Posts by Eugene1

Eugene1

29 Mar 2015

Work / I'm retired teacher, age 69 - I want to teach English in Poland voluntarily, in return for Polish language [18]

Dziękuję, przyjacielu, za komentarze. Of course I agree with you that the Polish people are very friendly. All those that I have met in the island of Ireland have been very pleasant and hard working and I have been very impressed with my Polish students.

Why do I want to teach? I l have been teaching English for forty years and although I am retired I am now enjoying teaching adults from different nationalities. I love teaching and this is why I want to do it. It is not all about the money that I might earn - I don't think it will be very much anyway!

Thank you again for you comments.
Kind regards

Eugene1

23 Mar 2015

Work / I'm retired teacher, age 69 - I want to teach English in Poland voluntarily, in return for Polish language [18]

Thanks for the advice. The last thing I want to do is to tramp on someone else's toes! I'm long enough in the tooth to know the effect that can have. I was hoping that it would not impact on them so obviously. However, you are probably right, maybe at the end of the day it's not such a good idea to offer my services free. Perhaps I should offer one to one privately at a competitive rate and take some private language classes myself. Thanks again,I'll keep you informed on the response, if any.

If you want to contact me with more information, please do so to: patrickfleming@gmx.com. I would be interested in hearing about your school.

Eugene1

21 Mar 2015

Work / I'm retired teacher, age 69 - I want to teach English in Poland voluntarily, in return for Polish language [18]

Thanks,Jon, for the very useful advice. I'll reply at greater length to-morrow-haven't received the PM yet.

Thanks for you response, Roger, I didn't realise that state institutions could be so rigid. In ireland we would be considerably more flexible. Your suggestion of the residential course is one that I am still considering.

Eugene1

19 Mar 2015

Work / I'm retired teacher, age 69 - I want to teach English in Poland voluntarily, in return for Polish language [18]

Hi,
I have been reading the many interesting comments and suggestions on the topic of teaching English in Poland. I am also interested in a teaching position but my situation is somewhat different.

At sixty-nine years of age I have long since retired form full time teaching of English but for the past seven years I have been providing private tuition from my office in Belfast. While I offer courses to beginners and advanced speakers I primarily provide tuition in IELTS, FCE, etc. I am academically highly qualified and my teaching experience is wide and varied.

However I feel now, at sixty nine years of age, it is the time for a change! Some of my friends and family think I am insane but I am looking for the opportunity to teach English while learning Polish. I am interested in offering my services, for a period of a month or two, free to a school or university in return for Polish language instruction. I am aware that my age may mitigate against me but hopefully someone will consider that my experience is more relevant; anyway, I consider myself a young senior citizen!

That's it in a nutshell! I am compiling a list of colleges in cities like Torun, Wroclaw and Krakow and emailing the institutions for their reaction.Meanwhile I would welcome comments or advice, positive please, that might help me find a suitable institution or if there is a member of the teaching staff in a particular college who feels that I may be of some use to them please do contact me.