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| Teaching In Thailand Being a international school teacher in Thailand can be a great career with salaries in the range of $2,500 to $6,000 per month, or you could become a TEFLer teaching English with a salary range of 350-600 pounds per month, although with many teaching jobs it could be worth doing a TEFL course even if no experience is necessary, but will teaching students fulfil your overseas jobs yearnings? Is a English language teaching job something you really want to do? Can you teach English? |
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| Still trailer trash | Some of the top British schools which offer A-level law courses might be interested. Often times with this type of course the schools will overlook the teaching certification. However, I have seen this only happen twice in the last several years. |
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| splendid and tremendous Last Online: Today 12:25 PM Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Down on the farm
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| In transit to Valhalla | With a law degree + working experience from home I should think that many other (better ) avenues are possibly open, it should not be to difficult for you to get to grips with a few areas of Thai law, many expats seems to be in constant need of solicitor assistance here in LOS It's not to hot in the real estate business right now but that could be an area to look at, marriage, divorce hot all the time, set up of small businesses aso. I would think that quite a few company's would look favourably at someone with your background. Anyway welcome to the board
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| Pattaya Last Online: 16-06-2009 03:22 PM Join Date: May 2009 Location: Phuket
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| If you havent done a tefl or a celta yet just check with the agency wether its a acceptable world wide. Tefl is just teaching english as a second language it not a certificate to teach in schools or universities. Down to the truth a tefl is purley for teaching at a language school to someone who wants to improve the language skills. But thailand is so desperate for english that TEFL teachers can teach in schools with any type of degree wether its in Photography or Education. And is some casses without. Well good luck have fun and enjoy teaching screaming thai kids who dont want to learn or adults that have nothing better to do. |
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| Hat Yai Last Online: Today 01:15 PM Join Date: Jan 2009
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| I'm a retired American lawyer with an American law degree, and I had absolutely no problem whatsoever finding a teaching job in Thailand in fact the job found me. Went to one of the TEFL schools in Pattaya, the one off Soi 53 on the dark side, After I graduated they placed me in a government school about 40 km away. This is my 3rd year teaching at that same school. The down side is money; that's not why I do it, I have enough already to live here well, but I needed and wanted something to do, was climbing the walls with boredon. The pay is only 22,000 baht a month, which is twice what the Thai teachers make and I made as much in 2 days at home as I make in a month here, but this is the most fun job I've ever had. Also, when you work 5 days a week here you spend much less money than when you are not working and bored. Thai children are very polite, respectful and charming, and many of them are quite motivated students...(we call most of them the girls). Some things are the same in all schools. I've been lucky enough to find a school very free of the kind of internal politics that can ruin a teaching experience. They treat me very well and I've really enjoyed it, but the pay is definitely not the motivation. I never hated anything in my life as much as practicing law, (could not wash the sleeze off myself at the end of the day) so this lifestyle suits me quite well. Good luck to you, hope this helps. |
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| Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 08:21 AM Join Date: Mar 2009
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| True but I never heard of anyone making such a small amount, I know people without degrees or TEFL making more than 30.000 and with over 50,000. I know you don't do it for the money but even so does seem a little bit on the low side. |
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| Hat Yai Last Online: Today 01:15 PM Join Date: Jan 2009
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You're quite correct CD, I know I could probably go elsewhere and make more money, but I'm happy where I'm at and don't want to take the chance of landing in a place I would hate for a few extra baht. Thanks. | |
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Are you AA in disguise? I'm taking exception to you confirming the sterotypical teacher as a washed up unqualified sexpat and you'd rather I didnt? Righto then, as you were. | ||
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| Thailand Expat Last Online: Yesterday 02:48 AM Join Date: Aug 2008
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| A friend of mine has a TEFL but no degree. However, his English is very good and I believe he earns just over 40K. He lives quite comfortably on that and he's also aware that this is a short term career. Depending on your lifestyle 40K is plenty. I've lived on that with no problems and still had money spare at the end of the month. I don't drink, smoke or use dirty women though. For me, the money isn't important (paying the bills etc are) but the free time I have here in comparision to what I had in the UK is. If your coming because the booze and women appeal to you, then a better paid job is advisable.
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| Nonthaburi Last Online: 29-06-2009 02:46 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Near Pattaya
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| I teach English. I've worked at my current institution for almost 3 years. I do not have a "degree" of any type. I have my apprenticeship (4 years) & that's all. My other work experience is not proven by a qualification but only by experience. As a result, I can be employed as an electrical engineer in Australia. But this is Thailand, where a piece of paper is worth much more than experience in a particular field. I've just received a wage rise. I did not ask for this but my Thai colleagues seemed to think that I deserved it. I'm also the only "native English speaker" at my institution. As for being Irish, I hope that your Irish accent is not strong. My recollection of an Irishman, with whom I worked, is like this; Irishman: "Can you go to Taunton Street & do blah blah blah?" (This is what I "heard".) I went to Taunton Street & was greeted with, "No. We never called you." Upon further investigation, I discovered that the correct street was Thornton Street & not Taunton Street. It just so happens that there are 2 streets in Revesby (Sydney) with both of these names. The Irishman's pronunciation was the problem. Summary. If your Irish accent is strong, please do not teach Thai students.
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| Saraburi Last Online: 13-11-2009 10:01 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: You'd be amazed
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My first ever private student tod me she had a 'sore trote',meaning 'throat'. When I corrected her pronuncation she got quite uppity and said her teacher at some Catholic Uni had made them sit in class and repeat 'trote' for throat for a whole lesson so it must be right. I had to explain the idiosyncracies of the Irish accent to her, and the huge amusement of most other native English speakers at those who speak it.
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| Korat Last Online: Yesterday 04:34 PM Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chiang Mai
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| Ah, the English language. I taught music at a ghetto middle school in San Francisco, mostly blacks, a few Filipinos, and many Latinos. We had a BIG concert coming up with our Jazz Band at the Cow Palace, 2000 people attending. One Filipino students asked me excitedly, "When is our concert at the Cow Phalus?" Indeed. |
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