World is a Class - Good Cheer Publishing

Travel & Teach

WANT TO TRAVEL?
WANT TO GET PAID FOR IT?
TEACH ENGLISH

Our books can help send you on an adventure.

There are thousands of jobs available around the world for teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL/TESL). These guidebooks will help you land and keep one.

The World is a Class: How and Why to Teach English Around the World
by Caleb Powell provides a global overview.

This handbook helps you figure out which part of the world will offer the best teaching and living experience for your personality. Caleb gives advice on how to find employment abroad and what to ask for in a contract. He compares the school teaching experience to that of teaching privately. He sorts through the issues of teaching abroad illegally. He has words of wisdom about when to quit and when to negotiate. He adds an extensive list of resource material. And he shares the stories of dozens of teachers who've survived and flourished around the world.

Caleb Powell graduated from the University of Washington in 1991 and instead of using his English degree wandered around Seattle, working construction, playing bass in a band, and dreaming of travel. On the way to Guam in 1996 he stopped in Seoul, South Korea. He found a teaching job so easily he ended up staying in Korea and starting a career. He has taught in the Middle East, South America, and traveled to over 30 countries. Right now he could be in any part of the world.

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Chopsticks and French Fries: How and Why to Teach English in South Korea
by Samantha D. Amara zeroes in on one of the world’s largest markets for ESL teachers.

If you're thinking about joining the thousands of English-speaking teachers in Korea, this is the book for you. Samantha Amara guides you through the maze of contract and cultural issues that will confront you. She offers a checklist of things to ask for and to avoid. She'll give you realistic expectations about the various types of schools, employer demands, housing and culture shock. She gives an update on the state of the Korean economy and whether you can save money. She even addresses the perils and pluses of teaching illegally in South Korea and offers a list of helpful phone numbers. Chopsticks and French Fries also includes "words to the wise" from veteran teachers.

Samantha Amara was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada. She was first bitten (hard!) by the travel bug in Central America. After finishing her degree at St. Mary's University in Halifax, she went off to travel and teach English in Asia. During her two year teaching stint in South Korea, she traveled around the country and also visited Japan, Hong Kong and Thailand. Samantha is now a writer and journalist living in Vancouver, Canada with her husband and baby daughter. She plans to hit the road again soon to begin teaching in the Middle East.

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