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Ryan Opanasets (September ’05) writes:
Assumption College in Ubon, Thailand is a fantastic opportunity, a good
place to start out for the new TEFL graduate. I teach 2-4 classes a
day, so there's time to prepare my lessons. Resources (textbooks, etc.)
are provided. You figure out a lot of things on your own (I am not monitored
in my classes, so I do have a lot of freedom), but I also receive plenty
of assistance from others. Pay is not so good in terms of US dollars
(about $700/month), but that's very good here. There are also plenty
of opportunities to teach English privately, which I am starting to
do. All in all, you will make more than enough money. Things are cheap
and I'll even be able to save some money. Interested teachers should
be flexible, too. No, we're not looking for gymnasts but people willing
to attend English Camps, help out with extra classes and also try to
teach courses like Math and Science.
For more information on job opportunities at Assumption college, email
Ryan at RyanOpanasets@hotmail.com
Suzy Stone (September ’04) writes:
Just wanted to update you on my job situation. I'm so excited to finally
use my certificate and my training! I have two jobs this fall. One is
at GEOS teaching 9am-2pm and then a night class two days a week at BCAE.
I feel pretty much prepared and would never have known what to do without
the BLI training. So way to go BLI!
Carl Philips (November ‘04) writes:
I was about five days away from becoming a "Seoul-mate" and moving to
S Korea when La Alianza returned my call. La Alianza is a community-based
organization serving the Hispanic/Latino community in Roxbury, MA. The
people here are very supportive and communicative...And the Center Director
is downright inspiring.
Megan Pace (July ‘05) writes:
Things in Korea are awesome! We are starting a new program at our school
next month with KAIST...which is a university that is equivalent to
MIT. So it is kind of a big deal. The people here are so nice. And I
love teaching adults. I have met a lot of other ESL teachers and have
made friends with some Koreans as well. I am learning bits of the language
as I go along. Most of the important stuff like beer and how much is
that! I have been trying to get in as much sightseeing and touristy
stuff in before the weather gets too cold. I am told it is brutal here
between Nov and March. It is already pretty cool here....at least we
haven't had rain like the North East of the USA! Are you in touch with
any other TESLers in my class? I'd be happy to hear from them. They
can email me at: mego1910@rcn.com
Abdel Kreem Mouhib (September ’04) writes:
Here I am in Morocco teaching English to adults using the communicative approach I learned from you Kym and BLI. It is the best way we can teach English! You can't imagine how much my students are having fun while learning the language.
Erin Okamoto (April ’05):
"I'm doing well, settling in, getting somewhat of a hold on the
language, and yes - getting some decent mileage out of that TEFL certificate!
Since early October I've been working at a local college kindergarten
three days a week for just one hour a day. They're sweet little souls,
but they're loads of work. To balance it all out, I spend the rest of
the week teaching college students at our prefecture university (Tottori
University). I have four classes right now, and my students are a joy
to teach. Actually, I'm very much in the same boat as they are learning
a new language too, so it helps me a great deal to be able to relate
directly to the challenges they face. In fact, we often find each other
exchanging study tips, which is really quite nice!
"Living here is a HUGE challenge even without the language barrier,
and it takes quite a bit of energy just to accomplish even the simplest
of things at times. My husband's help is great, but the help/perspective
of a fellow foreigner is invaluable, so I'm glad to assist."
If you would like to ask Erin questions about Japan, please send us
an email tefl@boslang.com
and we'll be happy to pass it along to her.
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