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Poll: Have you ever been a teacher?
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Gianluca Marras
Gianluca Marras  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 23:13
English to Italian
Yes Jan 28, 2017

English:
Private in-company courses
School of English
Private primary school

Always part-time


 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 15:13
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Yes Jan 28, 2017

I taught translation in the Interpretation and Translation Program at Georgetown University for 15 years.

 
Nadja Balogh
Nadja Balogh  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 23:13
Member (2007)
Japanese to German
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Yes, twice Jan 28, 2017

When I was a student, I taught German to Japanese kindergarten kids in Duesseldorf - very exhausting but fun.

Later, after I had finished university, I went to Japan, and my first job was to teach German in one of those countless semi-professional language schools that serve more to entertain the students than to actually teach them. It was almost as exhausting as those kindergarten kids, and much less fun. Luckily I found a "real" job after a while.


 
Alexandranow
Alexandranow  Identity Verified
Romania
Local time: 00:13
Romanian to English
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profession Jan 28, 2017

I am a teacher because it is mainly my profession according to my studies. I had only private students, and great results they called me to let me know they got the highest mark. Sometimes I think I missed something, not being actually a full time teacher.

 
José Henrique Lamensdorf
José Henrique Lamensdorf  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 19:13
English to Portuguese
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In memoriam
Technically no, but... Jan 28, 2017

... I was a trainer (both technical and HRD, management) for many years.

A teacher supposedly imparts knowledge.
A trainer, of course, imparts some knowledge, but the emphasis is on developing skills - my case.

My most frequent course of all times was one on Time Management, I led it 76 times for a consulting company.

My wife is an ESL teacher. Our house rule is simple:
I don't teach; she doesn't translate


 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 23:13
Member (2009)
English to German
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Yes Jan 28, 2017

I taught English and German. And I also host webinars here on ProZ.

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 22:13
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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No Jan 28, 2017

Before I started translating professionally, I was a PR trainer for some years and a trainer’s trainer working for a consulting company. In order to prepare myself and the training material I had to read a lot of books in French, English and Spanish and to translate parts of them: these were my very first steps as a translator…

 
Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales  Identity Verified
Local time: 23:13
Member (2007)
Spanish to English
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Yes Jan 28, 2017

I was on the adjunct faculty teaching Spanish at Wayne State University for six semesters in the early 90s. Then I moved to Spain, where I taught English at a couple of after-school academies before finding a job at a private international school on the Costa del Sol, where I started out teaching Spanish to all grade levels, but eventually ended up also teaching British History to Years 7 and 8, GSCE Modern International History and GCSE Child Care and Development. I don't have a teaching degree... See more
I was on the adjunct faculty teaching Spanish at Wayne State University for six semesters in the early 90s. Then I moved to Spain, where I taught English at a couple of after-school academies before finding a job at a private international school on the Costa del Sol, where I started out teaching Spanish to all grade levels, but eventually ended up also teaching British History to Years 7 and 8, GSCE Modern International History and GCSE Child Care and Development. I don't have a teaching degree, however.

I loved the teaching part of these jobs, but the administration and paperwork were burdensome and so I really don't miss it. I'm very happy as a translator.
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Reed James
Reed James
Chile
Local time: 19:13
Member (2005)
Spanish to English
Yes Jan 28, 2017

I taught EFL to executives in-company and individuals in language institutes for 8 years here in Chile. It was good preparation for translating because students ask you how to say such-and-such in English. Also, after awhile, you learn to correct their direct translations and grammar mistakes.

 
Carmen Valentin-Rodriguez
Carmen Valentin-Rodriguez
United States
Local time: 18:13
Member (2008)
English to Spanish
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Yes Jan 28, 2017

I'm a retired Spanish teacher. I taught Spanish as a Native Language and also as a Second Language for 33 yrs. to high school students. Five of those years were back in my country, Puerto Rico, and the rest were I currently live, Boston, MA. There is no doubt that teaching is a challenging career, but the rewards of teaching are innumerable. Children are our future and helping shape their future is pretty amazing. Today, many of my former students are doctors, nurses, school administrators, poli... See more
I'm a retired Spanish teacher. I taught Spanish as a Native Language and also as a Second Language for 33 yrs. to high school students. Five of those years were back in my country, Puerto Rico, and the rest were I currently live, Boston, MA. There is no doubt that teaching is a challenging career, but the rewards of teaching are innumerable. Children are our future and helping shape their future is pretty amazing. Today, many of my former students are doctors, nurses, school administrators, police officers, etc.; but most importantly most of them have turned out to be pretty amazing people! Pretty proud to have contributed to that."Collapse


 
DZiW (X)
DZiW (X)
Ukraine
English to Russian
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Yes, a year( Jan 28, 2017

After the uni I had to work as an English teacher--5-11th grades/forms--often more than 30 students in the group/class! Some 48 hours a week for some $300 a month, whereas a simple test paper was $20-$50. You read it correctly: five-six test papers, which took about six hours, equalled to arduous teaching for a month, including out-of-school activities, events, students' homework, papers and so on.

However, except a few bright stars, it was so frustrating to motivate and educate tho
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After the uni I had to work as an English teacher--5-11th grades/forms--often more than 30 students in the group/class! Some 48 hours a week for some $300 a month, whereas a simple test paper was $20-$50. You read it correctly: five-six test papers, which took about six hours, equalled to arduous teaching for a month, including out-of-school activities, events, students' homework, papers and so on.

However, except a few bright stars, it was so frustrating to motivate and educate those, who even didn't care, that it lasted only a year, and only in my tears it lasts.

Also I worked as a tutor and even a mentor, but I wouldn't consider working at a similar school.
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Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 19:13
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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"Have Been" = perfect past tense Jan 28, 2017

Yes, I've been a teacher, both in high-schools and in English courses. Both were very poorly remunerated, with a heavy work load, and the students' yielding was never close to satisfactory. The resources made available by the shcools were always a lot less than required. (All this was in Brazil). I do not wish to be a teacher in Brazil ever again. When and if the education methods and the students' mentality changes, I might try it again, because I really enjoyed teaching, appart from the local ... See more
Yes, I've been a teacher, both in high-schools and in English courses. Both were very poorly remunerated, with a heavy work load, and the students' yielding was never close to satisfactory. The resources made available by the shcools were always a lot less than required. (All this was in Brazil). I do not wish to be a teacher in Brazil ever again. When and if the education methods and the students' mentality changes, I might try it again, because I really enjoyed teaching, appart from the local reality. But that would be in another life, five generations from now.Collapse


 
Michele Fauble
Michele Fauble  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 15:13
Member (2006)
Norwegian to English
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Language teacher Jan 28, 2017

Many years of private language teaching. I also taught English and French at a videregående skole (high school) for a couple of years in Norway.

 
Enrico Zoffoli
Enrico Zoffoli  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 23:13
Member (2013)
German to Italian
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Yes Jan 28, 2017

I taught two undergraduate courses and one graduate course while I was doing my PhD.

 
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