My Career in Language Teaching, so far…

By Pamela Arrarás, M.A.

My Résumé…

17 years of experience as a secondary school teacher (in Argentina and abroad)

MA - English Language Teaching, FUNIBER, Univ. de Jaén (España)

Profesorade Inglés, ISP Juan XXIII. (Argentina)University Certificate in Online Teaching, TESOL

Int.Presenter at National and International

Congresses: FAAPI 2004 and 2010 (Argentina), TESOL 2009 (Denver, Colorado).

Ex-member of APIBB’s Committee.Miembro del Comité Académico de FAAPI 2009International Educator Award, Honorable Mention

(2009)

Outline for today's talk:

Issues for non-native ELT teachers

Career paths in ELTPart of my career, so far...Thinking about YOUR careersQ & A

Some food for Thought…

From Peter Medgyes’ The non-native teacher:

“A fundamental condition for successful teaching is that the teacher should be a permanent learner.”

“The final aim of education is to teach learners how to learn, but this can only be facilitated by teachers who are good examples of learners themselves.”

“Most of us are doing our best to acquire a bit more Englishness (…) we suffer from an inferiority complex and we are in constant distress as we realize how little we know about the language we’re supposed to teach (…) Most NNESTs are all too aware that they are teachers and learners of the same subject”

Career paths in ELT In schools:

l Private:l Teacher (Kindergarden – high school)l Coordinatorl Public:l Teacher (4th grade – high school)

Teaching outside the educational system:l Language school owner:l General English (children / teens / adults)l International examinationsl ESP/Business Englishl Language school teacher (employee)l Private tutor

Teacher Trainer:l Teacher at Profesoradol ETR teacher trainerl Presenter (workshops / conferences)

Teaching abroad (English / Spanish) Materials designer / ELT writer Researcher

My Career in ELT In schools:

l Private:l Teacher (Kindergarden – high school)l Coordinatorl Public:l Teacher (4th grade – high school – technical schools)

Teaching outside the educational system:l Language school teacher:l General English (children / teens / adults)l International examinationsl ESP/Business Englishl Language school ownerl Private tutor

Teacher Trainer:l Teacher at Profesoradol ETR teacher trainerl Presenter

Teaching abroad Materials designer / ELT writer Researcher

What is VIF?

Students try Peanut Butter…

Caroling for VIF Teachers..

Your Career path in ELT In schools:

l Private:l Teacher (Kindergarden – high school)l Coordinatorl Public:l Teacher (4th grade – high school)

Teaching outside the educational system:l Language school owner:l General English (children / teens / adults)l International examinationsl ESP/Business Englishl Language school teacher (employee)l Private tutor

Teacher Trainer:l Teacher at Profesoradol ETR teacher trainerl Presenter

Teaching abroad (English / Spanish) Materials designer / ELT writer

Where do you see yourself 10 years

from now?-

What skills do you think you'll need to develop in order to do what you like?

-Think of 3

advantages and 3 disadvantages for

each of your choices

Feel like giving it a try?

Opportunities…

Fulbright http://fulbright.edu.ar/Becas para

Asistentes de Idioma

Profesores de Inglés dedicados a la enseñanza secundaria (TEA)

British Councilhttp://www.britishcouncil.org.ar

Programa para Asistentes de Idioma de Argentina en el Reino Unido

Visiting International

Faculty Program (VIF)

http://www.vifprogram.com

Thanks for having me over!Pamela.arraras@yahoo.com.ar

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