{"id":5073,"date":"2021-01-15T11:07:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T16:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/?p=5073"},"modified":"2021-01-15T11:42:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T16:42:00","slug":"teaching-esl-non-native-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/teaching-esl-non-native-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching ESL as a Non-Native Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, we have new graduates speaking English as a second language themselves, eager to share<br \/>\nwhat they\u2019ve learned with those just starting their ESL journey. Although native English speakers are<br \/>\noften preferred for their natural accents, understanding of slang, and ease in conversation, the<br \/>\nexperiences of fluent non-native speakers can be very valuable in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>We have contacts in many Latin American countries, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/country\/brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brazil<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/country\/colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/country\/ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ecuador<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/country\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico<\/a>, and<br \/>\nmore, who will consider all proficient English speakers. Some schools may require proof of your<br \/>\nIELTS\/TOEFL exam score, or similar qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>Non-native speakers who have enjoyed an English education from a young age will find a number of<br \/>\nopportunities available to them in Asia, including several opportunities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/country\/korea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Korea<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/country\/japan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Japan<\/a>. Many<br \/>\ncompanies in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/country\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\">China<\/a> will accept non-native speakers, particularly those with 120+ hours of TESL<br \/>\ncertification.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in Europe, one of our contacts in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/country\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia<\/a> welcomes applications from qualified non-native<br \/>\nspeakers, and non-native EU passport holders are eligible to apply with our contact in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Our Job Placement Advisors are happy to work with every graduate, regardless of age, education, and<br \/>\nnative speaker status, to help you find an ESL teaching opportunity you\u2019ll love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, we have new graduates speaking English as a second language themselves, eager to share what they\u2019ve learned with those just starting their ESL journey. Although native English speakers are often preferred for their natural accents, understanding of slang, and ease in conversation, the experiences of fluent non-native speakers can be very valuable in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":5076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oxford-seminars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5073"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5075,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5073\/revisions\/5075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}