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Of interest to teachers around the world - and to those who
are thinking about a teaching career overseas.
Issue No. 5 August 2000
Publisher: The Sunbridge Institute
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1. A Note from the Publisher
2. Add Your Resume!
3. Tips for Teachers: Timeless Topics
4. New Discussion Group
5. Interesting Web Sites - Tongue Twisters
6. Lesson Plan - Letter Geography
7. Classified Ads
8. Teaching Positions
9. Subscription Management
10. Contact Information
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1. A Note from the Publisher
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There are few experiences that are more enriching than teaching in a foreign country. You become part of the culture, get to understand how differently other people think and react. It gives you a different perspective on the world. Not everything will be ‘as you expected it’ and you may find it hard to adjust to some things. You will bring many cultural ideas with you as well and students of all ages want what you can teach them. All in all, teaching abroad is a great way to spend a couple of years of your life.
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2. Add Your Resume!
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If you are interested in teaching in Asia - or know someone who is- we are building a new database of teachers and aspiring teachers. You can add your resume FREE. A summary of available teachers will be sent to schools throughout Asia and we will help you to find a suitable position. For a copy of the information we need, send a blank email to our autoresponder:
"[email protected]". You will receive a form within a couple of minutes - which you can then forward by email to our Bangkok office: [email protected].
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3. Tips for Teachers: Timeless Topics
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What are 'timeless topics'? These are little fillers that you can
use anytime. They are useful if your planned lesson took less time than you anticipated and you suddenly find yourself with
10 -15 minutes to kill. What do you do? If you have a couple
of these timeless topics in your bag or tricks, it is not a problem. These could be language games, 'build-a-story-on-the-board', creative genius, or anything else upon which you can draw from your experience. Our TESOL Course has a number of these activities to start you off. With a bank of timeless topics, you'll never be left wondering how to keep a class full of kids busy!
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4. New Discussion Group
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We want to make our web site more interesting and we want
to do more for you. So, we have started a new 'discussion
group' and we invite you to join. Because of the strong need
for teachers in Asia, we have made Asia the focus of the group.
Of course, it is FREE and we hope you will take advantage of it. It is open to the public and is designed as a place where teachers can exchange ideas, lesson plans, questions, and experiences.
Do you have a question about Asia? Post it on the discussion group! Here's how to access the group:
"http://www.egroups.com/group/TeachinAsia"
(You would not believe how many qualified ESL teachers are needed RIGHT NOW in Japan, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and China!)
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5. Interesting Web Sites - Tongue Twisters!
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Tongue twisters are always fun and ESL students love them as well. The 1st International Collection of English Tongue Twisters has 372 of these on their site. Teachers: Bookmark this site. These are great when you have a few minutes left over at the end of a lesson: http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/en.htm
Know of any other interesting sites? Email them to us at <[email protected]>. We'll check them out and share them in future issues.
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6. Lesson Plan - Letter Geography
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Letter Geography is a lesson plan idea for elementary
teachers who are teaching the letters of the alphabet.
Use a world globe or map to find a country of body of
water that begins with the letter you are teaching.
'A' could be Argentine, Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, for
example. You can then teach a little about that place
and your students can look for other places that begin
with the same letter.
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7. Classified Ads
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Our distance learning courses mean that you can complete the course wherever you are in the world - and at your own pace. We are constantly making changes to our site to make it better for you. Why not bookmark it so you can check it regularly? http://www.teachesl.org
The Canadian School of Management offers pre-graduate, graduate and post-graduate level diploma programs. Graduates of the Sunbridge TESOL course can apply their certificate towards a graduate level course.
Web site: http://www.c-s-m.org
Contact: [email protected]
Berne University offers distance learning degree programs. Graduates of the Sunbridge TESOL course can apply their course as the prerequisite TESL qualification needed for the Berne University Master of Education or Master of Arts in Education Degree.
Web site: http://www.berne.edu
Email:[email protected]
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8. Teaching Positions
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Some teaching positions available as of August 1, 2000:
Argentina (2), Australia (26), Azerbaijan (2), Bahrain (1),
Bosnia (1), Brazil (1), Brunei (1), Canada (2), Chile (1),
China (59), Colombia (1), Costa Rica (1), Croatia (1),
Cyprus (1), Czech Rep. (11), East Europe (1), Egypt (2),
Europe (2), Finland (2), France (8), Germany (14), Greece
(6), Hong Kong (45), Indonesia (9), Italy (31), Japan (70),
S. Korea (35), Kuwait (3), Kyrgyzstan (1), Latvia (1),
Libya (1), Lithuania (1), Malaysia (1), Mexico (15), Mongolia (1), Peru (1), Poland (22), Portugal (13), Qatar (2),
Russia (4), Saudi Arabia (11), Singapore (2), Slovakia (6),
Sri Lanka (1), Spain (65), Sweden (1), Taiwan (48), Thailand (42), Turkey (19), UAE (5), UK (65), Ukraine (5), USA (37), Vietnam (3), Volunteers (5), Worldwide (9),Yemen (1).
During our course, we’ll show you how to apply for any of these positions!
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9. Subscription Management
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10. Contact Information
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Sunbridge Institute of English
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Toronto, ON Canada M5E 1Z2
Tel/Fax: 416-352-5636 or 1-800-282-6299
Email: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.teachesl.org
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Sunbridge Institute of English
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Plano, TX 75075-8806
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In Asia Pacific, we may be contacted at:
Sunbridge Institute of English
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Latphrao Soi 1
Latphrao, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Tel: (66-1) 854-7846
Fax: (662) 513-1110
Email: [email protected]
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