Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Authentic listening activity - Education

Here’s a listening activity on the topic of education, designed for non-native teachers of English whose own level is B2 – C1. As the interview lasts twenty minutes, it provides more extensive practice than most classroom listening activities.

While it can be quite challenging to sustain concentration for such a long time, in some respects this is actually easier than more intensive tasks, as there are only fifteen questions to answer and plenty of time to think. This is an authentic interview, and the vocabulary and grammar used are at quite an advanced level. However, this potential difficulty is balanced by the relative simplicity of the task, which is designed in multiple-choice format in preparation for an exam.

The listening activity can be followed by a speaking activity in which the trainee teachers discuss their own opinions on these issues.

 
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

TEFL Corinth trainee feedback







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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

TEFL jobs in Greece

As we approach the peak recruitment period for jobs starting in September, we have numerous vacancies in all types of locations, including Athens, islands and small coastal towns.
Interviews will be held in London on 24 - 28 July. See the Anglo-Hellenic website for details of the required qualifications.

Anyone taking the TEFL course with us in Corinth this summer will have first priority for job placements.

Teaching jobs in Indonesia

Teach English Abroad (next to the world famous Bogor botanic garden) in August, September and October 2015 in Bogor-INDONESIA

You may have heard of the world-famous Bogor Botanic Garden in Java, Indonesia. This is Indonesia's first and foremost botanic garden and ranks amongst some of the most well known gardens in the world. The 87 hectares of beautifully kept trees, plants, flowers, lawns and ponds lie smack in the centre of Bogor, The gardens border the Presidential summer palace.
Bogor is about 60 km south of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia and you will need only one hour to get to Jakarta as you can take a scenic toll road. It was an important hill station during Dutch times, from the 17th century. Today Bogor has almost become a suburb of Jakarta, but is a good base for nearby mountain walks. Its altitude is only 290m, but it is appreciably cooler than Jakarta. The school location is also close to south beach of west java, Palabuhan Ratu, popular beach for surfer.It is about 2,5 hours away. Some teachers have motor bikes where they can get there almost every weekend and the Puncak tea plantation is about 45 minutes ride.
EF Bogor Pajajaran has been operational since 1997.The school is equipped with the latest in teaching aids, materials and educational multi-media technology. The school has a Director of Studies, 9 native teachers and 4 Non-native (Indonesian) English teachers with 600 students.
For more details regarding our schools, please visit our website: 
www.efjakarta.com
We opened a new school in March 2012 in Bogor, EF Yasmin. The school has been a great success with over 300 students on when it first opened. The school is located in a modern residential area in the north part of Bogor.
As one of the largest groups of schools in Jakarta that continues to grow; we employ over 65 native speaking teachers. We are continually looking for EFL teachers with a minimum of CELTA and CTEFL. In some cases other qualifications will be considered, depending on the nature and extent of experience. A few of our teachers are continuing to the next contract. Some are completing the contract and we will need replacement for them.
Our next available vacancies will be for
August, September, and October 2015
The ideal candidate will be someone who works well within a team, has a positive outlook, enjoys making friends and has the ability to adapt to living and working in a developing country.

We offer a comprehensive compensation package, which includes: 
- Highly competitive salary allowing a comfortable lifestyle and travel within Indonesia. 
- 5 days work week ( 2 days off in a week )
- A return air ticket. 
- 22 days paid leave. 
- Accommodation assistance. 
- Medical insurance. 
- Incidental medical allowance. 
- A renewable one year contract. 
- The chance to work within a professional team teaching English to the highest standards in Indonesia today.
Please send your full CV, a recent photograph and contact details of two professional referees to:
Bella
HR Department EF English First Swara Group
Tlp : +62 – 21 – 5694 2002
Fax : +62 – 21 – 5694 2112
E-mail : efswara7@gmail.com
Website : 
www.efjakarta.com

On your application, please write the website where you found this vacancy.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, but regret that only those qualified will be contacted. However, all resumes received will be kept on file for future positions.