¡Joder Tyler, muy bien este vídeo! Súper entretenido. Me ha encantado la edición y tu elección de los planos de cámara. Otro vídeo que se me ha pasado volando.
Tyler, that was an excellent professionally-made video which I enjoyed greatly. I found your channel today through following Stuart on Spain Speaks, and I am so pleased to get your different perspective of life in Spain. I am a retired British guy living in Andalucía, so my life is very relaxed compared to yours! I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing more content from a very interesting guy! Happy New Year!
@@Tyler_Teacher Welcome to your "new country"! We´re happy to receive you as a part of our (and now, your) community. Be happy here any time you desire to stay in Spain!
Buen video, veo que sabes disfrutar de las pequeñas cosas, te entendí cuando te paraste delante de la puerta, tomando el sol..Bonita vista de los tejados y de las antiguas construcciones de Plasencia, al final, esos edificios de piedra, con tejado, a escala humana tan bellos y acogedores es lo que nos gusta a todos...Tienes un trabajo gratificante.
Goodness, gracious.!! That seemed exhausting.! How on earth do you manage.? I know there are very hard and nasty jobs out, but someone has to do them. I admire you for your courage, stamina, and great sacrifice. Take care, my friend.
Hey, great video, really useful. I have a few questions: How come you could do physical education class when it's English teaching? I'm confused. I feel like I want to be a teacher but I don't feel like I could stand constantly just doing English I need variety and I didn't realise that you can have such a varied day with the teach English there!
Thanks for reaching out! Teaching English is a very broad profession that varies greatly depending on the age, level of proficiency, and interests of your students. Other variables that will influence your experience as a teacher include if you choose to find work through participation in a government program (ie auxiliares in spain, or EPIK in Korea), a private language academy, or if you prefer to offer your services as a freelancer with private or group lessons. In the auxilares (Spanish government) program, you have very little say in what subjects you will and won't teach, but in my experience, it's common for most teachers to teach at least a couple of different subjects rather than just pure English as a second language.
Sigo más canales de Norteamericanos que residen en España y la cosa en común es que a pesar del gran defecto de vosotros(en geografía suspendeis) desconoceis donde se sitúa España🇪🇦una vez pisais suelo español y probáis su gastronomía, su cultura sus gentes su paisaje y lo más importante su manera de entender la vida, os enamorais de tal forma que siempre nos vais a echar de menos. Un cordial saludo
I lived in Spain for 6 months in 2021. Never going to visit again in this life. For those planning to emigrate there, remember: Franco has never died. He lives in every Spaniard’s heart and mind.
Que pena. sounds like you had an unfortunate experience in Spain. As a lover of the country and its culture, I can't say I agree with you, but I can certainly relate to what it's like to struggle in a foreign country. Maybe Spain wasn't for you, or more accurately, perhaps whatever region you were in wasn't for you. It's important to consider that the Spain of Galicia can be very different to that of Andalucia or Extremadura.
Hey there! I am no longer teaching in Spain. The auxiliares de conversacion (ministry) program does indeed require a four year degree. However, I believe there are some exceptions for students who wish to take a year off from their studies.
I was surprised by two things: that the government would pay for foreign teachers to teach in a private school; and that the school still uses the old fashioned blackboards, which I haven't seen in twenty years. I am surprised that a Catholic school, which can't be free to attend, needs government assistance and is so cheap it can't afford a white board with pens. In your capacity as an assistant do you just step in once in a while to provide native speaker input or do you actually teach an entire class period? What about the level of the students? Do they have good levels of oral competency? In the EF Proficiency Index Spain ranks quite low, in 33rd place, while Portugal, where I have taught for almost thirty years, ranks in 7th place, just above Sweden. "The EF EPI 2021 edition was calculated using test data from 2 million test takers in 2020. The test takers were self-selected. 112 countries and territories appear in this edition of the index. In order to be included, a country was required to have at least 400 test takers." Bringing in foreign language assistants to give oral input to students who might never get it is an attempt to remedy the situation. It is a beginning but students have to want to speak English, to listen to it, to watch it on Internet, and to read it. In that sense Portugal is doing a much better job.
Lots to unpack here Ray. Thankd for such a comprehensive message! You make a good point about the question of funding. I'm not sure how the distribution breaks down. As for the school facilities, every class has a modern smart board as well as a chalk one. My role varies greatly between classes.
@@Tyler_Teacher The Spanish goverment funds privite schools per student. It makes sense since their parents pay taxes also. The parents pay the diference to the private school if any.
First of, It is not a private school, it is a private-owned state-founded school. It is an old figure that it only exists in Spain. Teachers are paid by the state and tuition is free. Secondly, Portugal is not doing anything better than Spain. It's just a matter of not dubbing TV series from the original language (mostly English). Most Portugese speakers are fluent in Spanish as well because of the possibility of watching Spanish TV programs. Thirdly, Spanish education system is divided in 17 different systems. In Madrid the bilingual school system provides B2 level to most 16 year old students. Besides, Spanish is a global language, you can't expect the same level of fluency of a Spanish speaker, who can speak with billions of people in their native language, or a Finnish, who sadly can just converse with 5 million speakers tops in the whole world.
