Category: Teaching English
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What Teaching ESL Abroad Can and Cannot Do For You
I feel it’s necessary to write a little about what teaching ESL abroad can and cannot do for you as a follow up to my recent post on teaching abroad. I’ve spoken with a few folks about the prospects of teaching English abroad. After a few minutes it’s usually apparent that they are concerned about…
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On Teaching ESL Abroad
“It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever,” he said. “Have you thought of going into teaching?” -Terry Pratchett Okay, that quote will probably raise the ire of some teachers out there. So let me also include one from some other famous guy: It is the supreme art of the teacher…
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Article on Teaching English in South Korea
I’ve written an article on teaching English in South Korea. My friend Mike has posted it to his travel website. You can find it here: http://www.artofbackpacking.com/teaching-english-in-south-korea/ Tips to get you started teaching English in South Korea I have been putting together a couple of posts about Korea that I will post later.
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Week 2 – April 26th to April 30th, 2010
So I’ve finished my 3 week stint teaching English in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I’ll miss the kids. It was like seeing one big family taking care of each other. I took quite a few pictures on my last day, and the kids and I had fun using the video camera to record our antics, even…
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Volunteering Week 2 – April 19th to 23rd, 2010
This week was my first full week at the orphanage. Teaching here has been an interesting adventure. There aren’t as many resources available here as there were in South Korea. The place has some school supplies (such as markers, pencils, paper, and some books) and has an area dedicated to being the classroom. But as…