English Explorer Global Graduates

Dear Harry,
I have embarked on a wonderful adventure. The people in Foshan are very friendly and in general treat me like a celebrity. I have been given three nicknames already, the president, the diplomat and the C.E.O. The students here are exceptionally eager to learn, although 15-16 y.o. are reluctant to speak, it can be like pulling teeth.

Eating here is a huge learning curve. Am practising eating with chopsticks on peanuts. It is literally cheaper to eat out, than cook for myself (I'm in heaven). Have eaten frog/toad, large intestine of beef or pork, and several other things my hosts seemed unwilling to divulge (very tasty), and I have developed a real liking for Chinese dumplings.

And finally a piece of advice for any students considering the E.S.L. experience...
Do it, do it now!
Regards
Max

This is quite definitely the most useful and professionally presented training that I have ever done. Everything was great!

I would recommend to anybody, who is contemplating working and travelling, that they do this course with English Explorer. The staff are helpful, the course qualification is Internationally Accredited and they have a ‘Money Back’ work placement Guarantee. The course is great value for money too!

Vanessa (Regional Manager, Travel Industry)

Hi Harry,
Thanks so much for letting me know - really appreciate the pesonal attention I have received from you and Alan during the course.

Take care,
Dayna

At this point I am sold on your establishment, credentials and absolute professionalism! I just have one thing to say. THANK YOU!

Sincerely,
George

Hi Harry,
Despite being in the middle of the school year I have had no trouble finding jobs here at all - I sent off heaps of resumes and within 3 weeks had signed 2 contracts for freelance work, and have more interviews this week. Being able to speak German has definitely been an advantage as most of the school directors are German, though they speak fluent English. I`ve already gone over the handouts from the course and used some of the ideas for my lesson planning this week! So they`ve definitely come in handy.

Monica

Thanks very much for all the help, the course was great.
Loren

Hi Harry,
I've been in Poland 2 days now and am loving it. I hope the following helps show the benefits from doing a TESOL course with English Explorer.

Why I chose and now seriously recommend English Explorer to intending students who want a truly Professional TESOL Certification. I'd been teaching English on Summer camps in Poland and was offered a position teaching at an English school in Wroclaw, Poland. So that I'd have further credibility they asked me to complete a TESOL course. I chose English Explorer as it fitted in around me working full time.

What I learned from English Explorer will make definitely me a better teacher. The internet based study provided a lot of new information. Because they are so involved in practical teaching, their training is based on real experience and is constantly updated. I can't speak too highly of their professionalism and real care. The techniques taught are as varied as students and cultures themselves will be when you get out there yourself. Great preparation.

The reason I would recommend English Explorer is not only for the extra credibility having the TESOL certificate brings but also for the students who will benefit from learning English in an interactive and fun way through English Explorer.

Thanks again,
Keren Beadle

Hello,
I thought I’d just send you a quick note to let you know of my current happenings, post TESOL course! I am working in Germany teaching business English to adults for a firm called EUROlingua. I am in a town called Magdeburg, which is south of Berlin.

I have been very busy so far, not so much with teaching but settling in, finding an apartment, registering etc and dealing with all of the wonderful German “bureaucrazy” But now after my first month here I have finally settled in and things are starting to go very well. The work has been interesting and quite a change from the high school teaching that I am more familiar with, however I am certainly able to use the pedagogical training in planning my lessons. The school here provides all resources which is good and bad, they don’t like it when we use our own resources. They also provide dual language vocab lists for the students which I do not always think is the best option (especially when the odd word has been incorrectly translated)

My usual teaching day sees me travelling to the workplaces of my students (sometimes an hour away on the train followed by a good half hour walk! Not surprisingly I have since dropped a dress size) and teaching classes for usually an hour and a half. We rarely teach in the school rooms which are based in the town.

The students vary in ability from total beginner to upper intermediate-advanced. The class sizes are from 1-6 students.

Anyway early start tomorrow teaching out at Barleben (half hour on the bus out of Magdeburg) tomorrow rather early so best get my beauty sleep

Well I hope that EE is going well.

Regards
Kristyn

Hi Harry,
We are working at Nanjing Foreign Language School. We live at the main school in Nanjing and catch a school bus for half hour to the Xinlin branch. My roster is great because four out of five days my classes are finished by midday. I'm considering taking up some classes at a language school for adults in the evenings to broaden my experience.

We are excited that TESOL has opened doors for us to travel and work in countries where we previously could not work because of the language barrier. Now the language barrier works to our advantage. Are plan after China is to be tourists in Japan and New York and then to seek work in Buenos Aires. Who knows after that!

Thanks for your continued support. We will send photos shortly.
Naomi

Thanks Harry,
Chinese new year last night was very exciting. The people working at the hostel invited us to have dinner with them, and like you said, the food was fantastic. They also explained to us what new years was all about, and why they let off firecrackers (which we did as well). They also opened the bar for us, and we all played a chinese drinking game with dice.

We are in Nanjing now (about 3 hours east of Shanghai), so if you come over this way make sure you let us know. Hangzhou, just south of Shanghai was also fantastic if you get the chance.

Wayne