I've gained much more from this course than I expected. I don't think that native
english speakers are really taught much
english grammar in school and most of my grammar knowledge came from my
french, German and
italian lessons. This course has taught me that there is so much more to teaching a language than just being able to speak it.
As I live in
france, near to the
business centre of Geneva, my plan is hopefully to teach
english to company employees. These groups are likely to be multilingual as there are many multinational companies based here. There are a number of
businesses in the valley where I live that supply language
tutors to both local companies and larger
businesses in the city. I know that there is a shortage of qualified
tutors in our area so hopefully I will be able to work for one of them. There would also be a possibility of getting work at the international school's summer school. The students there are mostly the
children of ex-pats and are many different nationalities. The school is very keen that they all learn
english.
Having said all of that. I would one day like to volunteer to teach
english in a school in
cambodia, even if it's just for a year. When I spent time there it seemed that there was a dreadful shortage of native
english speakers teaching there because the schools don't have the money to pay them. I met a
cambodian who was teaching
english and I could barely understand a word he said so I fear for the next generation of
english students.