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Quote STCrowley  Hello, Jellybean! (Strange name, you have to admit) |
- not so strange. I like to think that my teaching methods are like a bag of jelly beans: thereīs something for everyone
Did you study at the Lehramt?
No. After spending years in England and America, I took the TEFL qualification and since then itīs been "learning by doing".
And do you like teaching for the Volkshochschule?
I LOVE teaching for the VHS and wish I could do more (currently I teach an Advanced English Conversation class). In fact, they let me decide on how big I wanted the group to be and what kind of classes I wanted to teach (maybe thatīs because the VHS in Moosburg is a rather small branch and they were game for new ideas).
I'm looking to 'broaden' myself so that I'm not dependent on the one company.
If you work freelance, you can have it all. I currently work for the elementary school in my hometown, the VHS and also teach 5 students at home(Nachhilfe). Have you tried any of the language centers in your city ("Nachhilfeinstitute" in the Yellow Pages)? You can work freelance and donīt have to be restricted to just one company.
Viel Spaß in Deutschland. Let me know how youīre getting on.