Hey, Volty, are you there? ?? for you...

[Pam "SFSOM" in TN]

What would be a reputable company to work for if one, say a newly graduated young person, wanted to go abroad and teach English for a couple of years?

[Brigitte]

Pam, I believe the young, newly married woman in Admission at A.S. did that. Ask her when you come up next time or get the dd to ask or remind me to ask her.

[Pam "SFSOM" in TN]

Pam, I believe the young, newly married woman in Admission at A.S. did that. Ask her when you come up next time or get the dd to ask or remind me to ask her.

 

Thanks! I will do that. I'm busy this spring break doing my mom job of putting ideas of The Future in my son's head. :-)

[Volty]

Whew, glad I read this. I haven't been online so much lately.

 

I've never worked with a placement organization, I've never needed one. I've had good experience in finding teaching work in Guiyang, China and in Chengdu, China and can put him in touch with really good schools in either city if he's interested in China. Most all schools that advertise on the EFL boards are reputable and genuine but everybody hears of the horror stories. There's work to be had everywhere in China, jobs are way more plentiful than workers to fill them, and schools always headhunt and are always in desperate need of teachers. Probably most places are like that.

 

If you trust him to strike out on his own, his opportunites are near limitless in which countries he can go to with a google search. Some more advanced ones will require teaching certification, other, in poorer ones just a passport is OK. I took a leap on faith that I landed in a good spot when I went to Guiyang in 2001 and I did. Obviously, it tunrd out well for me I'm still overseas, I like it here. I live well, I'm happy, got a wonderful family, I've got no complaints.

 

You know, if it'd make you (plural) feel more comfortable, the Peace Corp does this exact type of work all over the planet. They take care of their own.

[saw]

English in Japan for a year after college (long ago). We found jobs without a placement agency, just by writing (pre-internet) letters to various English-language schools. It was easy to find work, and we had a great time.

A friend of mine did the JET program, which is a Japanese-government run English teaching program that brings English speakers into Japanese schools for a year. The advantage is that they have lots of support and ongoing contact afterward. The disadvantage is that (at least then) my friend had no say in where she was going to be placed.

http://www.jetprogramme.org/

If I recall correctly, the book Learning to Bow was about a year spent teaching English in Japan.

DH and I enjoyed out time there; my brother came out to visit, fell in love with the country, began studying Japanese, did an exchange program, found a Japanese girlfriend, moved to Japan, married (other) Japanese girlfriend, two Japanese-speaking children, etc. All because dh and I went to teach English.

[Pam "SFSOM" in TN]

Whew, glad I read this. I haven't been online so much lately.

 

I've never worked with a placement organization, I've never needed one. I've had good experience in finding teaching work in Guiyang, China and in Chengdu, China and can put him in touch with really good schools in either city if he's interested in China. Most all schools that advertise on the EFL boards are reputable and genuine but everybody hears of the horror stories. There's work to be had everywhere in China, jobs are way more plentiful than workers to fill them, and schools always headhunt and are always in desperate need of teachers. Probably most places are like that.

 

If you trust him to strike out on his own, his opportunites are near limitless in which countries he can go to with a google search. Some more advanced ones will require teaching certification, other, in poorer ones just a passport is OK. I took a leap on faith that I landed in a good spot when I went to Guiyang in 2001 and I did. Obviously, it tunrd out well for me I'm still overseas, I like it here. I live well, I'm happy, got a wonderful family, I've got no complaints.

 

You know, if it'd make you (plural) feel more comfortable, the Peace Corp does this exact type of work all over the planet. They take care of their own.

 

Thank you so much. I did not even think about the Peace Corps doing something like this, though it seems obvious.

 

I would "trust" him -- he's well-traveled and has been living away from home since he was eleven. But it's still the Unknown, you know? I just want him to start exploring options while the heat to decide is off.

[Pam "SFSOM" in TN]

English in Japan for a year after college (long ago). We found jobs without a placement agency, just by writing (pre-internet) letters to various English-language schools. It was easy to find work, and we had a great time.

A friend of mine did the JET program, which is a Japanese-government run English teaching program that brings English speakers into Japanese schools for a year. The advantage is that they have lots of support and ongoing contact afterward. The disadvantage is that (at least then) my friend had no say in where she was going to be placed.

http://www.jetprogramme.org/

If I recall correctly, the book Learning to Bow was about a year spent teaching English in Japan.

DH and I enjoyed out time there; my brother came out to visit, fell in love with the country, began studying Japanese, did an exchange program, found a Japanese girlfriend, moved to Japan, married (other) Japanese girlfriend, two Japanese-speaking children, etc. All because dh and I went to teach English.

 

A year sounds like exactly what he might want. I will give him all this info.

 

I really appreciate you taking the time to answer. This is all a very new concept to me, details-wise, even though I've been vaguely aware for years that people do this.