I hear a lot of EFL teachers referred to as "dead enders," and I can understand why if you're 50 years old, working for a pittance at some fly-by-night language school in an impoverished city, and going nowhere, but why do many end up like this?
I think you can make a life of it if you have an undergraduate degree, then an advanced degree in linguistics, English literature, education, or something related to this field. Teachers with a master's degree can get jobs in international schools that pay quite well; teachers with a doctorate have a wide range of universities to choose from.
Any other ideas on how to upgrade the image of this profession and show others how it can be a viable path to a better life than what we've been force fed for so many years, i.e., that being married and living in the suburbs and spending eight hours a day in a cubicle is a good way of life?
I think you can make a life of it if you have an undergraduate degree, then an advanced degree in linguistics, English literature, education, or something related to this field. Teachers with a master's degree can get jobs in international schools that pay quite well; teachers with a doctorate have a wide range of universities to choose from.
Any other ideas on how to upgrade the image of this profession and show others how it can be a viable path to a better life than what we've been force fed for so many years, i.e., that being married and living in the suburbs and spending eight hours a day in a cubicle is a good way of life?