by Ojr » Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:24 am
andyinasia wrote:Where are you? UK? I just spent the last 4 depressing months there - my advice: get the fuck out ASAP. USA? Same advice. $3500 is a nice sum to bring. So long as you don't fall in love with a whore and blow it overnight (it happens a lot), it'll do you until you get a teaching gig. Your qualifications are minimal but more than a lot of others have who have the same idea as you. There are openings all the time - you'll get something in a few weeks; then, after you build up experience, you might get better paid work. So just get here, take your time, settle in, and take things one step at a time.
I fell in love with a whore and blew it overnight once, kudos on the gender neutral pronoun, they deserve their own linguistic category, and toilets
But seriously thanks, January is starting to sound doable! I can't help but agree with the get the fuck out sentiment. I guess I'll just put my degree on my CV with (classification pending) next to it and hope that helps.
kinglear#1 wrote:OP, I reckon Trinity College's Certificate (as do many others) is better than CELTA. 'Depressing French novels'? I like this guy! 'Pere Goriot' by Balzac is one of my favourites! You're too clever for most of Cambodia (boy, am I gonna get some stick for this)! OP, the wave of abuse will come, but I'm betting you will ride it out. Cheers!
I'm slightly embarrassed to say that I've only read a few from Balzac so far and Goriot ain't one of them. Just finished my trawl through Houellebecq so I might pick that one up soon. Incidentally, is there much in the way of book stores which cater to the English speaking market? There were a few places in Thailand when I stayed there (Hua hin) but I always had to pay like 500baht for some dogeared thing if I wanted anything other than the detritus left at the guest house by well intentioned backpackers.
Also, I did find the qualification fairly decent for the time and money, but from what I've gathered one's overall experience of the TEFL certificate hinges on the establishment actually teaching it. The people administering my course seemed to have quite a bit of creative freedom as far as delivery was concerned so I imagine the students' experience could have gone either way. I've haven't spoken to many CELTA-ites though so I can't claim to know anything about it. And I hope you're right!
[quote="andyinasia"]Where are you? UK? I just spent the last 4 depressing months there - my advice: get the fuck out ASAP. USA? Same advice. $3500 is a nice sum to bring. So long as you don't fall in love with a whore and blow it overnight (it happens a lot), it'll do you until you get a teaching gig. Your qualifications are minimal but more than a lot of others have who have the same idea as you. There are openings all the time - you'll get something in a few weeks; then, after you build up experience, you might get better paid work. So just get here, take your time, settle in, and take things one step at a time.[/quote]
I fell in love with a whore and blew it overnight once, kudos on the gender neutral pronoun, they deserve their own linguistic category, and toilets :lol: But seriously thanks, January is starting to sound doable! I can't help but agree with the get the fuck out sentiment. I guess I'll just put my degree on my CV with (classification pending) next to it and hope that helps.
[quote="kinglear#1"]OP, I reckon Trinity College's Certificate (as do many others) is better than CELTA. 'Depressing French novels'? I like this guy! 'Pere Goriot' by Balzac is one of my favourites! You're too clever for most of Cambodia (boy, am I gonna get some stick for this)! OP, the wave of abuse will come, but I'm betting you will ride it out. Cheers! :!: :!:[/quote]
I'm slightly embarrassed to say that I've only read a few from Balzac so far and Goriot ain't one of them. Just finished my trawl through Houellebecq so I might pick that one up soon. Incidentally, is there much in the way of book stores which cater to the English speaking market? There were a few places in Thailand when I stayed there (Hua hin) but I always had to pay like 500baht for some dogeared thing if I wanted anything other than the detritus left at the guest house by well intentioned backpackers.
Also, I did find the qualification fairly decent for the time and money, but from what I've gathered one's overall experience of the TEFL certificate hinges on the establishment actually teaching it. The people administering my course seemed to have quite a bit of creative freedom as far as delivery was concerned so I imagine the students' experience could have gone either way. I've haven't spoken to many CELTA-ites though so I can't claim to know anything about it. And I hope you're right! :thumbsup:
