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Anyone know about salary for teaching???
Hi Armin,
Which school will you be teachining at? 18 pesos an hour in CAD in $1.80, So yes you are getting ripped off. I have taught in Dominican for the past 2 years at a private school. The average salary is between 800-1100 pesos for every 2 weeks. If ypu would like mpre info please email me and we can talk further. Hope this helps you out a little.
Which school will you be teachining at? 18 pesos an hour in CAD in $1.80, So yes you are getting ripped off. I have taught in Dominican for the past 2 years at a private school. The average salary is between 800-1100 pesos for every 2 weeks. If ypu would like mpre info please email me and we can talk further. Hope this helps you out a little.
How many hours are worked in that two weeks, because if it's 80, that's about 10 pesos an hour. Even at 4 hours a day, 5 days a week that's only 20-25 pesos an hour.
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i espik n rite perfecto inlges wu li to teach ingle t estuden in santo su the cun spik li mi. yu no for puesto in skol i nid to huv 500 dolars e wik plis helpe mi gromer y spiling vely gut ges pli hilp me li santo gumen big but pli
i espik n rite perfecto inlges wu li to teach ingle t estuden in santo su the cun spik li mi. yu no for puesto in skol i nid to huv 500 dolars e wik plis helpe mi gromer y spiling vely gut ges pli hilp me li santo gumen big but pli
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Hi all,
I am with Ken concerning the focus on this forum. I agree that young armin could have been a little more careful with his writing, but you could not conclude then he was not fit for teaching.
There are many levels when teaching a language and he could very well teach at the those he feel confortable and prepared for.
We, the older folks with more experience have to be a bit more careful how we react in this situations. That is all I have to say about that. By the way, I speak cibaeno, sureno, capitaleno and then english as my fith language. Peace
Hi all,
I am with Ken concerning the focus on this forum. I agree that young armin could have been a little more careful with his writing, but you could not conclude then he was not fit for teaching.
There are many levels when teaching a language and he could very well teach at the those he feel confortable and prepared for.
We, the older folks with more experience have to be a bit more careful how we react in this situations. That is all I have to say about that. By the way, I speak cibaeno, sureno, capitaleno and then english as my fith language. Peace
Have you all stopped to wonder if this guy is serious. He could be pulling your leg you know. In any case, if he is not - it certainly makes for an interesting read. He was certainly able to capture all of your attention.
P.S. Armand or whatever your name is. I would listen to the advice of the writer who said that teaching a language to a person who has never had it before is a bigger undertaking than you may think. Therefore I would not dismiss this job as just "teaching a bunch of Dominicans". Sounds condescending to a Dominican's ear.
Love, a "Dominican"
P.S. Armand or whatever your name is. I would listen to the advice of the writer who said that teaching a language to a person who has never had it before is a bigger undertaking than you may think. Therefore I would not dismiss this job as just "teaching a bunch of Dominicans". Sounds condescending to a Dominican's ear.
Love, a "Dominican"
Borrowing from HillBilly's 22,000+ days of living .....
... being KIND is more important than being RIGHT [emphasis added is mine].
... being KIND is more important than being RIGHT [emphasis added is mine].
Im as serious as the face of G.Bush
Well dania I have no intensions of pulling anyone?s leg off.
I just wanted to get some information about this subject,
And teaching Dominican teenagers that only know English trough the television should not be so hard.
By the way Armand is not my name, is it so hard for you to open your eyes and read my username??? You surely got everything else perfect.
And to those other people that helped me with information,
Thanx guys
I Appreciated It.
Well dania I have no intensions of pulling anyone?s leg off.
I just wanted to get some information about this subject,
And teaching Dominican teenagers that only know English trough the television should not be so hard.
By the way Armand is not my name, is it so hard for you to open your eyes and read my username??? You surely got everything else perfect.
And to those other people that helped me with information,
Thanx guys
I Appreciated It.
English teaching
18 pesos/hr = 40 X 18 = 720 a week/ 2880 a month which is a typical decent salary for a hotel maid/ zona franca job that a lot a dominicans would compete hard to get. Serious english teachers should have at least some college english and certification in teaching english as a foreign language (which only take 8 weeks or so).
18 pesos/hr = 40 X 18 = 720 a week/ 2880 a month which is a typical decent salary for a hotel maid/ zona franca job that a lot a dominicans would compete hard to get. Serious english teachers should have at least some college english and certification in teaching english as a foreign language (which only take 8 weeks or so).
I really don't know what to make of all this...I have laughed both my legs off, but I've also learned that it wouldn't be prudent to try to be too funny here among you, you are all tooo clever. (Drat!!)
Remember "If your only tool is a hammer, then everything starts to look like a nail."
Remember "If your only tool is a hammer, then everything starts to look like a nail."
Armin,
I understand you don't have a degree, but I was an English teacher back around 1990 at a school in Santo Domingo called The Boston Institute and I was making close to 14 pesos/hour. Then I went to teach at the ICDA (Instituto Cultural Dominico Americano) and there they were paying 15 pesos/hour if you had no degree and no previous experience. I was making 37 pesos/hour, because I had both. You may want to look into the ICDA, where you don't necessarily need a degree to teach. Again these were the rates they paid, but in 1990, so I'm sure these have at least doubled. If you get a job at the ICDA, The Boston Institute (Not sure if still there), or any other better English school, then try to get individuals to tutor privately. This is where the real money is. You will have to go to their houses, but you can make pretty good money with this. By the the time I left the DR to come back to Michigan, I had four private clients, whom I charged from 75 to 125 pesos/hr. Don't work for 18 pesos/hr...you can probably make more than that selling oranges by the side of the road...
I understand you don't have a degree, but I was an English teacher back around 1990 at a school in Santo Domingo called The Boston Institute and I was making close to 14 pesos/hour. Then I went to teach at the ICDA (Instituto Cultural Dominico Americano) and there they were paying 15 pesos/hour if you had no degree and no previous experience. I was making 37 pesos/hour, because I had both. You may want to look into the ICDA, where you don't necessarily need a degree to teach. Again these were the rates they paid, but in 1990, so I'm sure these have at least doubled. If you get a job at the ICDA, The Boston Institute (Not sure if still there), or any other better English school, then try to get individuals to tutor privately. This is where the real money is. You will have to go to their houses, but you can make pretty good money with this. By the the time I left the DR to come back to Michigan, I had four private clients, whom I charged from 75 to 125 pesos/hr. Don't work for 18 pesos/hr...you can probably make more than that selling oranges by the side of the road...
"Holy Cow" so this is where the "FUN" is !
First of all "Sergio ARMANI" is an obvious "Sock-Puppit",or a "Phony Balogny"!So don't waste to much time on him.My question is ;How can Ken sleep whith that huge "Stick up his ass?"cris
First of all "Sergio ARMANI" is an obvious "Sock-Puppit",or a "Phony Balogny"!So don't waste to much time on him.My question is ;How can Ken sleep whith that huge "Stick up his ass?"cris
An 18 year old Iranian, Norwegian, Canandian, looking for work in the DR as an English teacher? Hummmm....
?Why not offer classes of Persian? Or Norwegian?
Certainly RD$18 an hour is not even to be considered. And folks, do not worry about his writing. These "institutes" are all oral/aural. You just need a more or less good model to be a teacher. And it is physically draining work. 40 hour week teaching ESL? I don't think so...more like 20-24, max....
I would certainly look at placing an ad in the Listin Diario as a Private Tutor.
See if there are any Norwegian companies in Sto. Dgo. Volvo? Maybe they need or want someone that can speak Norwegian? Or, someone who can train one of their people to learn the language.
If you are not homosexual or bisexual, the US Army might want you as a Language Specialist. Good training, lousy pay, but good future...
and you might get to visit Iran.....or some place real close to Iran....
You are young, so keep trying. But not at RD$18 an hour.
HB
?Why not offer classes of Persian? Or Norwegian?
Certainly RD$18 an hour is not even to be considered. And folks, do not worry about his writing. These "institutes" are all oral/aural. You just need a more or less good model to be a teacher. And it is physically draining work. 40 hour week teaching ESL? I don't think so...more like 20-24, max....
I would certainly look at placing an ad in the Listin Diario as a Private Tutor.
See if there are any Norwegian companies in Sto. Dgo. Volvo? Maybe they need or want someone that can speak Norwegian? Or, someone who can train one of their people to learn the language.
If you are not homosexual or bisexual, the US Army might want you as a Language Specialist. Good training, lousy pay, but good future...
and you might get to visit Iran.....or some place real close to Iran....
You are young, so keep trying. But not at RD$18 an hour.
HB
Salary
visit www.set.gov.do (secretaria del trabajo) there is a list where you can check the salaries acording to the area you work for.
Dont let this guys screw you.
PS Are you a legal worker in this country?
visit www.set.gov.do (secretaria del trabajo) there is a list where you can check the salaries acording to the area you work for.
Dont let this guys screw you.
PS Are you a legal worker in this country?
There doesn't seem to be much demand for people wanting to
teach Norwegian over there.. Furthermore, there isn't much Norwegian interest in the island either. I doubt there are many
Norwegian companies there at all, alas.
I believe Kirkens Noedhjelp might be involved in Dominican-Haitian relations, those
can be checked out. I'm currently thinking of writing my MA thesis
on a randomly chosen Dominican topic, within political and economic development. If I do so and if I manage to enroll into a
Dominican university I'll be the first and probably only one ever.
So sad though it is, my impression is that there isn't much demand
for us Norwegians over there. *Sniff*.
Volvo is Swedish. A Swedish firm doing business in Santo Domingo
is ABB, doing whatever within..*cough*..electricity. I know cos my
brother works for the firm and has spent time in Santo Domingo
working for them. They don't need any Scandinavian speaking
people though, or I would have known.. Might be other firms
interested, worth checking out.
As for teaching foreign languages in general, I've tried it in DR, if
only in the public school system where any chance of success would be slim either way.. But one shouldn't think it's easy because these Dominicans doesn't speak much English to begin
with. It would be if you just want to earn a salary and not offer
quality, but if that's not the case it's not an easy task.
I'd imagine it's harder to help people who speak no English at all
than those with a minimum of of experience in learning languages.
If oriented towards the general public, a teacher shouldn't be
surprised to learn that the pupils have no idea what a verb or a
noun is, neither in English nor in Spanish. Though I was meant to
help with English and French I had to start with basic Spanish
grammar first and I never got any further.
Go for it if you got the opportunity, it's great fun but not easy.
Good luck to ye.
teach Norwegian over there.. Furthermore, there isn't much Norwegian interest in the island either. I doubt there are many
Norwegian companies there at all, alas.
I believe Kirkens Noedhjelp might be involved in Dominican-Haitian relations, thosecan be checked out. I'm currently thinking of writing my MA thesis
on a randomly chosen Dominican topic, within political and economic development. If I do so and if I manage to enroll into a
Dominican university I'll be the first and probably only one ever.
So sad though it is, my impression is that there isn't much demand
for us Norwegians over there. *Sniff*.
Volvo is Swedish. A Swedish firm doing business in Santo Domingo
is ABB, doing whatever within..*cough*..electricity. I know cos my
brother works for the firm and has spent time in Santo Domingo
working for them. They don't need any Scandinavian speaking
people though, or I would have known..
Might be other firmsinterested, worth checking out.
As for teaching foreign languages in general, I've tried it in DR, if
only in the public school system where any chance of success would be slim either way.. But one shouldn't think it's easy because these Dominicans doesn't speak much English to begin
with. It would be if you just want to earn a salary and not offer
quality, but if that's not the case it's not an easy task.
I'd imagine it's harder to help people who speak no English at all
than those with a minimum of of experience in learning languages.
If oriented towards the general public, a teacher shouldn't be
surprised to learn that the pupils have no idea what a verb or a
noun is, neither in English nor in Spanish. Though I was meant to
help with English and French I had to start with basic Spanish
grammar first and I never got any further.
Go for it if you got the opportunity, it's great fun but not easy.
Good luck to ye.