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Qualified in the summer on 100 hour online course!

Hi all, i need some advice i want to teach in France, Italy or Marrakech in Morocco, i have been looking around for job openings but i have not seen any yet, does anybody have any idea of where i should be looking? Also, alot of jobs seem to want the celta or trinity tesol, e.g. British Council jobs, are others finidng this problem too and is my 100 hour course that bad?   Sorry...
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Graduates Look Overseas as Unemployment Soars

Job-hungry British graduates are heading overseas in their thousands to escape rising unemployment at home. According to a study by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU), 8.9 per cent of the class of 2009 were out of work six months after graduating – a rise of one per cent since last year. Leigh Salsbury, 23, who graduated from Brunel University, said: “The graduate jobs market at the moment is devastating. I know there are...
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position in Superkids Jakarta

I have a contract teaching position available in Super Kids preschool at kemang in South Jakarta. Please contact me this week if you are interested. Brief position summary is as follows:   PT EKIA has a position for a language arts teacher at Super Kids, Kemang in Jakarta, Indonesia for the year 2011.   Significant aspects of the contract are:   all documentation costs are covered contract is renewable/renegotiable annually return airfare to Brisbane or...
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To the JET mobile!! Er.. not quite!

Just thought I'd update everyone on my progress so far... I have completed: The JET application online Self-assesment form Personal Statement Sent off 2x refs to be completed Sent off statement of physician to my GP And a forwarding letter   So I just need to create copies of all my documents and I.D. and get an academic transcript from my Uni. Oh and buy a postcard to be posted back to me to let...
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Job wanted in Turkey

I am looking for a TEFL job in Turkey. I have done the 120 combined course. I am half Turkish and do not need a visa to live or work in Turkey. Does any one have any contacts?
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Starting Out

I am a 2008 graduate, in a temporary job at a local college, and I am just starting to send out TEFL feelers to get the hang of what this is all about. I am thinking about asking questions of or to shadow people in the skills department for students of ESOL, there is not TEFL course here. However, at this time I am unable to know what I want out of such a meeting and therefore...
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What to Do When You Get Stuck on Your TEFL Course

Online learning is great – you get to do everything at your own pace, whenever and wherever you want… but there’s just one downside: when you get stuck! It’s not like in the classroom when you can just ask your tutor. But all is not lost; there are a few steps you can take to get you back on track to that TEFL certificate. 1) Don’t panic! No one expects you to be an instant...
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I need help on my checkpoint 3 question 25!!!!

Hi all! whoever is reading this, please help me as this is my final attempt for this checkpoint. i just cant get it right. the question is "Imagine you are teaching the phonemes /l/ and /r/ (/r/ for 'right' and /l/ for 'love'). Your aim is to help your students distinguish between the two sounds and pronounce them as accurately as possible. Remind yourself of the stages (p6) of teaching sounds you covered in module...
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General stuff in Korea!

So I made a decision. I'm flying home for christmas. And actually, I can't wait. I was a bit hesitant at first as a) I'm in Asia, surrounded by beautiful countries that I could go visit for my holiday and b) I was worried that I would go home and then not want to come back out again after the 3 weeks vacation. However, when I actually thought about it I realised I have so...
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Learning Chinese

Chinese Lessons Online - Click Here Learn Chinese Online, Mp3 Downloads, Videos, Games for Learning Chinese http://www.englishmedialab.com For anyone struggling with learning Chinese, I found this site and thought it might help.
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