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Has anyone done any voluntary work for pueblo ingles. I was thinking of giving it a go to get some exprience of teaching in the classroom under my belt. The locations look amazing. I would love to hear from anyone that has worked for them and what your opinion/experience was. Good or bad.
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Nikki
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Hi Nikki,
There many positive comments about pueblo ingles on many forums. However I would recommend volunteering for MovingOn Courses for the following reasons:
You get real teaching experience in a relaxed atmosphere with the support of experienced teachers.
There is a trip every afternoon so you get to see County Cork
Students come from a variety of countries
It is not one to one so there is no onus on you to always keep a conversation going. However, the course is still very personal because there is an average of 3 students per teacher.
You are a volunteer and not an unpaid teacher – work time is optional.
Good Luck
I've done it twice and really enjoyed it but you don't do any teaching on the voluntary weeks. It's good for experience with making conversation and increases your ability to listen patiently to someone who's English is limited. You may, or at least hopefully will, learn how to change what you are saying so that they can understand you, instead of repeating the same words but more slowly!
What I enjoy about it the 4 star hotels, the food and wine and the new friends you can make - and keep in some cases. It's fun and you get a tour of the village and other treats. I went to La Alberca both times, the first time alone and the second time with a friend; we did a joint presentation on dodgeball, which we play every sunday with our friends here in Madrid, and got some people to come along. Also, I've met with some of the Spanish people again since for meals. In fact, a Spanish guy I met the first time plays dodgeball to and is quite a good friend now.
It's tiring - you have to speak and listen a lot! You don't get very much time to yourself, but everyone gets a free hour durung the week, and there's a siesta every day - 2 hours. I think. You mustn'y be late for anything and you musn't speak a single word of Spanish. I won't spoil it by telling you the things they have up their sleeves! It isn't always the same anyway. It's a good experience, you should do it. It improved my confidence no end before I went to teach in Ecuador. I might even go back this summer.
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