Overseas Teaching Jobs - May 30, 2017

Here are the latest English as a Second Language (ESL) * teaching jobs from around the world posted on our job board for the week of May 30, 2017. A ‘v’ after a number indicates a ‘volunteer’ position…likely unpaid. All others are presumed to be contracted and salaried positions.

Austria 2, Azerbaijan 2, Brazil 1, Bulgaria 1, Cambodia 2, Chile 5, China 200 +, Colombia 6 + 2v, Costa Rica 3, Czech Republic 7, Dominican Republic 8, Ecuador 6, France 105 +, Germany 8, Honduras 6v, Hong Kong 20 +, Hungary 1, Indonesia 12, Iraq 1, Italy 50 +, Japan 16, Kazakhstan 4, Malaysia 2, Maldives 1, Malta 1, Mauritania 3, Mexico 4v, Morocco 1, Myanmar 6, Netherlands 1, Oman 4, Poland 20 +, Portugal 5, Qatar 6, Romania 2, Russian Federation 20 +, Saudi Arabia 20 +, Singapore 4, Slovakia 2, Slovenia 1, South Korea 20 +, Spain 100 +,  Taiwan 2, Tanzania 1, Thailand 10 +, Tunisia 1, Turkey 12, Ukraine 2, United Arab Emirates 1, Vietnam 24 +.

744 is the magic number this week. Spring-summer is the heaviest recruiting season for new teachers. The school years throughout Asia start in the spring. Elsewhere summer schools are ramping up and recruiting for the fall season is already underway. If you would like to teach overseas, now is absolutely the best time to dust off your resume or CV, update it and throw it in the ring. You never know what offers will come your way. If you have a degree and a good command of the English language, I can almost guarantee that you will have a selection of offers coming your way. Be sure to add anything to your resume (such as other languages spoken) that would make your experience and education attractive to schools. Remember…we can have you TEFL certified in 4-6 weeks for only $350 USD!

* Included in the jobs are also other subjects besides teaching English. The sciences, math, history, etc. are all there in some of the above locations so whatever you are good at teaching is probably available.

Most schools will reimburse your airfare, salary, medical coverage, a settling in allowance, and possibly free or subsidized accommodation, meals, Internet access and language lessons. Besides helping students and adults to learn English, what a great way to boost your own knowledge and understanding. International experience looks great on your resume, too!

What are you waiting for? Click our link today! The overseas teaching job market is Hot! Hot! Hot!

Dr. Robert W. Taylor

Dean of Studies

Sunbridge Institute of English

“Our US and Canadian registered language institute has been training people like you to teach overseas since 1998!”

Words ending in 'ly' are not always adverbs

Ask anyone to name a distinguishing characteristic of an adverb, and the reply might be that such a word ends with -ly. Although that is often true, some adverbs, such as fast, lack the ending. For this reason, they are known as flat adverbs. In addition, many words ending in -ly aren’t adverbs.

Many adjectives end in -ly (which means—and is cognate with—“like”), including some that are also adjectives in their “flat” form. For example, dead and deadly are both adjectives. Deadly may look like an adverb, but one cannot say that one person stared deadly at another person; a correct treatment would be to employ deadly as an adjective and use the noun form of stared: “He gave her a deadly stare.” A more prominent error is to use timely as if it were an adverb, as in “She was instructed to complete the report timely.” But it is an adjective, and should be treated as such, as in “She was instructed to complete the report in a timely manner.”

Some words ending in -ly serve as both adjectives and adverbs, such as friendly, likely, and stately. (Other adjectives that look like adverbs but serve only the former function include costly and worldly.) Others, which do not have root words, include early and ugly (both adjectives and adverbs) and burly and grisly (which are only adjectives). Occasionally, an adjective ending in -ly can be converted into an adverb by changing the ending to -lily, but words like friendlily and uglily are rare in writing and almost unheard of in speech.

Many adjectives are merely nouns referring to people and with -ly attached, as in the case of brotherly, neighborly, and scholarly, or pertaining to time (for example, monthly) or direction (for example, northerly). Note that many other nouns also end in -ly, such as assembly (based on the verb assemble) and bully (where the ending is a result of the pronunciation of the source word from another language), and some verbs do, too, such as comply and reply.

Source: www.dailywritingtips.com

Alternate and Alternative

The words alternate and alternative are closely related, but they can't be used interchangeably in all cases. Even native English speakers get these mixed up.

Definitions

Alternate
As a verb, alternate (the last syllable rhymes with late) means to happen by turns, to take turns, or to exchange places.
As a noun, alternate (the last syllable rhymes with net) refers to a substitute--someone who is prepared to take the place of someone else.
As an adjective, alternate (again, the last syllable rhymes with net) means occurring by turns or being one of two or more choices.
Alternative
As a noun, alternative refers to one of two or more possibilities or something that remains to be chosen.
As an adjective, alternative means offering a choice (between or among two or more possibilities) or something different from the usual or conventional.
See the usage notes below.

Examples

• Each year, the names of hurricanes alternate between male and female.
• Each year since 1989, a turkey--and its alternate--have been pardoned by the president. An alternate is chosen just in case the first bird can't perform its duties. 
• "I remember when you used to keep the car on the street and switch it from one side of the street to the other every night, because of the alternate-side parking rules."
  (Calvin Trillin, Tepper Isn't Going Out. Random House, 2001)
• A nurse and a physical therapist visit my grandmother on alternate days.
• The alternative was to attempt to land the plane on a highway.
• My brother attends an alternative school for bright and independent students.

Usage Notes

• [U]sage issues are associated with these two words. The first is whether there can be more than two alternatives. This question was raised in the last half of the 19th century because the Latin word alter, from which alternative is derived, means the other of two. Fortunately, this issue has been laid to rest. Contemporary commentators unanimously consider it pedantry to reject 'We have three alternatives.'
  
  "The second issue is whether the adjective alternate can be used as a synonym of alternative, as in 'alternate plan,' 'alternate date,' or 'alternate music.' This use of the adjective is obviously closely related to the meaning of the noun alternate and is well enough established to be recorded by all dictionaries. Nevertheless, since many commentators still consider it a mistake, it is not recommended in formal writing."
  (Margery Fee and Janice McAlpine, Guide to Canadian English Usage, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2007)

• Pitfalls to Avoid
  "Alternatives are joined by and, not or: "The alternatives are victory and (not or) surrender. And they are not to be modified by other: 'The alternative (not the other alternative) is to visit France.' The combination the other alternative is as redundant as two alternatives. Do not say, 'They had no alternatives.' Say 'They had no alternative.'"
  (Morton S. Freeman, The Wordwatcher's Guide to Good Writing & Grammar. Writer's Digest Books, 1990)
• Alternative and Choice
  "[A]lternative carries with it two nuances absent from choice. First, alternative may suggest adequacy for some purpose (an alternative to driving); and second, it may suggest compulsion to choose (the alternatives are liberty and death)."
  (Bryan Garner, Garner's Modern American Usage, 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2009)

Practice

(a) It's a good idea to _____ strength-building exercises with aerobic exercises.

(b) An _____ who replaces a juror takes the same oath and has the same authority as the other jurors.

(c) Because we couldn't afford to purchase a house, our only _____ was renting.

(d) Many fathers and mothers who do not have custody of their children pick them up on _____ weekends.
Answers to Practice Exercises: Alternate and Alternative
(a) It's a good idea to alternate strength-building exercises with aerobic exercises.

(b) An alternate who replaces a juror takes the same oath and has the same authority as the other jurors.

(c) Because we couldn't afford to purchase a house, our only alternative was renting.

(d) Many fathers and mothers who do not have custody of their children pick them up on alternate weekends.

Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/alternate-and-alternative

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Tips to Improve your Spelling

Nothing makes your paper appear shabby or unpolished like the appearance of several misspelled words in your text. While we can depend on technology to let us know when we've made errors in spelling, it's important to know that technology has flaws.

You should always use a spell-checker when you can, but sometimes spell-checkers are not available or they're not reliable. That is why we can't become totally spell-checker dependent!

Read over this list of techniques and try to make them a part of your routine. 

Techniques For Improving Your Spelling

1. Make yourself a list of problem words. If there are certain words you have already identified that you misspell frequently, make yourself a spelling list. Practice writing these words ten times each, just like you did in elementary school. Use flashcards to practice a little every night and eliminate words when you feel you've conquered them.
Soon you'll find that you have mastered these problem words!

2. Keep a "problem word" file in your computer. Each time you run a spell-checker and find a word that you've misspelled, copy and paste the word into your file. Later you can add it to your list (above).

3. Each time you practice a word, spell it out loud. Later, you will recall how the word sounded as you spelled it right. You'll be surprised how well this words!

4. Review the rules for prefixes and suffixes. You'll avoid many mistakes once you understand the difference between "inter" and "intra," for example.

5. Study common root words of words with Greek and Latin origins. This is a trick used by many spelling bee participants.

6. Memorize clumps of words that belong to special groups. For example, you will find that the group of words that contain "ough" (rhyming with tough) is finite. Once you make a comprehensive list, you are ready to memorize.

By observing words that do and don't belong together, you will reduce uncertainty about many similar words that don't make the list. More lists of special groups would include:

• aire words like questionnaire and millionaire
• mn words like hymn and column
• ps words like psychology and pseudonym
• ible words like edible and audible

Be sure to revisit this list frequently.

7. Read a lot! Many words become familiar to us because we see them often. The more you read, the more words you will memorize - even though you won't realize it.

8. Read with a pencil. You can mark your books with light pencil marks to indicate words you'd like to practice. Just remember to go back and erase! If you happen to use an eReader, be sure to highlight and bookmark words you'd like to practice.

9. Practice with a few online spelling quizzes. This is a good way to find frequently-misspelled or commonly-confused words.

10. Visualize yourself carrying out an activity to match a problem word. For example, if you have trouble remembering how to spell edible, conjure up and image of the word in your head, then picture yourself nibbling on the word. (Silly activities are often the most effective.)

Any effort you make to improve your reading skills will make a surprising effect.

You'll find that spelling becomes much easier with practice. Don't let yourself become overwhelmed or frustrated. Persistence is key!

Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/tips-to-improve-your-spelling

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