Talk:Teaching abroad

Good topic, bad presentation
This article is US-centric, written like an advertisement for teachers, does not cite sources and is not neutral with respect to the topic. It does not have a lead. I suspect that the topic could make a good encyclopedic article, but I don't think that I would start from this work. --Bejnar 20:43, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

The uncritical acclaim for TEFL courses sounds like commerical advertising. No evidence is cited for the supposed usefulness of TEFL courses in finding employment or doing the job effectively. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Teachitaly (talk • contribs) 05:56, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

My attempt to add balance was deleted and my account blocked, which is evidence that this article is merely disguised advertising to promote the sale of TEFL courses of questionable value. Frank A. Italy (talk) 07:51, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Another attempt to add balance: "In the current economic crisis the job market is very competitive. A university degree in English education is the highest qualification for teachers. Prospective teachers should read a book about creating a professional portfolio to show potential employers. [5]" Frank A. Italy (talk) 07:27, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

The above attempt to add balance was deleted again. I'll add it again. Can't the person(s) who persists in deleting balance be blocked? Frank A. Italy (talk) 07:49, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Added reference to my previous edit that adds balance to this article. Frank A. Italy (talk) 09:18, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Broaden the article
Teaching abroad encompasses five types of employment:
 * International business jobs overseas, working for a company teaching their employees;
 * Professional Teaching (with a certificate) Full-time open-ended professional employment at a school or university;
 * Internships, which may be student teaching or combined as fellowships with teaching duties;
 * Temporary (1 year or less) or low-Skill employment, most ESL teachers fit here as does, to some extent, the United States Peace Corps;
 * Government jobs abroad, some United States Peace Corps jobs fall here, as do many USAID jobs;
 * Foreign government jobs, working for a foreign government other than in a school or university;
 * The article needs to cover the whole ground. --Bejnar 21:08, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Teaching US service children?
The article is dominated by US military stuff. I assume this means US teachers teaching US service personnel's children abroad? The DoD stuff does not make that clear. There is a big difference between teaching your own nationality abroad and being abroad teaching foreign children. This article needs a lot of work. --Chuunen Baka (talk  • contribs) 10:39, 25 June 2010 (UTC)