Freelance English Teaching in Eastern Europe : a Perspective from R.P.

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Author / Creator:Stanling, Christopher.
Imprint:Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008.
Description:1 online resource (126 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11169170
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ISBN:9781443815000
1443815004
9781443800372
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Freelance English Teaching in Eastern Europe - A Perspective from R.P. features exclusive insights and anecdotes about living in E. Europe and working as a freelance English teacher - an exciting occupation for college students and graduates hoping to integrate into the local work force. It has 43 chapters including The Nature of Work and Qualifications; English the International Language; Outsourcing, Multinational Corporations and English; Eastern Europe Turns to English; Job Offers, Compe ...
Other form:Print version: Stanling, Christopher. Freelance English Teaching in Eastern Europe : A Perspective from R.P. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2008 9781443800372
Table of Contents:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; THE NATURE OF WORK AND QUALIFICATIONS; SOME HISTORY; ENGLISH THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE; ENGLISH SPREADS AROUND THE GLOBE; OUTSOURCING, MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND ENGLISH -THE BIG PICTURE; WIDESPREAD YET STILL IN DEMAND; EASTERN EUROPE TURNS TO ENGLISH; FROM HEAVY INDUSTRY TO THE ELT BOOM; THE WRONG SYSTEM; ENGLISH AND THE EU; DEMAND FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS; TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE A CAR; TRAIN TRAVEL; THE REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH; CONVERSATION WITH FOREIGNERS; JOB OFFERS, COMPETITION, AND COWBOY SCHOOLS; THE SCHOOL CONTRACT; ADVERTISING.
  • COMBINING WORK WITH TRAVEL AND ENTERTAINMENTADVERTISING IS NOT ENOUGH; THE DRIVING FORCE OF SCHOOLS; DEALING WITH PEOPLE AS A CONSULTANT TEACHER; ELT AND CHILDREN; GETTING AND KEEPING CLIENTS; WORK IN LESS COSMOPOLITAN DESTINATIONS
  • A PERSPECTIVE FROM GLOGOW; EARNINGS; A TOURIST IN SPARE TIME; LIFESTYLE OF A NATIVE SPEAKER; VACATION OR WORKING IN ELT ABROAD; MAKING A LIVING; IMPRESSIONS FROM A DIFFERENT CULTURE; CZECH REPUBLIC; POLAND
  • NATIONAL PRIDE, HERITAGE, AND CULTURE; LIVING AND WORKING WHERE THE ATTRACTIONS ARE; BUDAPEST, HUNGARY; THE PLACES TO BE FOR EFL TEACHING; THEN AND NOW.
  • POLISH EFL INDUSTRY IS STILL GROWINGCONDITIONS, RESOURCES, AND CONTRACT FOR FREELANCING; LOGISTICS ISSUES AND EQUIPMENT; A CONSUMER IN POLAND; FINANCIAL AND LANGUAGE ISSUES, CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; FURTHER READING.