How can I teach English in Latin America?
I'm studying abroad in Argentina this Spring semester (from February until July), which doesn't give me much time to get a summer internship back in the States. I really would like to use those two months before I go back to school to teach English and make some money. Before I go I'm getting a TESOL English teaching certification, so that's all set. However, all the programs online require ME to pay THEM to do their program. What I want to know is "How can I get a teaching / tutoring job set up in Latin America for preferably two months (but if I need to start teaching earlier than July l could probably start will I'm still in school) that pays me money?" Someone please help.
Other - Latin America - 5 Answers
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Check out idealist.org. They've got volunteering positions all over the world, and you can sort the database according to where you want to go and what you want to do. Buena suerte!
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July is winter holidays. mmm You mean in Argentina?? Just send your cvs everywhere and say you want to do volunteering for two months, I guess it would be hard to get a paid job for only 2 months unless it is as cover teacher. just send CVs!
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It might be helpful to you to contact the study abroad office in Argentina and ask them if they have any contacts locally. Many times it is easier to find a job like that once you arrive in the country, rather than from the United States. There are many opportunities for English speakers to find jobs in Argentina,especially in Buenos Aires, where many Argentinians hold more than one job such as teacher, translator and another part time job. This advice is just from my experience living there.
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Hi Sean, Without a certificate you might be able to find the odd job here or there, however having a TEFL certificate will improve your chances of getting a job immensely. Job placements can be pretty competitive and obviously the more teaching experience somebody has the better chance they have of getting the job over you. Therefore, to get this qualification and to ensure you will even be considered for jobs you will most likely have to fork out a bit of money. Whilst it may seem like a big out lay, it is a qualification that lasts for life. If you haven’t actually settled on your course yet I recommend checking out http://www.onlinetefl.com to get a good breakdown of each course, the price, how long it will take and what it can offer you. You have a fair bit of time before you leave in Feb to search for jobs. Often the company that you do your TESOL course through will offer a free job placement program. Otherwise there are thousands of teaching placements for overseas advertised everyday day, so best is to spend a little time looking and apply through different site. Also, you can try looking for jobs once you get to the country, armed with your TESOL certificate you’ll be in a good position… I suggest taking a look at the TEFL chalkboard group on Argentina, this will allow you to see what other people are doing with their TEFL certificate overseas and ask any questions: http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard/groups/11-Argentina Hope this helps, good luck!
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You can visit http://www.linktodiversity.com where there are a few positions listed for English teachers. Hopefully, you will find it as a helpful resource.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Moving overseas to work...?
Moving overseas to work...?
I am about to graduate college with a Bachelor's in Int'l Business and I would love to just move to Spain or Argentina and try to find work... I have studied abroad in Madrid and I can speak Spanish. I am wondering what to do, or if anyone has done this do they have advice.... the one thing holding me back so much is that I will owe so much money in loans I have to be sure to make enough money or else this is completely impossible... It's a very sad situation for me because I want to travel so much but I feel so....stuck. Advice??? Any would be so helpful!
Immigration - 1 Answers
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Why don't you try to find employment in U.S. with an international company that does a lot of business with Spain or Argentina? Find if there are any corporations that are head quartered in those countries. Work for a few years, pay down your student loan while developing business contacts in those countries. Keep an eye out for the right opportunities and be ready to grab them when the time comes. Also find out about their work visa requirements. You being an American citizen may have limitations on working abroad unless placed there by an American corporation.
I am about to graduate college with a Bachelor's in Int'l Business and I would love to just move to Spain or Argentina and try to find work... I have studied abroad in Madrid and I can speak Spanish. I am wondering what to do, or if anyone has done this do they have advice.... the one thing holding me back so much is that I will owe so much money in loans I have to be sure to make enough money or else this is completely impossible... It's a very sad situation for me because I want to travel so much but I feel so....stuck. Advice??? Any would be so helpful!
Immigration - 1 Answers
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Why don't you try to find employment in U.S. with an international company that does a lot of business with Spain or Argentina? Find if there are any corporations that are head quartered in those countries. Work for a few years, pay down your student loan while developing business contacts in those countries. Keep an eye out for the right opportunities and be ready to grab them when the time comes. Also find out about their work visa requirements. You being an American citizen may have limitations on working abroad unless placed there by an American corporation.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
College grad finding work outside of U.S.?
College grad finding work outside of U.S.?
I am about to graduate college with a Bachelor's in Int'l Business and I would love to just move to Spain or Argentina and try to find work... I have studied abroad in Madrid and I can speak Spanish. I am wondering what to do, or if anyone has done this do they have advice.... the one thing holding me back so much is that I will owe so much money in loans I have to be sure to make enough money or else this is completely impossible... It's a very sad situation for me because I want to travel so much but I feel so....stuck. Advice??? Any would be so helpful!
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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I've lived in spain and am moving back in may to be with my fiance. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it will be impossible to move there for work unless you have a work visa. And, in order to get a work visa, you need someone who will hire you and give you a six month contract... and that will not happen because the rate of unemployment is 15 percent. They have stopped giving out work visas to foreigners to help the spanish get all the jobs. Even if you were extremely lucky and found a job, got a contract, applied and were accepted for a work visa, all the jobs pay VERY LITTLE. Doctors make the same as teachers and they same as janitors. It's a socialist system. Not enough to pay rent, food, and loans. My advice is save your money and go for a month or two or three. Or try to find an internship in spain or more likely, Argentina. That would be fun and look fabulous on your resume.
I am about to graduate college with a Bachelor's in Int'l Business and I would love to just move to Spain or Argentina and try to find work... I have studied abroad in Madrid and I can speak Spanish. I am wondering what to do, or if anyone has done this do they have advice.... the one thing holding me back so much is that I will owe so much money in loans I have to be sure to make enough money or else this is completely impossible... It's a very sad situation for me because I want to travel so much but I feel so....stuck. Advice??? Any would be so helpful!
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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I've lived in spain and am moving back in may to be with my fiance. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it will be impossible to move there for work unless you have a work visa. And, in order to get a work visa, you need someone who will hire you and give you a six month contract... and that will not happen because the rate of unemployment is 15 percent. They have stopped giving out work visas to foreigners to help the spanish get all the jobs. Even if you were extremely lucky and found a job, got a contract, applied and were accepted for a work visa, all the jobs pay VERY LITTLE. Doctors make the same as teachers and they same as janitors. It's a socialist system. Not enough to pay rent, food, and loans. My advice is save your money and go for a month or two or three. Or try to find an internship in spain or more likely, Argentina. That would be fun and look fabulous on your resume.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Have I been Wasting my Time Learning Foreign Languages?
Have I been Wasting my Time Learning Foreign Languages?
I am an avid language learner but what often frustrates me about the whole thing is that while I can speak all these languages, other people do not bother to learn them at all. They just use English and it is enough. They also concentrate on making money. When they arrive in a foreign country with money and only English, the world is their oyster. They get pretty girls, they parade around with their chests all puffed up and the natives tip-toeing behind them like so many obedient puppies. An average American or a British ( ar any other Anglo ) person abroad is convinced that the whole world wants to be American or British, that they wnat to speak English and that it is only matter of time before they join the US Empire or the British Commonwealth. Here in the Philippines I am the only white guy around who can speak Tagalog. I have not met even one other yet. And the locals cannot even register it. They think it is so unusual that it takes them some five minutes to answer me in Tagalog. All the while other guys are just strutting around with self satisfied looks on their faces and the obsequious people around them cater to their every whim. Dollars come out of their pockets, girls appear, friends appear. Respect goes their way. Another thing is that while I try to learn more languages, the world wants to practice English and finds English-only speakers attractive and interesting while finding those who try to learn the local language awakward and even insulting to them. When I talk to them in thier language, they laugh and answer in English again and again. An English only person does not seem to have so many disadvantages nowadays. When I was in Japan, I saw that blond, wrestler type guys who were as dumb as rocks and who could barely speak normal English, let alone Japanese, got all the girls, made all the friends, while I, who could speak Japanese well, did not. Sometimes I feel I had been wasting a lot of money and time. There are exceptions to the rule, of course- like Argentina, Uruguay and CIS countres have almost no English and whose languages I can speak well. I can communicate with local people there on deep topics. But even in those, I see various Anglos walking around with a swagger, with girls hanging on their arms, and not speaking a word of the local language. "I am an American!!!" "Ahhhhh", say the girls! What makes the whole matter worse is that I often attract criticism and envy from English-only people who try and bring me down and who think that I am a wacko and weirdo. This is my rant!
Languages - 8 Answers
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I wouldn't have put "this is my rant" because trolls might report you. (Not me though, as I too am multi-lingual (french / spanish) and understand your frustration. I moved to South TX a few years ago, not only to go back to school but also to be in a part of the U.S. where I could improve on my spanish. As it turns out, a lot of the local Mexicans use spanglish which is quite irritating. Likewise when I speak spanish, a lot of them are in denial that a gringo can speak it better than them, so either they won't answer or will do so in english, which I perceive as reverse discrimination. As frustrating as your situation has been, do what you and I know is right and keep ON speaking those languages. Don't worry about the monolingual anglophones who don't know the difference between "Privet" and "Private", or "Aloha" and "Mahalo". Que le vaya bien, Sayo nara + Paka, Texhabsfan
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It depends on what you value. If you have taken the time to learn a foreign language, the reward lies in having a meaningful conversation in that language. So what if some dumb whores flock to the English-speaking guys, what are they worth to smart people like you? Wouldn't you rather have a quality mate who can share your passion in Tagalog/Spanish/Japanese? I study a foreign language. Most people don't give me a response, but the ones who do make it worthwhile.
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Depends. What was your reason for studying foreign languages? Was it for self improvement, deeper understanding and knowledge of the culture, the satisfaction of being able to do it? Or is it just to impress the girls? From your rant, it seems that getting the girls is your bottom line. If that's the case and it's not happening, then yes, it was a waste of time. But if studying foreign languages meant more to you than this, then it has not been a waste. Personally, I think it's good that you took the time to learn different languages even if you're not able to use them the way you want.
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Here in Norway, everyone can speak English, so it's pretty much a waste for a tourist to learn English, but in other countries, like France, hardly anyone can speak anything but french, so it's very useful to know french when visiting there.
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I don't think that learning languages could be a waste of time in any situation. It just so happens that a lot of people seem to be taking linguists for granted, but in actuality, if you apply your knowledge of many languages in the professional field, it will really help you get far. I for one, know four languages, and it has helped me get promoted or get good jobs. Keep learning... don't mind the people who seem to have been taking that for granted, or the fact that a lot of girls seem to find brawn more attractive than brains. They'll come around eventually. Brains all the way!
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Unless you are --wonderboy--or superspecial I rather doubt that you speak other languages rather well. I know a lot of words and sentences in several languages and I speak 3 of them rather well.I have been learning and speaking them for many years and I'd like to do better.I am now 70 years old.It takes many years of day and night hard work to learn languages.Not everyone has that commitment.
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You can't blame your lack of luck with women on linguistics. If I saw a really hot girl who could not speak a word of English, I would still go for it. Love and attraction will overcome a language barrier. If you are learning languages to meet women you might wanna give that up.
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Know what you mean. I don't see why language should be a waste of time. I receive good and free Spanish lessons because I do an English/Spanish exchange and I do it out of interest for the language. It is hard to know what second, thrid or fourth language to learn when you lived/ed in places like S. Africa where 'natives' speak at least 30 different languages. They themselves don't even know just by looking if someone speaks Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Venda etc and so, you will find that many groups of black Africans speak English to each other. In my country languages are regional and vary greatly from place to place. Some local people also hate it when a white person speaks their language.
I am an avid language learner but what often frustrates me about the whole thing is that while I can speak all these languages, other people do not bother to learn them at all. They just use English and it is enough. They also concentrate on making money. When they arrive in a foreign country with money and only English, the world is their oyster. They get pretty girls, they parade around with their chests all puffed up and the natives tip-toeing behind them like so many obedient puppies. An average American or a British ( ar any other Anglo ) person abroad is convinced that the whole world wants to be American or British, that they wnat to speak English and that it is only matter of time before they join the US Empire or the British Commonwealth. Here in the Philippines I am the only white guy around who can speak Tagalog. I have not met even one other yet. And the locals cannot even register it. They think it is so unusual that it takes them some five minutes to answer me in Tagalog. All the while other guys are just strutting around with self satisfied looks on their faces and the obsequious people around them cater to their every whim. Dollars come out of their pockets, girls appear, friends appear. Respect goes their way. Another thing is that while I try to learn more languages, the world wants to practice English and finds English-only speakers attractive and interesting while finding those who try to learn the local language awakward and even insulting to them. When I talk to them in thier language, they laugh and answer in English again and again. An English only person does not seem to have so many disadvantages nowadays. When I was in Japan, I saw that blond, wrestler type guys who were as dumb as rocks and who could barely speak normal English, let alone Japanese, got all the girls, made all the friends, while I, who could speak Japanese well, did not. Sometimes I feel I had been wasting a lot of money and time. There are exceptions to the rule, of course- like Argentina, Uruguay and CIS countres have almost no English and whose languages I can speak well. I can communicate with local people there on deep topics. But even in those, I see various Anglos walking around with a swagger, with girls hanging on their arms, and not speaking a word of the local language. "I am an American!!!" "Ahhhhh", say the girls! What makes the whole matter worse is that I often attract criticism and envy from English-only people who try and bring me down and who think that I am a wacko and weirdo. This is my rant!
Languages - 8 Answers
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I wouldn't have put "this is my rant" because trolls might report you. (Not me though, as I too am multi-lingual (french / spanish) and understand your frustration. I moved to South TX a few years ago, not only to go back to school but also to be in a part of the U.S. where I could improve on my spanish. As it turns out, a lot of the local Mexicans use spanglish which is quite irritating. Likewise when I speak spanish, a lot of them are in denial that a gringo can speak it better than them, so either they won't answer or will do so in english, which I perceive as reverse discrimination. As frustrating as your situation has been, do what you and I know is right and keep ON speaking those languages. Don't worry about the monolingual anglophones who don't know the difference between "Privet" and "Private", or "Aloha" and "Mahalo". Que le vaya bien, Sayo nara + Paka, Texhabsfan
2 :
It depends on what you value. If you have taken the time to learn a foreign language, the reward lies in having a meaningful conversation in that language. So what if some dumb whores flock to the English-speaking guys, what are they worth to smart people like you? Wouldn't you rather have a quality mate who can share your passion in Tagalog/Spanish/Japanese? I study a foreign language. Most people don't give me a response, but the ones who do make it worthwhile.
3 :
Depends. What was your reason for studying foreign languages? Was it for self improvement, deeper understanding and knowledge of the culture, the satisfaction of being able to do it? Or is it just to impress the girls? From your rant, it seems that getting the girls is your bottom line. If that's the case and it's not happening, then yes, it was a waste of time. But if studying foreign languages meant more to you than this, then it has not been a waste. Personally, I think it's good that you took the time to learn different languages even if you're not able to use them the way you want.
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Here in Norway, everyone can speak English, so it's pretty much a waste for a tourist to learn English, but in other countries, like France, hardly anyone can speak anything but french, so it's very useful to know french when visiting there.
5 :
I don't think that learning languages could be a waste of time in any situation. It just so happens that a lot of people seem to be taking linguists for granted, but in actuality, if you apply your knowledge of many languages in the professional field, it will really help you get far. I for one, know four languages, and it has helped me get promoted or get good jobs. Keep learning... don't mind the people who seem to have been taking that for granted, or the fact that a lot of girls seem to find brawn more attractive than brains. They'll come around eventually. Brains all the way!
6 :
Unless you are --wonderboy--or superspecial I rather doubt that you speak other languages rather well. I know a lot of words and sentences in several languages and I speak 3 of them rather well.I have been learning and speaking them for many years and I'd like to do better.I am now 70 years old.It takes many years of day and night hard work to learn languages.Not everyone has that commitment.
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You can't blame your lack of luck with women on linguistics. If I saw a really hot girl who could not speak a word of English, I would still go for it. Love and attraction will overcome a language barrier. If you are learning languages to meet women you might wanna give that up.
8 :
Know what you mean. I don't see why language should be a waste of time. I receive good and free Spanish lessons because I do an English/Spanish exchange and I do it out of interest for the language. It is hard to know what second, thrid or fourth language to learn when you lived/ed in places like S. Africa where 'natives' speak at least 30 different languages. They themselves don't even know just by looking if someone speaks Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Venda etc and so, you will find that many groups of black Africans speak English to each other. In my country languages are regional and vary greatly from place to place. Some local people also hate it when a white person speaks their language.
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