dsab Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 Hello, I was just wondering, if there is an demand for people who could teach other languages then english. I have the TOEFL-Certification, but I would prefer to teach in one of my native languages (German and Dutch). Does somebody know something about the possibilitiy to find this kind of job ? THX, Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickman Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 There MAY be demand for German - possibly try the Goethe institute. I have never heard of a Thai learning Dutch and really they do not need to. I mean, have you ever met a Dutch person who didn't speak near perfect English? Stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 Goethe Insitute employs a little number of german tachers but they absolutely must be mothertongue. Months ago a friend of mine (like me he's from Switzerland but our mothertongue is Italian even if we both can speak very well German) made a preliminary call but he was told they can hire only mothertongue AND well qualified (german or german Swiss modern languages university degree) teachers. Swissman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 "I have never heard of a Thai learning Dutch and really they do not need to. I mean, have you ever met a Dutch person who didn't speak near perfect English?" I agree with that But then there are the Belgians. Because it is not a real country, the southern part just speaks french and the nothern part speaks dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 When we were doing work for one of really large German chemical companies in Map Ta Phut, I was surpirsed how many of the Thais spoke German. There must be some classes somewhere, maybe sponsored by company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Gun Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 It might be worth contacting the bigger international schools. I knew a guy once who was attached to the elementary school to support Dutch students there and teach them their own language. It was not a full-time job but it might be a nice addition to an English teaching job. He left for a full-time job in Indonesia eventually, where your chances would be much better. If the school offers the IB Diploma, which most do, the students all have to study 2 languages, one of which must be English, the other will often be their mother tongue though depending which level they are studying, it may be more of a literature course. Some schools offer a set choice of languages, others attempt to accommodate their students wishes to the extent of employing someone part-time just to teach one or two students for 4 or 5 hours a week. Somewhere like NIST probably offer around 15 languages. Ruamrudee International School has a separate Swiss section where the curriculum is taught in German. I would imagine their demands would be similar to those mentioned earlier relating to the Goethe Institute. Check out http://www.dssb.org/ris_philosophy.html - there are details of vacancies for 2002-03 LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 quote: Originally posted by think1stbkk: "I have never heard of a Thai learning Dutch and really they do not need to. I mean, have you ever met a Dutch person who didn't speak near perfect English?" I agree with that But then there are the Belgians. Because it is not a real country, the southern part just speaks french and the nothern part speaks dutch. Think1stbkk, Maybe next time think 4 or even 6 times before giving such childish comments on people you dont know..... I can only guess where you come from, and thats not really a compliment to you.... Oh, and yes, I know many Dutch who dont speak English well, just watch the Dutch news... Back on the subject, I did meet 1 Dutch guy teaching dutch and history, but that was at the international school and not fulltime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted February 19, 2002 Report Share Posted February 19, 2002 i have seen some months ago an advertisement of inlingua, looking for a german teacher. i would ask the large international language schools like inlingua, berlitz etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2002 Report Share Posted February 20, 2002 quote: But then there are the Belgians. Because it is not a real country, the southern part just speaks french and the nothern part speaks dutch. ... and America is not a real country because they don't speak American there, Canada is not a real country because we don't speak Canadian, Australia is not a real country because they don't speak Australian, ... ... or were you just having a brain fart? JG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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