ESL Jobs Forum

[Jamie]

Hi, can anyone tell me how I can land an ESL job especially when most
prospective employers and recruiters are only interested in NATIVE
speakers of English? I speak, read and write only English and speak with a
near-native English accent. I have a B.A. Education major in TESL and will have 5 years' teaching experience by October and am currently teaching ESL at the secondary level in an ethnic Chinese school in Brunei. I'm not white!!

Thanks!

[unionjack]

Jamie

The following may give you a little more insight into your query

http://www.eslemployment.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=78

http://www.eslemployment.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=56

UJ

[Ella]

The chances are very slim. But don't worry too much, I am blond and so called 'white', with 9 years of TESOL experience at different levels and even a Masters degree (TESOL). The chances are slim for me as well; only because I am not a native speaker.

[btownsend]

Hello Jamie,

I need some clarification before I can make any suggestions. You say you speak ONLY English. If English is your first language then you are a native speaker. Perhaps the discrimination you fear is ethnic or racial and not to do with your mother tongue. Can you explain your language background a little more to clarify this?
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