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CONFERENCES\/EVENTS:<\/b><\/p>\n
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UPCOMING:<\/b><\/p>\n
List of Upcoming Translation Studies Conferences: English UK English Language Teaching Conference, 21-22 April:<\/b> NAFSA 2021 Annual Conference and Expo<\/b> IATEFL (the International Association for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) 19-21 June):<\/b> IATEFL Special Interest Groups (SIGs: Interest Section equivalents) are holding their pre-conference events:<\/b> IATEFL associated (affiliates equivalent) on their website too:<\/b> Including the NATESOL (North West England) association conference, 15 May:<\/b> TESOL Spain. Their conference has just passed: <\/b>http:\/\/www.tesol-spain.org\/en\/pages\/1\/convention-2021.html<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ONGOING<\/b> WESTMINSTER\u2019S EMPLOYABILITY RESOURCES:<\/b><\/p>\n University of Westminster-Ask a Mentor<\/b><\/a>: <\/b>allows you to have a \u2018one-off\u2019 conversation with a professional to provide career advice<\/span><\/p>\n University of Westminster Mentorship Scheme:<\/b> 6 month program during each semester that matches accepted students with UoW alumni. Must complete a minimum number of sessions, log-entries, and session questionnaires. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NOTE:<\/b> Career Mentoring Scheme-next application September 2021<\/span><\/p>\n Careers and Employability Service Blog<\/span><\/a> \u2013 helping students stay up-to-date with the latest information on the events taking place, as well as sharing useful employability information from both students and employers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n EngagePlus<\/span><\/a> \u2013 featuring tutorials on application and CVs, mock interviews, aptitude tests and so much more!<\/span><\/p>\n LAS Placement Seekers Guide<\/span><\/a> – <\/span>a guide for LAS students looking for a work placement.<\/span><\/p>\n Westminster Employability Award<\/span><\/a> – an employability achievement award supporting your career and personal development by formally recognising the extra-curricular activities you complete during your time at the University of Westminster.<\/span><\/p>\n Explore Teaching Scheme<\/span><\/a>: <\/span> Applications available:<\/b> 6<\/b>th<\/b> April <\/b>and close on the <\/span>24<\/b>th<\/b> May<\/b><\/p>\n Contact: <\/b>exploreteaching@westminster.ac.uk<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EMPLOYMENT\/CREDENTIALS<\/b><\/p>\n Target Jobs – Teaching<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Explore Teaching FAQ<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Getting Into Teaching with St Mary\u2019s University<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TeachFirst \u2013 Introduction to Teaching<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Get Into Teaching<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Role: <\/b>Volunteer Online Tutor<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Organisation: Exam Star<\/b><\/p>\n Role: <\/b>Online Maths or English Tutor<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Organisation: Action Tutoring<\/b><\/p>\n Role: <\/b>Volunteer Tutor<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Organisation: The Tutorfair Foundation<\/b><\/p>\n Role: <\/b>Mentoring Tutor<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe Traineeship:<\/b><\/a>The ECML offers traineeships, lasting in general 6 months, twice a year. According to their field of interest applicants can choose the main area in which they would like to be involved<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CONFERENCES\/EVENTS: UPCOMING: List of Upcoming Translation Studies Conferences: https:\/\/est-translationstudies.org\/resources\/list-of-conferences\/ English UK English Language Teaching Conference, 21-22 April: https:\/\/www.englishuk.com\/elt-conference NAFSA 2021 Annual Conference and Expo https:\/\/www.nafsa.org\/conferences\/nafsa-2021 June 1-4 IATEFL (the International Association for Teachers of English as a Foreign…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-315","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/linguistics-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/linguistics-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/linguistics-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/linguistics-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/linguistics-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/linguistics-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/linguistics-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/b>https:\/\/est-translationstudies.org\/resources\/list-of-conferences\/<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>https:\/\/www.englishuk.com\/elt-conference<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>https:\/\/www.nafsa.org\/conferences\/nafsa-2021<\/b>
\n<\/b><\/a>June 1-4<\/b><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>https:\/\/www.iatefl.org\/conference\/home<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>https:\/\/www.iatefl.org\/events<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>https:\/\/www.iatefl.org\/iatefl-associates-events<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>NATESOL Annual Conference 2021<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>ELTon Innovation Awards<\/b><\/a>: <\/b>the awards recognise the organisations, teams and individuals whose original approaches are helping to shape the future of English language teaching and learning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>For 15 days, you support a teacher in a school or college while exploring a future career in teaching.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\n<\/span>Intercultural trainer<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a>ESL\/ELL Instructor vs EFL instructor<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a>Translator vs. Localization Specialist (Marketing)<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a>What can I do with a Modern Languages degree?<\/span><\/a> – This website highlights the demand for postgraduates who possess diplomas that showcase their language skills as well as how they could make the most of career opportunities. <\/span>
\n<\/span>Prospects \u2013 <\/span>Teaching training and education<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>English as a foreign language teacher<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>What can I do with a linguistics degree<\/span><\/a>?<\/span>
\n<\/span>Target Jobs – <\/span>TEFL\/TESL Teacher<\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/a>2. Job posting sites\/institutions related to these fields<\/b>
\n<\/span>BALeap<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> the global forum for EAP (English for Academic Purposes) Professional<\/span>
\n<\/span>Oxford English Schools<\/b><\/a>:Private ESL school with several locations in U.K., U.S. and Canada<\/span>
\n<\/span>The UniJobs<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/a>Jobs.AC.UK<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/a>Reed.co.uk<\/b><\/a>: Reed posts various different jobs. You just have to type what kind job you’re looking for in the search bar to begin. One of the good things about Reed is that it posts recent jobs. This means that you don\u2019t have to worry about whether or not the post is old. Tip: uploading your CV onto the website will ensure you get quicker responses from a potential employer. <\/span>
\n<\/span>UK.Indeed.com<\/b><\/a>: Same as Reed. <\/span>
\n<\/span>Adzuna.co.uk<\/b><\/a>: <\/b>Same as Indeed and Reed but less well known. Could be advantageous as it would mean less competition. <\/span>
\n<\/span>NAFSA Job: Jobs related to teaching, international student advising, admissions, <\/span>
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\n<\/span>3. How to teach\/get work in the U.K. (especially as an international student)<\/b>
\n<\/b>QTS (Qualified Teacher Status):<\/b><\/a> how to get your credentials as a teacher recognized in the U.K. (Required only if you want to get into teaching at primary and secondary school levels)<\/span>
\n<\/span>QTLS(Qualified Teacher Learning Skills)<\/b><\/a>: Website is by SET (Society for Education and Training). They train teachers who want to progress their career in further education, vocational teaching and training. Recently it\u2019s been declared that teachers who possess QTLS can also teach in primary and secondary schools as well. <\/span>
\n<\/span>It should be noted that both cannot be attained. You would have to pick one. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Licensed Sponsors:<\/b><\/a> this is a link of all of the employers in the U.K. who are qualified to offer Tier 2 work visa sponsorship to international employees. *Note: You can skip to the letter \u2018U\u2019 to see which universities offer sponsorship for adjunct professors<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/span>NETWORKING<\/b><\/p>\n\n
\n<\/span>Sietar U.K<\/b><\/a>.for intercultural training events, membership<\/span>
\n<\/span>TESOL:<\/b><\/a> provides members with an active forum that posts questions, links to job opportunities and calls for proposals\/articles<\/span>
\n<\/span>British Council:<\/b><\/a> teaching resources, current projects, training opportunities<\/span>
\n<\/span>LinkedIn Corporation<\/b><\/a>: A professional networking service which connects employers to potential employees and it gives job hunters the opportunity to post their CV\u2019s. <\/span>
\n<\/span>NAFSA<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> Association of International Educators is the world’s largest and most diverse nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange<\/span>
\n<\/span>European Society for Translation Studies<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> Founded in Vienna in 1992, the Society now has members in more than 46 countries. It functions as a <\/span>network for research<\/b>, a <\/span>forum for exchange<\/b>, and a <\/span>center for research resources<\/b>.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Modern Language Association<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> the Association of Departments of English (ADE) and the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL) advocate for departments of English and departments of languages other than English, respectively. Together, they represent nearly fifteen hundred departments, writing programs, and humanities divisions in two- and four-year colleges and universities across the United States and Canada.<\/span>
\n<\/span>The European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council for Europe: <\/b><\/a>The ECML’s Strategic Objectives are to help its member states implement effective language teaching policies<\/span>
\n<\/span>U.K. Arts and Humanities Council<\/b><\/a>: <\/b>Postgraduate\/research funding for research in the areas of language-based area studies and cross-council initiatives <\/span>
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\n<\/span>6. (External) Mentoring opportunities<\/b>
\n<\/span>Sietar U.K. Boost Program<\/b>:<\/span><\/a> provides free mentoring (for members) with seasoned intercultural trainers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n