natasa
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Post by natasa on Jul 10, 2009 16:24:13 GMT 1
Hello, thought id introduce myself, Im Natasa (natasHa). I am currently in USA, however i was born in Zagreb and my husband is from UK. In the next few months we will be moving to Zagreb and i was just looking around to get some tips and pointers. I haven't been there since i was a little kid. Does anyone know where a Brit that doesn't speak Croatian yet could get a job? There will be just the two of us, we are not big spenders and we will be moving into an apartment we got from my grandma so no rent just utility bills. With that in mind approximately how much should count on spending in a month?
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Post by crojoe on Jul 10, 2009 20:29:42 GMT 1
You could easily live on 300 to 500 euros if you live frugally, and don't have to pay rent. If it’s in town, you can walk everywhere. Purchase you’re shopping weekly at the likes of Inter Spa, Lidl or similar place will reduce those bills.
About finding work, well a lot has to do with qualifications, but you’re Hub. could always teach English part time or all day, depending on how much you need the money.
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natasa
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Post by natasa on Jul 11, 2009 14:20:53 GMT 1
He cant teach English as he doesn't really know Croatian, but i could do it no problem. Is this done private or how would i go about looking, any places i could turn? I'm really not informed as how things are over there currently. btw thanks
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Post by crojoe on Jul 11, 2009 18:04:22 GMT 1
natasa .. sorry, I can't be of help as I don't teach English, I just speak it.
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Post by capio on Jul 11, 2009 18:32:58 GMT 1
Does anyone know where a Brit that doesn't speak Croatian yet could get a job? London.
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mandy
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Post by mandy on Jul 13, 2009 8:18:36 GMT 1
Does anyone know where a Brit that doesn't speak Croatian yet could get a job? London. You have more chance of getting a job in London if you can't speak English
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Post by Carol on Jul 13, 2009 8:38:11 GMT 1
It is very hard to find work in Croatia even if you are a Croat (unemployment is very high and even shop jobs are highly sought after). For a non-Croatian speaker I think it would be 1000X more difficult e.g. I am a foreigner but I would not employ a non-Croatian speaker because he would not be able to fully interact with clients, colleagues, bureaucracy or suppliers which would limit his ability to do the job.
Secondly, even if he does find an employer, the next hurdle is to get a working permit which are issued in limited numbers (even to people who run their own businesses) and are issued only only the basis that the foreigner has a unique skill set not available amongst the hordes of unemployed Croats. (or maybe this doesn't apply if you have Croatian citizenship - maybe someone else can advise on that?)
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Post by kesterj on Jul 13, 2009 10:41:40 GMT 1
He cant teach English as he doesn't really know Croatian, but i could do it no problem. Is this done private or how would i go about looking, any places i could turn? I'm really not informed as how things are over there currently. btw thanks From your answer, Natasha, it would seem you have no professional experience of language teaching. If your hub is properly trained, he need not speak Croatian. Since you don't know that, I assume you are not trained. Because you speak English - you may even hold an English degree for all i know - but that does not make you qualified to teach English as a foreign language. Any decent school will require this certificate. You may think you can teach English, but in reality you will not be very effective. you can probably 'help someone learn' the language, but that is not the same as teaching. For example, do you know when to use the continuous tenses, and when to use the simple forms? you probably 'know' from usage which is correct, but could you explain the rules for your choice? This would be a typical question for a Croatian - I don't know Croatian, but 'm fairly sure Croatian only has one present tense (most languages do) - where in English we probably use about four different tenses, depending on the exact usage it could be; present simple, present continuous, present perfect simple and present perfect continous. This is a daunting choice for any learner, and they want to know which to use, when and why; Could you explaine that? Even with an English degree (from a UK or US university) you would not learn this as you don't need to. Sorry, but there's a lot more to effective teaching than merely knowing the language as a native speaker. kesterj (A teacher of English as a foreign language for four years or so in the dim and distant past)
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Post by mrhappy on Jul 13, 2009 20:59:25 GMT 1
Here's a quick test of anyone's TEFOL credentials:
Imagine I'm learning English.
Explain to me the difference between getting over a broken leg and getting a broken leg over.
Which will get me sympathy, which will get me a broken leg ? Why ?
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Post by fjaka on Jul 14, 2009 6:56:13 GMT 1
Hopefully the first will get you sympathy and neither will get your leg broken - if you're careful ;D So what does the 'EF' in EF Language Schools mean again?
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Post by thegent on Jul 20, 2009 13:07:16 GMT 1
He could teach English, just tell him go go around to all the language schools he can. Most of them don't require you to speak Croatian...
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