Blog for ESL teachers

Looking for an opportunity to realize your teaching potential, consider Turkey as a place to settle down. Thanks to its location, you have a chance to travel around with minimum expenses enjoying gorgeous mountains and beautiful shores. In addition, it is a culturally diverse country. There are welcoming environment and friendly people who are got used to foreigners. It makes us sure that it is a comfortable place to live. But what about work?

At the very beginning, when people start doing something new, they feel inspired and full of energy. However, it doesn't last too long due to obstacles we face during studying. It's the reason of why there are so many people who have tried learning English but thrown in the towel halfway through the learning path. Even the best students can lose motivation. As ESL teachers all we can do is maintain the same level of interest. Fortunately, there are many methods how to do that. However, they are different in terms of age and kind of motivation.

If you consider getting a lucrative offer as an English teacher, you must prove that you deserve decent work conditions and high salary. On the one hand, interview is a way to impress recruiters showing your strengths and accomplishments. On the other hand, without proper preparation it's likely to fail even simple questions like: tell us about yourself; and, why you want this position. Interview helps recruiters identify not only a candidate's strengths but also weaknesses of English teachers. It is vital to be honest rather than perfect. Nobody is perfect. And the more sincere your replies, the better impression you make at a job interview.

Indonesia isn't only one of the most populous places in the world, but also culturally diverse. Most of the people are Muslim, however it doesn't prevent spreading other religions. Given that Indonesia includes more than 17,000 islands, it comes with no surprise that there are several local languages with different dialects. Fortunately, English is in demand, and children start learning it as soon as they go to a secondary school. Obviously, the main problem is listening comprehension and correct pronunciation. However, reading plays one of the most important roles in a school curriculum, so that other skills such as writing, speaking, and listening come from it.