Long time no post. I'm home right now (sorry suckers!), and yet I'm still engaging in @ activities. Geez. I'm living proof that there really is no escape from @. Anyways, Lindsey and I had an absolutely amazing transition yesterday, which she will delve into later (haha--she still has finals). I just got off the phone with Missy on the full-time staff. We discussed the potential involvement of @ CN in a new relationship @ U.S. is forming with TEFL (Just what you needed--another acronym). TEFL is an organization that provides people with the opportunity to get certified to teach English as a second language. What makes TEFL unique from other similar programs is that the actual certification process takes place abroad. So, what does that mean for @? Well, many of TEFL participants wanted to stay and work in the country they got certified in. Since TEFL isn't a job placement program, TEFL contacted AIESEC so that some sort of loose relationship could be formed where TEFL participants could go on an @ traineeship after getting certified in English. Woohoo!
Where does @CN play into this? Well, @ U.S. is looking for a few LC's across the country to pilot this new relationship, and we could be one of them (it's up to you!). If we choose to do this, we would be taking in a few TEFL participants as exchange participants in our LC over the summer. No recruitment necessary! If there were any TEFL participants in our area, we would be notified about them and then we would just put them through the standard EP track, after which they could go on their lovely traineeships. Pretty much we would need to have an orientation and give the TEFL participants @ coaches if we chose to participate in the program, but that's about it (except for our magnificent Melinda, who would have to do the typical online processing stuff...).
That pretty much covers what we as an LC would be responsible for if we chose to participate in this program. As you can see, it's the typical EP track, minus the whole recruitment drive. Realistically we probably wouldn't be getting that many TEFL participants to begin with since Ithaca is, well, isolated to say the least...but we still have the opportunity to take in TEFL participants if there are any people interested in the Ithaca area. I'm thinking 1-2 people max.
So what do you think? Let me know if you have any questions. You can find out more about TEFL at http://www.tefl.net
Hasta luego.
Where does @CN play into this? Well, @ U.S. is looking for a few LC's across the country to pilot this new relationship, and we could be one of them (it's up to you!). If we choose to do this, we would be taking in a few TEFL participants as exchange participants in our LC over the summer. No recruitment necessary! If there were any TEFL participants in our area, we would be notified about them and then we would just put them through the standard EP track, after which they could go on their lovely traineeships. Pretty much we would need to have an orientation and give the TEFL participants @ coaches if we chose to participate in the program, but that's about it (except for our magnificent Melinda, who would have to do the typical online processing stuff...).
That pretty much covers what we as an LC would be responsible for if we chose to participate in this program. As you can see, it's the typical EP track, minus the whole recruitment drive. Realistically we probably wouldn't be getting that many TEFL participants to begin with since Ithaca is, well, isolated to say the least...but we still have the opportunity to take in TEFL participants if there are any people interested in the Ithaca area. I'm thinking 1-2 people max.
So what do you think? Let me know if you have any questions. You can find out more about TEFL at http://www.tefl.net
Hasta luego.
2 Comments:
TEFL is different from the TOEFL right?
Yep. TOEFL is an exam that measures proficiency in English, whereas TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) provides certification to teach English.
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