Special THAI Project - Thailand
ESL Jobs Description
120 hrs Internationally Accredited TEFL Certification
A TESOL trained native English teacher enrolled for the Special Thailand Project can look forward to a maximum of 24 classes per week which involves 20-22 hours of teaching; not repeating a single class twice in a week. The class is usually 50-60 minutes long. (depends on the school).
A teaching week is from Monday to Friday, usually from 8am till 4.30pm. (timings vary from school to school), Teachers will have to schedule and submit lessons plans on a monthly basis. Thai schools do not operate on Thai national holidays, Saturdays and Sundays.
ESL teachers’ duties include attending the morning assembly at 8am and prepare separate lesson plans for each level and grades of students on a weekly basis.
ESL teachers under ATI should conduct themselves in a professional manner and portray a positive picture of ATI, their homeland and themselves. It is mandatory for an ATI-placed ESL teacher to respect all rules and regulations of the school.
Teachers are to adhere to proper dress codes
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In schools, males are expected to wear formal pants (no jeans or cargo pants) and a button-up/collared long or short sleeve formal shirt (no golf shirts). Ties are required on Mondays and on all special occasions/days/festivities (e.g. Teachers Appreciation Day and Parents-Teachers Meet). Ties may be required by some schools on a daily basis. Brown or black formal shoes are allowed (no running shoes or sandals). Males are expected to be clean shaven. Facial hair is allowed only if it is properly trimmed and presentable on a daily basis. Earrings or visible facial rings (eyebrow, lip, nose, chin, etc) are not accepted. Visible tattoos are also not accepted. Generally hair should be short and neatly combed. Males with long hair may be expected to tie it up.
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Beyond the school premises, males are free to wear what they please. Please note that it is not acceptable to be topless in public. (unless at a beach, etc).
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Likewise, females are expected to wear skirts of at least knee length and a presentable blouse (no low cut or revealing shirts). Shoes should be dress shoes – open toe and high heel shoes are accepted (no sandals or running shoes). Visible facial rings (eyebrow, lip, nose, chin, etc.) are not accepted. Earrings are accepted provided they are not worn in excessive numbers (E.g. 4 earrings in each ear). Hair should be presentable. Visible tattoos are not accepted.
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Outside of the school premises, females are free to wear what they please. Please be reminded that revealing clothes are not considered acceptable for female teachers at any time (in Thai society).
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Dress codes in Thai government schools may seem strict at first, but appearances and first impressions are extremely important in Thailand. If you are a teacher, you will be expected to dress accordingly especially in a school.
The ESL teachers will participate in an English club for students once per week. This is scheduled during school hours at the same time as various other clubs available to students. This can usually be done as a group with any other foreign teachers at the school.
The teacher is responsible for the monitoring of individual students, the growth graph of their language skill as well as for the maintenance of a record of students’ weekly attendance and grades. They are also required to look out for unusual behavior in students, if any.
The TESOL trained teachers will have to perform the “greeting activity” once per week. This consists of simply greeting students and parents at the school front gates from about 7.30am to 8am. All Thai teachers are given this responsibility as well.
Teachers will perform an English, “1 minute activity” once a week. This consists of planning a short (2-3 minutes) speech/message to present during the morning assembly in English. Topics may include ideas such as public service announcements, riddles, tongue twisters, idioms, nursery rhymes, etc. This can be done as a group with any other foreign teachers at the school.
Teachers will perform the “Star Talk activity” for 5 minutes before starting each class. This consists of teaching the students a short introduction and then having them introduce themselves to the class using the format the teacher has provided.
ESL Teachers will attend 1 English Camp in their schools per semester. The dates will be arranged by the school. There is little or almost no preparation that is required, besides attendance and participation. English Camps are generally held on Saturdays from 8am to 4pm.
TESOL trained teachers are expected to give after-schools English tuitions to a group of Thai colleagues, once a week, individually or in a group with other foreign teachers. This is beyond the 24 classes per week that the teachers would have to conduct.
Teachers will be at school during all Non-Thai national holidays. This includes Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Easter, Valentines Day, etc. Most schools have special celebrations on these days and you will be asked to help organize them as you will be the resident expert on Western holidays.
