The Boland TEFL Training Center in Brno urgently needs a qualified and experienced TEFL instructor. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree and a suitable TEFL qualification, have a number of years of teaching experience internationally, be interested in a stay of several years, and should preferably be an American or Canadian; this is by no means mandatory, however. Salary negotiable, medical cover included. Duties to included TEFL instruction, demo lessons, a limited amount of English teaching to paying Czech students (principally higher level), and producing course materials. Contact Katie at ...@.........com

FierceKitty,

Welcome to our forum. I delete your email address (for your safety). Persons who want to contact you can send an email or p.m.

And a question: What is a TEFL Trainer?

TEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Ah, thanx. I didn't know that. Ikke, Your a TEFL-trainer as well?

boh, if I could myself that, don`t know. let`s say I teach English in China. English is a foreign language to my students, so I guess yes.

Don´t you mean TOEFL exam??

I'm now quite confused, too. I know only the abbreviation TOEFL for the exam, like Boss. I still don't understand what TEFL means...

TEFL still means "teaching English foreign language".

So it simply covers teachers of English who are not native speakers... Am I right?

No - teaching English to students who are not native speakers and live in countries where English is not the daily language. It's a job which can also be done by a good non-native speaker, though naturally that's a bit more difficult.

Well, I know the process you described as TOEFL... So we mean probably the same and TOEFL and TEFL is the same... /forum/images/graemlins/lol.gif

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It's a job which can also be done by a good non-native speaker, though naturally that's a bit more difficult.

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how do you mean difficult? i admit it might be a bit more difficult to find a teaching job, when you`re non-native. anyway I had no problems finding one, since China is in lack of foreign teachers and desperate to hire `white faces`. But I guess it would be harder to find a TEFL job in CZ or other western countries.
as for being a non-native English teacher, I think it also has some advantages such as:
- I`m kind of `in the same boat` as my students. I once had to study English as they are doing now. when they have a native in front of them, they might easily think `yeah right, for you it`s easy, you don`t know what we`re going through`
- in overall I do know more about grammar than natives, since I had to study it myself, whereas natives don`t study English grammar, at least not in that way necessary to be able to speak the language.
In the beginning I had a kind of complex of not being a native, but I`m over it.

Yes, but I'm afraid your reply shows exactly what I meant about the greater difficulty a non-native speaker faces. We're not LOOKING for an EFL teacher, but for a TEFL trainer. As such, you're not 'in the same boat' as your trainees, most of whom are UK or US natives.

ah got it know, I`m not of the brightest when it comes to abbreviations. /forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif
so you`re looking for somebody to give a TEFL course to people who want to become EFL teachers??

Right. /forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif

hm, now I can see your point too. That would be really different from TOEFL. I must admit I ve never heard of that.

Hello / Hello Thiaazz,
Greetings.I am a native english speaker from Cameroon.I am presently,a post graduate student at Masaryk University in Brno.Is there any teaching placements in english around brno?
Macetchu

I Can Do The Job Of Teaching English For I Am An English Speaking Cameroonian

Is there a teaching opportunity in English available in Brno?.I am a post graduate masters student at Masaryk University from Cameroon.

Katie,

Is the job offer still active?
I will come to work in Brno this month and I want to bring my wife with me... so I'm searching for a job for her... she was an English teacher here in Romania...but I'm not aware that she took any TOEFL tests. She has, for sure, some Brainbench on-line tests and certifications. Would she be suitable for this position ?