Comments on: What path should I take for becoming an ESL teacher? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-path-should-i-take-for-becoming-an-esl-teacher/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:06:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: jateef http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-path-should-i-take-for-becoming-an-esl-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-156 jateef Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:03:15 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-path-should-i-take-for-becoming-an-esl-teacher/#comment-156 Do you want to teach in Brazil, or in the US? If you imagine yourself teaching ESL in America, go to an American university. If you want to teach EFL in Brazil, then you could study there or here. I just finished my MA in TESOL last year. I'm not sure about undergraduate programs, but in the graduate program (and with employers I've worked with) - they look for teachers who know a second language and culture. If you are going to teach in the States, pick up another language that will serve you well here (my 2nd language is German, and it has not served me well). I'd suggest a language that your employer would see as "useful" in matching their demographics. Do you want to teach in Brazil, or in the US? If you imagine yourself teaching ESL in America, go to an American university.

If you want to teach EFL in Brazil, then you could study there or here.

I just finished my MA in TESOL last year. I’m not sure about undergraduate programs, but in the graduate program (and with employers I’ve worked with) - they look for teachers who know a second language and culture. If you are going to teach in the States, pick up another language that will serve you well here (my 2nd language is German, and it has not served me well). I’d suggest a language that your employer would see as “useful” in matching their demographics.

]]> By: Cerso http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-path-should-i-take-for-becoming-an-esl-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Cerso Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:17:12 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/what-path-should-i-take-for-becoming-an-esl-teacher/#comment-155 I guess you can practice your portuguese right there where you are. Get involved with portuguese speakers. They´re everywhere. Your college might have portuguese studies. Change e mail with speakers. Read. Buy books. I'm sure you'll do just fine. Send news. Tchau Celso I guess you can practice your portuguese right there where you are. Get involved with portuguese speakers. They´re everywhere. Your college might have portuguese studies. Change e mail with speakers. Read. Buy books. I’m sure you’ll do just fine. Send news.

Tchau

Celso

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