TAG : Teaching In Asia
It does matter if you’re black or white
The blatant discrimination in TEFL job ads
In Blogs: Phil Roeland - 27th May 2010
Although it is rarely mentioned in job ads, most if not all Asian recruiters on the lookout for teachers are after whities. And let’s make no mistake about it: the prize specimens are Caucasian white, not some locals having overindulged in skin-whitening products.
Tags: teaching in thailand applying for jobs teaching in asia finding a job qualified teachers qualifications black teachers black american teachers job markets discrimination
Native vs non-native speaking teachers
Who would you employ?
In Blogs: Tom Tuohy - 2nd May 2010
If you were a language school owner, who would you rather employ – a non native speaker with experience and good qualifications at 30,000 baht, or a native speaker with little or no experience and no formal qualifications at 40,000 baht?
Tags: teaching in thailand applying for jobs teaching in asia finding a job thai attitudes thai education system teaching in bangkok thai stereotypes native speakers non native speakers
Live in the East: Work in the West
opportunities in on-line education
In Blogs: Scott Hipsher - 24th April 2010
What if one could have it both ways? Work in the West, live in the East. Get paid developed economy wages while spending on developing economy prices. Is this possible?
Tags: teaching in thailand teaching in asia finding a job alternative jobs online degrees online teaching online education internet teaching
Welcome to the Thailand Educators Network (TEN)
What's coming up in our teachers' evenings this year?
In Blogs: Tim Cornwall - 28th January 2010
Set up to create an environment in which educators can meet to discuss and explore professional and personal concerns and to establish a positive forum for the enhancement of teaching and teaching opportunities in Thailand, we meet every month, on or close to the 10th at the Roadhouse Barbecue.
Tags: teaching in thailand teaching in asia thai education system teaching in bangkok teacher observations culture course teaching styles teacher meetings social events efl teaching boom
Determine your own significance
The true value of an English teacher
In Blogs: Steve Schertzer - 11th January 2010
Native English teachers incompetent in the classroom? Of course they're incompetent. Many of them, anyway. Then again, many of the Korean English teachers are incompetent as well.
Tags: teacher problems teacher opinions teacher roles teaching in asia teacher values teaching in korea korean culture korean education system korea times
Teaching in an intercultural environment
What are some of the issues facing educators in a foreign land?
In Blogs: Scott Hipsher - 3rd January 2010
Studying culture is no substitute for the practical experience of working and living abroad, however having some mental frameworks in which to analysis experiences could be helpful in adjusting to working and living in a new cultural environment.
Tags: teaching in thailand thai culture teacher opinions teacher roles teaching in asia teacher values asian culture teacher preparation culture shock starting a job
My great escape
How are things working out in China?
In Blogs: Phil Roeland - 1st December 2009
Lack of inspiration this month made me decide to participate in ‘The Great Escape’ survey found elsewhere on this site. Here are my answers.
Tags: teaching in thailand teaching in asia leaving thailand chinese students teaching in china chinese culture chinese language schools
Four times the salary of a local Thai?
What a load of bullshit!
In Ajarn Street: Articles - 30th October 2009
Nothing irks me more than reading that statement and you see it all over the web wherever the topic of teaching in Thailand is discussed or promoted. It’s a statement that’s both grossly misleading and wildly inaccurate.
Tags: teaching in thailand teacher problems teacher recruitment teaching in asia teacher salaries teaching in bangkok cost of living in thailand
Games for large unruly classes
Should games always have a pedagogical value? No.
In Blogs: Geoff Richards - 2nd October 2009
Some of these appear in different versions and with different names on Dave’s ESL Café, but most of those were designed for smaller classes in countries like South Korea and Japan and don’t work very well with larger groups in Southeast Asia.
Tags: teaching methodology teaching in asia classroom activities teaching kids classroom dynamics teaching target language teaching vocabulary teaching conversation teaching verbs
Ni Hao
Travels in South-west China
In Blogs: Phil Roeland - 2nd September 2009
visited Southwest China for the first time some five years ago and was surprised how advanced and modern China had become. As a traveller, my first impression of China was quite positive.
Tags: teaching in asia travelling in asia chinese students teaching in china chinese culture travelling in china
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