay? Apparently there are teachers who think they do.
These teachers argue that, like in any industry where people are willing to work for [...]
Why Go To Grad School? Part 2
By Katie | April 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In Part 1, Tedkarma set the stage and outlined the reasons for getting an advanced degree in the field of English language learning. Read on to get a more in-depth view of how a Master’s degree will relate to professionalism, opportunity and personal philosophy.
Professionalism: We all know that most jobs in EFL offer the [...]
Interac In Japan
By Katie | March 21st, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Interac has been operating since 1972 and bills itself as Japan’s leading provider of Assistant Language Teachers; typically ALT’s will work alongside a local teacher, in this case in all levels up to (including) high school and generally in connection with the state-selected book. They are also responsible for “developing materials.” Interac teachers [...]
Thoughts On An EFL Job Post - Part 7
By Katie | March 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I’ve omitted details so that this ad is not immediately identifiable. The purpose of this is to share the thoughts of an experienced teacher (me) - who’s found her own jobs before - on a random job ad. Of course you should investigate any opportunity you’re interested in thoroughly yourself - I don’t mean to [...]
From Linguistic Life: Foreign English Teachers As Products?
By Katie | February 27th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
A helpful reader (okay, it was the author of a blog that rhymes with ELT Totebook) drew my attention to Foreign English Teachers: Products or People? at Linguistic Life, and then I saw it referred to again at EFL Geek and couldn’t resist the urge to comment immediately (but hey, I’m not in Germany!)
The gist [...]
