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I acquired my TEFL certificate via an i-to-i 40 hour course (together with 4 specialist certificates: One to One, Young Learners, Pronunciation, Limited Resources) at the end of 2009. I'm looking to work in central France. I love nature and continue to be intrigued by language. Both are wonderful things. I decided to do a TEFL course after helping some neighbours' children with their English pre-BAC/Brevet etc. I found it challenging, but enjoyable. The kids did OK too! I'm petrified of actually trying to do it for real in a paid environment, but I'm keen to get started too, on any level. All tips and advice will be gratefully received.

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herbal
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Your source of all TEFL-related information...   If you're thinking...

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Droit du sange, I am waiting for papers for dual...

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I live in Paris, France. I recently became TEFL qualified and am looking...

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I'm in the UK & completed a TEFL course.Now doing...

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I've put my TEFL CV on the Pole Emploi site

Hi I finally got my CV onto the French Job Centre site, Pole Emploi.  It's a bit restrictive as any comments or detail has to contain 250 characters maximum.  I therefore found it easier to mess around with my usual wording in a word document, until I had few enough characters, before copying it into the online form.  My main recommendation for anyone in France doing this is to regularly save the form, but without...
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neil801

Hi Yvette,


Any luck in finding a job yet? Let me know if I can help in any way. If you ever get the urge to move up to Nancy, I'm sure we could arrange some work for you ...


Neil

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GML5 - I am teaching in Nancy in NE France, and don' t have a degree. Being a native speaker, together with business and training background was more than enough. I teach at a private language institute that targets professional people, as well as unemployed groups looking to improve their job prospects by learning / improving their english. Contact a few local language schools, and you might have some luck. Cheers, Neil.

herbal

Hi Yvette


Thank you for keeping in touch. My name is Renee DaCosta. I am from Panama,but i live in the Province of Colon. I have a Bachelors Degree  in English Language.specialize  in Educatiion and Post Graduate in Linguistics. My first experience as a teacher was in High  School. I had tenth  and eleventh grades. i was a little nervous for the first days,but then got familiarize with the students little by little. I had observed their behaviour, character, style. I was a little flexible with them,so i gain confidence,and that made the class easier for me.  i am taeching  for 15 years now. but every year for me is an experience. It is not that easy to teach English to students whos native tongue is spanish. I do a lot of activities in my class, to motivate my sudents.  I  am always looking for tips and ideas, so i use the internet a lot,but i  create my own lessons and activities. I never take the Tefl Certification for teachers. It draws my attention very much,and i would like to take it someday,just for knowledge.        


                                                            See you soon,


                                                           


 

GML5

Hi,Yvette.Like you,I'm new to this! I've always liked France & visited many times so it was my first choice for where to teach when I did my TEFL course.But it would seem that,like most of Western Europe,schools require a Uni degree.So started looking at Eastern Europe (but too cold in Winter!) & SE Asia.If anyone can clarify if it's possible to get jobs in France without a degree,it'd be welcome.Thanks for info,i-to-i.I will check other discussions.

carolineo

Hello, 


Thanks for that I will definitely have a look. Yeah hopefully my degree will help me a bit, even though it isn't in English. Where are you teaching at the moment? have you been teaching long? I only started my course yesterday so it is all a bit scary at the moment!!


thanks again for that link, every thing helps,


Caroline

veronicainfrance

Hi Yvette,


Happy to have you aboard as a contact.  With so much going on in the East and Middle East, I sometimes wonder if I'm here in France alone  :)  One of the disappointing things I found in France was that teaching in a government school requires a degree from a university.  BUT, the upside is that there are a gazillion private schools and international schools one can apply to.  Be prepared to furnish right to work papers, proof of an address, and lots of other papers. 


So far, I have only taught in the "particulier" sense of being self-employed and teaching one on one, but that does not create the revenue necessary.  I have found. 


Are you in France now?  Do you speak French fluently? 


I love your picture...


Have a great day, and let's talk later.


Veronica

i-to-i

Hey Yvette,


 


Don't worry - Chalkboard's really easy to get your head around once you get started - you can write messages to people on their walls and also start discussions in the groups - you might like to start one in the 'Teachers in France' group: http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/groups/35-Teachers-in-France 


 


Good luck with your application - this article might come in handy: http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/i-to-i/posts/269-5-simple-tips-for-tefl-job-success

Yvettefl

Hello anyone and everyone,

I've just realised that I have absolutely no idea how to use one of these sites. I have friends and relatives back in Britain who use them, but I'm totally clueless. It seems that I need help with using what I imagine falls into the 'networking site' field, as well as starting up my TEFL career. Am I a lost cause already????

I've just seen a job offer for 20 hours English teaching at colleges in the Charente, France. This is exactly where and what I'm looking for. Never having put an application together for a teaching post, any advice would be welcome. Also, if anyone has particular knowledge of the French education system, recruitment process etc., I'd be most grateful. TTFN

i-to-i

Hey Yvette,


 


Welcome to Chalkboard! If you're hoping to teach in France you might want to chat to these guys who are out there at the minute to see if they've got any tips:


http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/neil801


http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/judithf


 


There's also a group for TEFLers in France here: http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/groups/35-Teachers-in-France


 


Good luck with the job hunt and let us know how you get on!


 

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