Teaching English In Greece Things To Consider
he employment situation teaching theory, knowledge of can be quite uncertain for English grammar (let's face it, newcomers to Greece and many of us have never formally therefore many people choose to studied English grammar in any try teaching English as a foreign great depth, even though we speak language, on a full or part-time and write English everyday) and basis. Even if it is not want you give you some valuable experience want to do on a permanent basis, of teaching in a classroom, since it can be useful way of earning this is included in most courses. some income until your preferred career choice pans out. Something to be aware of is that There are many language schools the pay and conditions offered by or "frontistiria" in Athens and language schools will vary all over Greece, to which you enormously, so it is important to could apply for work. In order to check these out in detail first get a job in one of these before accepting a contract. As schools, it is still not strictly with other types of employment, necessary to have a formal think carefully beforehand if you teaching qualification such as are asked to work a "trial TEFL. Often all that is required period" for no pay. If time is on is a university degree (in any your side, it may be worth subject) from a UK or US speaking to several schools university. That said, if you are before taking a job. Also, if you uncertain about your ability to work in a "frontistirio" it is teach English and want to ensure quite likely that you will be that you start off in this line working mainly in the afternoons of work with the necessary and evenings, since this is when skills, a course would be useful. children and adults are free to It would provide you with some take their lessons. Teaching
English as a foreign language and advertise the fact that you jobs are widely advertised in do private English lessons, on a newspapers and on the Internet one-to-one basis. I myself do all year round and most often English lessons of this type. It from August to October. It does can be difficult to get the first not matter if you do not speak a few lessons, but then through lot of Greek. Native English word of mouth, you'll get more if speakers are often valued for you do a good job - that great other reasons such as having what social network of mums and dads is seen as having a "proper" on the school run can work accent. Many people also swear by wonders! The University of the approach of not speaking to Cambridge ESOL (English for your students' language, so that Speakers of Other Languages) exam they hear only English being system seems to be the most spoken from the beginning to the widely known and respected in end of the lesson. You will find Greece. It is worth familiarising ways to make yourself understood. yourself with the system - there In my experience of language is an enormous amount of free teaching, it can even be information on the Internet, counter-productive if your including lesson plans, tips, students know that you speak exam practice etc. The exams their language well, because they which are most commonly sat by may be too tempted to speak to students are the "First you in Greek when they find it Certificate in English" (which hard going. many people still refer to by its old name: "Lower", "Certificate I have heard several people of Proficiency in English" (known suggest that working in a as "Proficiency"), and language school for a few months "Certificate in Advanced English" is a good way to meet students (commonly referred to as
"Advanced"). with a word on advertising. My experience has been that I have What students will want from you paid out money for two newspaper varies a great deal. Some may ads, which got back zero replies! just want a conversation class, What has worked well for me is others may just be starting on local advertising - you need to the Cambridge examinations path use your imagination. I put a and there will be some who are card in local shops and a small already at a very high level and notice in the back window of my may need detailed coaching on car and you can see people specific grammar points or on reading it at every traffic vocabulary for a particular light! Just beware of getting purpose e.g. business English. calls on your mobile while you're And given these differences, the driving - not good! As I said amount of preparation required on before, word of mouth should kick your part and the fee per hour in too once you have your first you are able to charge will couple of lessons. probably vary too. I'll finish
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