Informacin personal:

Tell us about yourself. What did you study? Can you explain briefly your work experience? Do you have any experience living abroad? Do you think you will be able to cope with the American way of life? Why? Are you single, married, with children? Do you think youll get used to the climate? Why do you want to go to the USA? Why do you think you are a good candidate for this position? What makes you more suitable than other candidates? Why are you applying for this program? Could you describe a 60/90 minute lesson? What do you think are your strong points as weaknesses as a teacher? How would you help a student with ADD (attention deficit disorder)? What do you think is your major achievement as a teacher? What do you enjoy most as a teacher? How would you describe your ability to communicate with peers and parents? Describe the job you think you will be doing in the U.S. How would you describe yourself as a teacher? How would your students describe you? How would your colleagues describe you? What do you think are the major problems of the American education system? How do you face discipline problems? Describe some strategies you think are helpful to overcome discipline problems. Have you ever had a disagreement with a colleague? How did you solve it? Describe a situation when you had a conflict with a student. How did you solve it? How do you feel about working many more hours? Describe briefly the American education system. What do you know about the State X? What do you like and what do you dislike about American culture? Do you think you can adapt to this culture? Why? How do you face the fact that you need a car in order to survive in the U.S? Would you be happy if you were assigned to a different grade that the one you expected? Would you take the job? What do you know about American culture with regard to political correctness, sexual harassment and smoking policies? Please comment on this. I assume you are aware of the racial diversity of the US. Do you have any experience dealing with people of other different ethnic backgrounds? Would you mind teaching in a school that is 90% minorities and would you mind teaching to students of different ethnic backgrounds?

Preguntas sobre tu papel como profesor:

Sobre EEUU:

Sobre la experiencia en el extranjero:

What kind of contribution do you think you could make to American students? What do you think you will learn from this experience and how do you think this experience will benefit your teaching when you come back?