Teaching english in Europe with no degree but TEFL certificate?

Mxsmanic wrote:

DDT Filled Mormons writes:

You can translate 1000 words in a couple of hours.

That depends enormously on the words.

A couple of hours would only be about •25 per hour, which is not good
money in Paris.

What is the average hourly rate in Paris, and what is the median hourly
rate in Paris then?

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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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DDT Filled Mormons writes:


Often in the region of ?150 per 1000 words. For quality work, that's a
poor rate

You can translate 1000 words in a couple of hours.

That depends enormously on the words.

A couple of hours would only be about ?25 per hour, which is not good
money in Paris.

Especially bad if your translation skills are as bad as your maths.

Martin wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:44:04 +0100, Tim C.
wrote:

Following up to Padraig Breathnach :

Mxsmanic wrote:

Padraig Breathnach writes:

Twenty hours teaching a week is essentially a full-time job, as you
have to allow time for preparation of classes and materials, for
correcting students' work, and for bits an pieces of extra involvement
with students.

Yes. Unfortunately, you are typically paid only for the time actually
spent in front of students, so you work 40-50 hours a week, and you
are paid for 20 hours.

I'd think 40-50 hours a week to be a high estimate. My guess would be
about 35.

Mixi needs 50 hours because he's incompetent.

because he can't sleep properly in his cramped overheated chief
executive type cupboard.

He might consider moving into the rice cooker, or the fridge. The
leftovers are nearly finished, so there might be more room now!

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Martin writes:

but better than doing nothing.

Time is money. When you are trying to make enough money to live on,
you must be sure that you don't spend so much time on low-paying
activities that you no longer have time to take on higher-paying
activities.

A fair number of ESL/EFL teachers teach only part-time and then
reserve remaining time for something that is more lucrative but does
not provide enough work for full-time employment.

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David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco 24h offy writes:

What is the average hourly rate in Paris, and what is the median hourly
rate in Paris then?

For what type of work? For ESL/EFL, it's about €15 per hour, which
works out to about €9 per hour net after taxes and social security.
With 20 hours a week, that's €780 per month. Apartments start at
about €500-€550 per month. Food costs a bare minimum of €100 a month
or so, depending on how much one cooks and how often one must eat away
from home. Electricity is usually about €50-€70 per month.

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Martin writes:

and?

And I don't have those between classes.

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Following up to "Miss L. Toe" :


Especially bad if your translation skills are as bad as your maths.


:-))))

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Tim C.

Following up to Mxsmanic :

So it's a genetic trait?

Not in this case. Merely a coincidence.

A big co-incidence that the whole family is useless. I'd still bet on
genetic connection.
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Mxsmanic wrote:

David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco 24h offy writes:

What is the average hourly rate in Paris, and what is the median hourly
rate in Paris then?

For what type of work?

For any. You just commented-

"EUR 25 per hour, which is not good
money in Paris."

And I'd like to know what you base that on.

So what is the average and media hourly rate then?

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Following up to Martin :

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:33:50 +0100, Tim C.
wrote:

Following up to Mxsmanic :

I consider myself well paid.

If you are European, that probably isn't saying very much. Europeans
think that if they can save up for a color TV in less than ten years,
they're doing well.

It'S quicker than you can do it.

Why does he keep posting this? It's one of his dafter claims.

I really do think he believes it to be true.
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