WhisperTrail: Ken Mandel
- October 8, 2008
- TEFL Graduation: The life beyond
Chapter 5: TEFL Graduation I was once, long ago in Santo Domingo, told by a more experienced expat; that TEFL for survival is a path many have taken in their early years in country. For a while now, after four years as a TEFL, I have been considering my options. Translation work with my wife [...]
- August 29, 2008
- TEFL Survival
Chapter 4: TEFL Survival Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) is not a bad way to survive in the third world,considering local wages, local expectations of life quality and local work conditions, TEFL isn’t a bad alternative. However, if your plan is to stay and live in another country, at some point you may [...]
- July 15, 2008
- Teaching English Abroad: Private Classes
Chapter Three: Teaching Is A Business Teaching is a service that involves varying amounts of capital in its performance. If your institute is offering a great computer lab with wonderful software, a video lounge and multimedia equipment, comfortable classrooms, break rooms, educational materials and support, then it might be hard to compete against such facilities. [...]
