Barbaros Bulvari
Akdogan Sok. No. 43
Besiktas
Istanbul, Turkiye
(90) 212 327-9403
(90) 212 327-9472 (F)
[email protected]
formerly the British Council
* It was formerly run by the British Council
* It was bought by four or so former teachers
* It is run the same way, using similar styles and teaching materials as the British Council
* Teachers are making about 30-35 YTL per teaching hour and average 14 hours per week
* There is a great deal of teacher and student satisfaction at the school
* There is only the one branch, not a dozen or so like ET, thus making quality control much easier
* It's supposedly located in Besiktas (this has been verified - ed)
* It is the only language school in Turkey that is accredited by Quality English: an independent organization that apparently provides some kind of language-school quality control
"British Side asks for two years experience ( although some teachers were hired with less) and CELTA or other certificate, like a TESOL cert. Part Timers make 35 YTL per hour , and yes, 40 YTL for a DELTA. And it's nice that teaching 10-14 hours a week you can make a living...and still have plenty of time left over to do privates or teach somewhere else..."
posted February 2007
Just received British Side's website address. I've added the link at the top of this page. Am just now checking out the page for any relevant information...
- ed
Teaching Methodology: Communicative Approach
"Language teaching doesn't only mean teaching linguistics; it means teaching how to use the language. Therefore the Communicative Approach is applied, which is defined as teaching whilst comunicating."
Teacher Expectations
* teachers will carry out a needs analysis of their learners and present lessons "which fulfil the learners' needs and expectations"
* the teacher will provide 'real life' English speaking practice
etc.etc.etc
Teacher Qualifications
"All British Side Teachers have the internationally recognized CELTA qualification and at least 2 years of teaching experience. In addition, many have the DELTA qualification and more than 70% ..have British Council experience." (no newbies or fly-by-night-TEFL/TESOL-cracker-jack box certs's here...ed)
Career Opportunities
When I checked (March 2007) the 'career' site was under construction.
You can access their NEWSLETTER by clicking here.
