Teaching English in Aleppo, Syria
Posted: 31 Aug 2010, 09:21
Hello,
After about 2 weeks time I will be going to Aleppo, Syria to find a TEFL job. I've recently completed a CELTA course with a preliminary Pass-B, and I have a bachelor's degree in Classical Languages. I have no other experience in teaching besides the CELTA. I am a native speaker of English (American). I have lived in Jordan and visited Syria once before, and I know a decent amount of Arabic, although I am far from fluent.
Basically I'm just looking for some general information regarding jobs in Syria. I have an incomplete list of schools in Aleppo, but there is very little information about them that I can find—are there some disreputable ones that I should look out for? What kind of pay should I be expecting? Does anybody perhaps know any English teachers currently in Aleppo whom I might be able to contact? Anything would be helpful at this point.
Thanks in advance,
B
After about 2 weeks time I will be going to Aleppo, Syria to find a TEFL job. I've recently completed a CELTA course with a preliminary Pass-B, and I have a bachelor's degree in Classical Languages. I have no other experience in teaching besides the CELTA. I am a native speaker of English (American). I have lived in Jordan and visited Syria once before, and I know a decent amount of Arabic, although I am far from fluent.
Basically I'm just looking for some general information regarding jobs in Syria. I have an incomplete list of schools in Aleppo, but there is very little information about them that I can find—are there some disreputable ones that I should look out for? What kind of pay should I be expecting? Does anybody perhaps know any English teachers currently in Aleppo whom I might be able to contact? Anything would be helpful at this point.
Thanks in advance,
B