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Betsy Stoltzfus (November 2003)
“Here's a picture of me & my largest class ever this past year in a private school in Caceres, Spain. The class was a class of 29 preschoolers; all ages 3-5… not an ideal class size but it really kept me hoppin'... and at least the parents were content!”
Susan DeMarle (October 2008)
“I have written the lesson for a course at Bunker Hill Community College (Workforce Development Department) titled English for Business Professionals. It will require a minimum of 10 students to sign up in order for the course to be given this fall semester. It is a new non credit course. I am hopeful that it gets my foot in the door with more opportunities down the road. I trust you all are well!”
Dorit Harverd (July 2006)
“I have been working part time for Jewish Vocational Services, the regional leader in workforce development, in the department of Partnership for Careers and Learning. I teach ESOL to employees at Hebrew Rehab Center. The name of my class is: Introduction to English for Healthcare.”
Sue Richardson (September PT 2008)
“Since graduating with my TEFL Certificate in December 2008, I have worked toward combining TEFL with my nursing background to create Healthy English. My curriculum is based on the Institute’s teaching plans, specifically for use in health care. My website is still in progress; as I learn more about my target audience, I learn more about myself. In the meantime, I welcome you to see: www.healthy-english.com. I have only one student so far, as I try out my curriculum and teaching method; she is a wonderful nurse from Japan, learning English to take nursing courses in the US and eventually work with patients here. My plan is to teach English for Health Care Purposes for individuals or small classes in the Boston area.”
Kathy Brown (September 2008)
“I'm teaching at a private academy in Changwon, South Korea. I'm here for a year. Depending on how the US economy is doing by early next year, I will either stay or come home. I'm teaching elementary and middle school kids. I really enjoy it. But here, the TEFL model is not used. And with their teaching materials, it's hard to turn a lesson into a TEFL lesson. It's weird.”
Carl S. Phillips (December 2004)
“I am currently a professor at Woosong University in South Korea, I have been living in the country 2 years now. I am also pursuing my Master’s degree in TESOL-MALL at the same University. Job hiring takes place in March of every year, so looking for work here is best begun in the beginning of January.”
Adam Milaszewski (May 2008)
“I recently presented at MATSOL and received such positive responses that I have been asked to give my presentation again at TESOL. I worked as the student counselor at EC Boston over the summer and returned to teaching full time in the fall.”
Nate Feldman (December 2008)
“I had originally thought of teaching abroad in Turkey but have been teaching at a private language center in New Jersey since the course. At some point I may go abroad, but this has been a great experience so far. I want to thank you and the entire staff there again for the wonderful course. It prepared me very well for teaching in the ESL field and was overall a great experience. Let me know how everyone is doing there.”
James Jones (February 2009)
“I am living in Shanghai China teaching English at the Disney School. The transition from The Boston Language Institute to China was very fast. In fact, my interview for the position took place in the Institute’s offices and my TEFL Certificate was the key that sealed my contract.
Shanghai is a wonderful place to teach English as a Second Language. The economy in Shanghai is booming and every parent wants their child to speak English. Meanwhile, the out-of-school life is one of exploration, amazing history and discovery.”
Rachel Wrightson (November 2008)
“Things are going well. I am currently working at MIT in their preschool program at the Technology Children’s Centers. About half of the children we currently have are international. We currently have children enrolling now that do not speak English and some of the older children are bi-lingual or tri-lingual. Even though I was hired as a preschool teacher, I never thought I would be working with such an international group as young as these kids. The languages represented are Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, German, French, Russian and Hebrew. It's great because the kids who are learning English are learning through conversation with the teachers and other children who already speak English. The teachers are also learning some words in various languages. It's fun and I have been there since January of this year.”
Paul McCoy (August 2008)
“I have been teaching English at Jiangxi Normal University in Nanchang, China. Since I am in a 'second tier' city away from the coast, most foreigners are treated as celebrities and/or curiosities. The people are very friendly, particularly students, and teachers are never at a loss when you need an interpreter, a willing student to teach you Chinese or a guide to take you into the city to get errands done, etc.
During the summer, I was invited by students to visit local attractions such as Jinggangshan, a site of revolutionary history. I was a guest of my student's uncle, who was the manager of the hotel and I was often the guest of honor at many Chinese banquets, where we toasted Chinese-American friendship. I am part of the family now. I've also been to Lushan, a United Nations World Heritage Site, and Hong Kong as well. We are always looking for more English teachers. Need a job, let me know…”
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