|
WELCOME TO ESL JOB FIND ! |
Your leading source for ESL jobs and other opportunities worldwide. A place where schools and English teachers can find each other. We help serve your education and employment needs in the global ESL community.
EMPLOYERS
|
TEACHERS
|
TOP 5 COUNTRIES |
|
|
- search jobs
- post résumé
- research countries
CLICK HERE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NAVIGATION
RSS FEEDS
OTHER STUFF
|
ARTICLES AND PUBLISHED WORKS |
|
TEACHING JOBS OVERSEAS: TALKING WITH THE EXPERTS
An online interview with Pamela Campbell and Igor Smirnoff, overseas teachers.
Questions submitted by US and Canadian students via email.
Q:
How much schooling have you guys had? - Asked by Tabitha Terry
A:
Igor: Pamela has a BA (bachelor of arts) in elementary education and a BA in fine arts. I have a BA in English and German.
Q:
Have you ever regretted being overseas because you were too homesick and too far away from your family? Asked by Beth Marsh
A:
Igor: No, never! Nobody we have taught with overseas ever regretted this experience. Moreover, people feel fortunate to have found this opportunity. In the past two or three years, I have received a couple of e-mails from some disappointed teachers, however. This usually happens when a person goes abroad unprepared or makes bad choices -- just like any other job. The majority of our friends remain overseas -- nobody really wants to return home. When you teach overseas, the whole world becomes your home. It's like leaving your parent'shouse -- if you like to be on your own, teaching overseas is for you.
Pamela:
When you move from Vermont to Nevada, you are as far from (or just as close to) your former friends as when you go to Germany or Singapore. The difference is that if you move to Germany or Singapore, you will fly home for a few weeks every summer. Besides, telephones and e-mail are everywhere, even in Central Africa.
The other important difference is that when you go abroad you finally leave your couch and TV, and enter a whole new world of REAL people and places. What is there to regret?
Q:
Can Canadians get jobs with the American Department of Defense Schools? If so, how? - Asked by Hazel J. Hewitt
A:
Igor:
Canadian teachers are quite popular with American-sponsored international schools abroad. However, to be employed by the U.S. Department of Defense, one must be a U.S. citizen.
I would like to know who you contact for overseas teaching positions. You mentioned international schools. Please respond with an address or e-mail. Thanks! - Asked by Deborah Danyluk
A:
Igor:
Dear Deborah, there are about 700 international schools that employ over 35,000 teachers each year. In addition there are about 100 DoDDS and British schools abroad, not to mention thousands of local English language schools and academies worldwide. The best way to land a good position overseas is to attend one of the major recruiting fairs held annually in the U.S., Canada, England and other places around the globe.
|
|
|
|
|
