Originally Posted by
David House
My wife trained as an English teacher in the Phil but was unable to use it here. She enroled initially in the open university but found the course far too hard for her. The problem is that although she has an extensive vocabulary she tends still to use American English in her construction and spelling and that is not acceptable in a clerical job here which involves a lot of writing. Her "accent" is still quite pronounced so her ability on the telephone is questionable. She gets frustrated because she is not always immediately understood. She took a BTEC in childcare and now works in our business as a nursery nurse, which enables her to use her teacher training effectively.
