Opportunities in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Acronyms......Page 13
1. What Is TESOL?......Page 17
Difference between ESL and EFL......Page 18
Employment outlook......Page 19
Job settings......Page 20
What makes a good ESL/EFL teacher?......Page 22
Student profiles......Page 24
 Advantages......Page 25
Disadvantages......Page 27
ESL/EFL teacher training......Page 31
The right qualifications......Page 32
Requirements......Page 33
How to choose wisely......Page 35
Training required......Page 38
International teaching assistants......Page 39
Picking your specialty......Page 40
Learning the language......Page 41
Volunteering......Page 42
The cost of education......Page 43
Ongoing professional development......Page 44
3. What an ESL/EFL Teacher Does......Page 45
Work versus play......Page 46
Administrative careers......Page 47
Special interests......Page 50
4. Salaries and Benefits......Page 57
See the world......Page 58
U.S. salaries......Page 59
Canadian salaries......Page 60
Money abroad......Page 61
Benefits in Canada......Page 63
Benefits overseas......Page 64
What does it all add up to?......Page 67
Do your homework......Page 69
Joining professional associations......Page 70
Help wanted......Page 71
Job hunting online......Page 73
Going to conferences......Page 74
Employment agencies......Page 75
The direct approach......Page 77
Traveling “on spec.”......Page 78
How to apply......Page 79
Evaluating the job offer......Page 85
6. U.S. and Canadian Teaching Jobs......Page 87
Working conditions......Page 88
Public schools......Page 89
Postsecondary education......Page 90
Adult education programs......Page 91
Four-year colleges and universities......Page 92
Refugee concerns......Page 93
Educational technology......Page 94
Resource centers......Page 95
7. Going Overseas......Page 97
Who can teach overseas?......Page 98
The hiring process......Page 99
Questions to ask......Page 103
A word of caution......Page 105
Personal restrictions......Page 107
Disadvantages......Page 109
The real story......Page 111
8. Opportunities Abroad......Page 113
Who employs teachers overseas?......Page 114
U.S. government programs......Page 115
Universities’ overseas programs......Page 121
Foreign universities, colleges, and technical schools......Page 122
Private companies......Page 123
USAID......Page 124
Going home......Page 125
Learning from others......Page 129
Central/Eastern Europe......Page 130
Asia and the Far East......Page 133
The Persian Gulf......Page 136
North Africa......Page 139
Other Middle Eastern countries......Page 141
A word about etiquette......Page 142
Appendix A: Job-Hunting and Online Resources......Page 143
Appendix B: Job Contacts by Country......Page 163
Appendix C: Teacher Training Programs......Page 183