The World is a Class: How and Why to Teach English Around the World

By Caleb Powell

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096814442X
• ISBN13: 9780968144428
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Good Cheer Pub.
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Great find!

"The World is a Class" is an excellent book. I am looking to teach overseas when I graduate and I found this book to be very informative. This is the first book I have purchased about overseas teaching, and I loved it!! I do wish it was longer, however, I greatly enjoyed it. I believe it is a great book for anyone looking to teach anywhere overseas. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. I am on the hunt for more books about teaching overseas! :-)

We want to teach over seas

My husband & I have a 5 year goal to be teaching ESL overseas. We wanted information about the potential scams, or cultural pitfalls (communications & assumptions) which can turn a 2 year commitment into a prison sentence. This book obviously couldn't cover everything, but it DID give us insights to create a list of interview questions to assess potential employers. We would recommend this book.

An outstanding primer on Where, Who, Why, Where and How

I took a TESL (teaching English as a second language) position in Bogota, Columbia and learned much of what is in this book the hard way. If you are new to TESL then by all means read this book! Caleb Powell has covered most all of the needed information to help you move forward to new worlds. He covers topics from "Why Teach Overseas" ("I saw islands and temples, climbed mountains, ate raw fish and beetle larvae and took a vacation in Taiwan."), to contract negotiations (an especially helpful section in this book). Helpful are the short quips from other teachers around the world who have learned the various life lessons and the ins and outs of TESL.What is missing is an important appendix section that covers `web' resources. Only `Dave's ESL Café' is noted in the book. Strongly Recommended.

Good stuff, read it before you sign on the dotted line

A friend showed me this book AFTER I had already done a tour as a teacher in Korea. I wish I had read it before I went. Powell gives a lot of practical information on the process of getting a job without getting scammed but the parts I enjoyed most were the stories he told about the people and situations he has experienced. He has taught in several countries and some of the cultural comparisons are downright profound. I came back to the states after a tour but reading this book makes me wish I had made a career of it. This book would make a perfect college graduation present- give it to that young man or woman who you fear is about to do something really boring with their life- it may plant a seed in their head and give them a lot of memories

A must read for travelling English teachers

I should have read this book BEFORE teaching English in Taiwan. This is the best guidebook about teaching English in a foreign country. I am from South Africa and I did a lot of research before coming to Taiwan. I have travelled before, but I didn't know anything about teaching, working hours, contracts, recruitors, etc. If I had read this book beforehand, I would have been better prepared for my teaching experience in Taiwan. (Believe me, I've learned the hard (and expensive) way!) Everyone interested in teaching English in a foreign country MUST read this book. This will save you a lot of trouble and money!