Teaching in the Phillipines - is it possible?

**colourful-era** · 24-12-2005, 08:43 PM

so is there any work to be had in the Phillipines or has this thread gone the way of the Teak Door again?

**barbaro** · 24-12-2005, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by colourful-era

now I know this isn't really a teflers forum but what the roger....

Good point.

anyone know if there's tefl work in The Phillipines - now I know English is quite widely spoken there but surely there must be some conversation jobs around?

Wrong topic; wrong forum.

I went to the Phillipines for 6 months in the '80s and thought it was a great place

Ahem....a lot....has....changed since the.....1980s.

could be worth a try perhaps - maybe even a visa run although it's a bit far - any ideas on the cheapest air ticket?

Ever heard of a travel agent?

Seems to be fairly well off the radar for teachers and tourists alike not sure why really

Only for those that are morons. Let's hope it stays that way.

**colourful-era** · 24-12-2005, 09:03 PM

you mean it's a destination for morons or off the radar for morons?

**KID** · 24-12-2005, 09:13 PM

Normal people? where are you hiding those ??
You can find work teaching english in th phils but it will be few and far between. so i would not count on it keeping your belly full there, but beer is around 40 cents a bottle and i am assuming alot of you gentlman are on a mostly liquid diet so you won't starve to death.Security in th phils is not as bad as some government warnings make it sound. however be warned, As i know most of you gentleman on teakdoor and ajarn are highly political, what ever you do DON'T TALK POLITICS IN THE PHILS or the guy with the guitar case may pay you a visit. political killing happen often there. and if you make the wrong guy mad in the phils , they will not care you have white skin, they will kill you. stay out of places like davao ( mosly south) and you will not have problems. filipino food is very bland compared with the thai food , you will be dissapointed.

**pasko** · 03-12-2006, 10:27 AM

I did spend a few years in the PI during the seventies and eighties.

Haven't been there for about 17-18 years, it is very unsettling all this talk of the issue of safety. I will be checking out in 2007 and will report back.

**bustak** · 03-12-2006, 12:29 PM

Hey CE,

Maybe ask these folks who offer a TEFL cert program about getting a job in the Philippines:
TEFL Philippines,TESOL Courses,ESL English Teaching Certificate,Jobs

Mabuting kapalaran!

**Bluecat** · 03-12-2006, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by colourful-era

now I know this isn't really a teflers forum but what the roger....

anyone know if there's tefl work in The Phillipines - now I know English is quite widely spoken there

Right, and usually better spoken and written by a lot of Fillipino than by quite a few English teachers I know in Bangkok.
And even if you're out of the ordinary, your salary won't be.
Forget about it.

**Thetyim** · 03-12-2006, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by pasko

Haven't been there for about 17-18 years,

Well thats longer ago than when this thread was started

**klongmaster** · 03-12-2006, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by colourful-era 1[B][COLOR=Yellow]3-12-2005[/COLOR][/B], 11:42 PM

anyone know if there's tefl work in The Phillipines

Originally Posted by bustak

Hey CE, Maybe ask these folks who offer a TEFL cert program about getting a job in the Philippines:

just in case you didn't understand Tets post above...
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**barbaro** · 03-12-2006, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by colourful-era

now I know this isn't really a teflers forum but what the roger....

anyone know if there's tefl work in The Phillipine..

Do your own homework, and search the internet.

This is not the write forum.

**KID** · 03-12-2006, 10:19 PM

the wife if a FILIPINA, About the only chance you would have is catering to the rich Chinese and business people who want to refine their English to perfection.

But you must realize that there are tens of thousands of English speaking white men married to Filipinas that have retired and moved to the Philippines so your chances of making a real go at it are very slim !!!

**bustak** · 04-12-2006, 01:43 AM

Originally Posted by klongmaster

anyone know if there's tefl work in The Phillipines

Originally Posted by bustak

Hey CE, Maybe ask these folks who offer a TEFL cert program about getting a job in the Philippines:

just in case you didn't understand Tets post above...
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geez, now I do!

Well I think CE needs to give us an update on this thread on what ended up happening to his teaching in the Philippines dream!!

**colourful-era** · 18-12-2006, 02:43 AM

^ I've just re-discovered this thread 1 year on.

Well I never went to the Phillipines but taught in Thailand for about 6 months after writing that post.

Can't say it appeals to me any more - I had some grand plan that I would teach my way around SE Asia with Thailand as the base -

Fuck that is my plan now though - 6 months teaching in Bankgok was enough -

**colourful-era** · 18-12-2006, 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by Milkman

Do your own homework, and search the internet.

This is not the write forum.

you must be a Tefler yourself then by the looks of it...

**colourful-era** · 18-12-2006, 02:47 AM

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**kingwilly** · 18-12-2006, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by colourful-era

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apparently so was your brain.....

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