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Tips For Teachers |
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Here are some bits and pieces of advice from teachers who have been in Turkey for more than three months. These pearls of wisdom are gleaned from Dave's ESL cafe, a site, in my own personal opinion, that is miles above the others. I am not affiliated in any way shape or form with any of the places that I discuss. I'll add in my own two cents where-ever I deem necessary. Cheers. |
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Tips for Newbies:
1. Learn to understand and speak Turkish numbers. Very important for shopping..
2. Investigate prices of things before you shop. Saves being ripped off.
3. Go back to the same shops (if you don't get ripped off, that is). They give better deals and merchandise to regulars.
4. Be a little paranoid ( a healthy amount) Check that things are safe in your flat. Check for possible entry ways for cat burglars and keep balcony doors closed in warmer weather. Beware of pickpockets (see my advice here). Keep your backpack to your side not actually on your back.
5. Make a Turkish friend or two..or three. Don't live in a foreigner bubble.
6.Get out to the museums.
7...Get an Akbil.
posted January 2006 |
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This is an Akbil. It means smart ticket. You load it up with money and then use it on pretty much all forms of public transit except dolmuses. It is very handy for ferries, trains, busses. It also makes for a good conversation piece back home. I still have mine. |
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"...bring some photos of where you're from and some of your family. students are curious.
Bring teacher clothes. If you look like a student, you immediately lose respect, especially if you are young.
Bring some teacher books if you have any, particularly about grammar if you are a little shaky in grammar points.
Bring enthusiasm and an open mind. This isn't Kansas, Dorothy.
Don't bring electrical goods, or if you do, bring a transformer (probably not the 'robots in disguise' - ed).
Bring a few small things to make your place your home (I brought my blankie - ed)"
posted February 2006 |
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"...beware of the Turkish girls in Taksim, many are neither Turkish nor girls..."
posted February 2006 |
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Beware of ESL teacher recruitment outfits. It is the opinion of many teachers that these groups are a rip-off, doing 'work' that you yourself could easily do and charging you for it. An example of such a group is called the RFT - Recruitment for Teachers listed under Tefl.com. Contact name in Turkey is given as Arzu Altinanut. |
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My bedroom in Sirinevler - that is my own blanket. It made me feel at home right away. Plus, the other blankets were kinda thin when I got there so I was glad to have it. |
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" The increasingly prosperous Turkish middle classes are more eager than ever to learn English. Dozens of private secondary schools (lises) and a few universities use English as the language of instruction and many secondary schools hire Native speaking teachers. Among the main indigenous language teaching organizations are Interlang (employs about 40 Native speakers in three schools) Dilko English and The English Centre, all in Istanbul. Although Istanbul is not the capital , it is the commercial, financial and cultural centre of Turkey, so this is where most of the EFL teaching goes on. For less competition, try Ankara and other inland cities.
A TEFL qualification may not be a prerequisite (don't agree-ed) but a university degree and a committment to stay for a year ususally are. Private language schools will expect you to work the usual unsocial hours and my chop and change your timetable at short notice while lises offer daytime teaching hours... (link provides some outdated info, but somewhat useful nonethelss - ed)
click for link |
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"For a teacher to work in Turkey, there are a number of permits to be obtained. First you must obtain permission from the Department of Education in Ankara to be employed as a teacher. To get this approval for a private language school you must have a degree and a TEFL certificate. Next you require a work permit to be employed by the school; this must be obtained in your home country: THIS IS A RECENT CHANGE. If you come ot Turkey with no job and no work visa, you are very unlikely to ever get one. Then you need a residence permit to live in Turkey. ..should take two to three months."
posted in 2003-ish |
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