What path should I take for becoming an ESL teacher?
Posted January 30th, 2009 by admin 2 Comments »
rockstar074 asked:
I am recent high school graduate, and have just returned from teaching English in Brazil for the summer as a volunteer. Now that I am home the pressure is on to figure out where I am going to college. My original top three choices have all accepted me.. but now I find myself leaning toward the college that I visited while I was in Brazil. I want to go into secondary education with an esl minor. The goal is to eventually be teaching english to exchange students who are in highschool. The problem is, even though I speak some portugese, I am not terribly fluent. This would put me a semester behind, as I would be required to attend portugese classes, if I do attend UNASP in Brazil. This would end up costing my parents more money in the long run.. I guess my question is, is it worth going to Brazil and picking up Portugese? Would it benefit my major in any way or should I stick to my original choices?
I am recent high school graduate, and have just returned from teaching English in Brazil for the summer as a volunteer. Now that I am home the pressure is on to figure out where I am going to college. My original top three choices have all accepted me.. but now I find myself leaning toward the college that I visited while I was in Brazil. I want to go into secondary education with an esl minor. The goal is to eventually be teaching english to exchange students who are in highschool. The problem is, even though I speak some portugese, I am not terribly fluent. This would put me a semester behind, as I would be required to attend portugese classes, if I do attend UNASP in Brazil. This would end up costing my parents more money in the long run.. I guess my question is, is it worth going to Brazil and picking up Portugese? Would it benefit my major in any way or should I stick to my original choices?