Roclafacasa
13 Sep 2013
Work / American with E.U. Passport Seeks Poland English Teaching Job Advice [6]
Hello All,
As a new member of the forum, I was wondering if anyone would be able to provide a bit of advice regarding my prospects for finding work teaching English in Poland. Here is my situation: I am planning to move to Poland next summer so that my wife can begin a graduate program (she's been accepted to schools in Warsaw, Krakow, Poznan, Lublin and Gdansk, so those would be my target cities). I am a 32 year-old American male with a European Union (Italy) passport. My academic qualifications are: B.A., M.S. (Management), J.D. including bar membership - for what it's worth (not much, I'd suspect). All of my degrees were obtained from regionally accredited, brick and mortar, U.S. colleges and universities. I am also planning on taking a CELTA course upon arrival in Poland.
As for experience, I previously spent one year working in Prague as a legal proofreader, 14 months in Poznan on an American Fulbright grant (where I gained some - but not much - experience teaching English at a state university), two years at a U.S. university advising international students and am now working at an office in Bratislava that organizes international student exchanges. I also possess two years of professional experience practicing law in the U.S. Finally, my level of Polish is adequate for short, every day conversations however much work would be needed in order to use it professionally.
I have investigated the forum going back until 2008 or so, and am in tune with the average wage and what I might expect in terms of an average work week in Poland. What I am most interested in, are opinions regarding my overall employability, and the possibility of specializing in either business or legal English (I would prefer legal). I am also keenly interested in suggestions regarding the best city for this undertaking. Any observations or suggestions (both positive and negative) would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Dan
Hello All,
As a new member of the forum, I was wondering if anyone would be able to provide a bit of advice regarding my prospects for finding work teaching English in Poland. Here is my situation: I am planning to move to Poland next summer so that my wife can begin a graduate program (she's been accepted to schools in Warsaw, Krakow, Poznan, Lublin and Gdansk, so those would be my target cities). I am a 32 year-old American male with a European Union (Italy) passport. My academic qualifications are: B.A., M.S. (Management), J.D. including bar membership - for what it's worth (not much, I'd suspect). All of my degrees were obtained from regionally accredited, brick and mortar, U.S. colleges and universities. I am also planning on taking a CELTA course upon arrival in Poland.
As for experience, I previously spent one year working in Prague as a legal proofreader, 14 months in Poznan on an American Fulbright grant (where I gained some - but not much - experience teaching English at a state university), two years at a U.S. university advising international students and am now working at an office in Bratislava that organizes international student exchanges. I also possess two years of professional experience practicing law in the U.S. Finally, my level of Polish is adequate for short, every day conversations however much work would be needed in order to use it professionally.
I have investigated the forum going back until 2008 or so, and am in tune with the average wage and what I might expect in terms of an average work week in Poland. What I am most interested in, are opinions regarding my overall employability, and the possibility of specializing in either business or legal English (I would prefer legal). I am also keenly interested in suggestions regarding the best city for this undertaking. Any observations or suggestions (both positive and negative) would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Dan