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When I grow up... teaching English overseas post-grad
Jackie Carbajal
Issue date: 3/11/08 Section: Features
Many students in college struggle to hone in on a specific career choice after graduation even after declaring a major. While the decision to continue on to graduate school following a bachelor's degree is decreasingly becoming a luxury and more of a necessity in today's job market, alternative options are out there that may prove as more of a personally rewarding experience.
Teaching English overseas is just one opportunity students out of college can experience. There are many programs established currently that train students with the skills necessary to teach English in another country.
Oxford Seminars is one example. Established in 1992, the program not only prepares students with an up to date Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages/Foreign Languages (TESOL/TEFL) training certification course, but also pledge student placement within six months after completing certification with a Money Back Guarantee. The course is offered at college campuses all across the United States and Canada. On Tue. April 29, Oxford Seminars will hold an information session at the University of San Diego at 7 p.m. The closest campus to hold certification courses is currently the University of San Diego. For more information, visit http://www.oxfordseminars.com.
The Pride contacted a recent graduate from Azusa Pacific University currently teaching English to children in China.
"If someone would have told me about teaching English overseas I would have said 'No way,'" said Taylor Bartlett, who majored in Social Science [History and Government]. "But someone told me about the opportunity about three months before I would have to go and at that time, I didn't have anything really set up so I thought I would give it a try."
The intrinsic rewards are endless when given the opportunity to teach others. Immersion into another country also gives teachers the chance to learn new languages and appreciate other cultures and traditions. Oftentimes, American teachers travel together and live in the same or proximate locations.
Teaching English overseas is just one opportunity students out of college can experience. There are many programs established currently that train students with the skills necessary to teach English in another country.
Oxford Seminars is one example. Established in 1992, the program not only prepares students with an up to date Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages/Foreign Languages (TESOL/TEFL) training certification course, but also pledge student placement within six months after completing certification with a Money Back Guarantee. The course is offered at college campuses all across the United States and Canada. On Tue. April 29, Oxford Seminars will hold an information session at the University of San Diego at 7 p.m. The closest campus to hold certification courses is currently the University of San Diego. For more information, visit http://www.oxfordseminars.com.
The Pride contacted a recent graduate from Azusa Pacific University currently teaching English to children in China.
"If someone would have told me about teaching English overseas I would have said 'No way,'" said Taylor Bartlett, who majored in Social Science [History and Government]. "But someone told me about the opportunity about three months before I would have to go and at that time, I didn't have anything really set up so I thought I would give it a try."
The intrinsic rewards are endless when given the opportunity to teach others. Immersion into another country also gives teachers the chance to learn new languages and appreciate other cultures and traditions. Oftentimes, American teachers travel together and live in the same or proximate locations.
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