Tag: Teaching English
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Interview Tips for Getting a Job as an ESL Teacher
If there’s one thing you’ll have to do before you get a job teaching ESL abroad, it’s get interviewed. Assuming you’ve done your research about the country, the company, and about teaching ESL in general, you’re ready for your first interview. Here are some tips to help you through the interview process. I’m no interview…
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Symska Women and Ukrainian Dating Agencies: The Student Who Wouldn’t Speak
After a couple of months teaching English in Ukraine, I learned a bit more about the country and its people. In general, teachers can tell within a few classes who their strong students are and those who need a little more encouragement. Well, in one class I had three Natashas, three Katerinas (often spelt Yekaterina),…
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Happy Birthday, Blog!
Well, it’s been one year since I started this blog. That’s right, April 4th, 2010 I made my first post right here, which I think 6 people viewed… over three days. Over the year I’ve managed to survive 17 countries or so, visiting around 60 cities and (trying) to learn Korean, Thai, Khmer, Polish and…
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Korea: A Reminiscence
안녕하세요! I’ve been back in Winnipeg for just over a month now and many people have asked me “How was Korea?” So I’ve decided to put down some of my thoughts about the country and my time there. My job in Korea was to teach English to Grade 3s to 6s. I enjoyed it much…
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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.