any advice on teaching!

lelitaJ

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Member since 15 October 2010

Athens

lelitaJ

16 January 2011 16:05:48

lelitaJ

16 January 2011 16:05:48

Athens

hey..i am an anglo- greek, i moved to athens six months ago. I was working as a secretary but i finished that job and im thinking of using the fact that i am a native english to my advantage. However, i am a little bit confused at what qualifications i actually need to teach here. Some of my greek friends told me that I just need a english degree to teach, as opposed to completing a tefl (whoch at the moment is money that i dont have).

any advice people...??

susanj

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Member since 19 January 2011

kozani

susanj

21 January 2011 06:16:29

susanj

21 January 2011 06:16:29

kozani

Hi, practically, you don't need to have done a tefl course, you can just use the fantastic esl books on the market and follow the lesson plans. But a tefl course is of course preferable as it shows you how to teach. alternatively, get ideas from youtube!

legally it's a different matter. see ypepth.gr It's complicated, and some say also illegal according to eu law, but that's greece. I don't live in one of the major cities and native speakers are thin on the ground and competition is fierce and i was turned in to the authorities when i taught illegally at first. I understand things are more lax in central areas and you can get away with not having a license. Teaching in frontesteria does not pay well, private lessons are where it's at but it's hard to build up the clientele from scratch. Good luck!

deelusion

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Member since 20 November 2010

Seoul

deelusion

22 February 2011 22:34:21

deelusion

22 February 2011 22:34:21

Seoul

It's not that hard to start teaching english here, especially since you are a native speaker, but check on the licence you should obtain at ypepth.gr as the above person suggested.

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