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BryPheal
Joined: 01 Mar 2015 Posts: 4 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 4:25 am Post subject: CELTA or Equivalent meaning..... |
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Hi everyone!
I am from Australia. I completed my bachelors here in a University. After I completed my bachelors I decided to go down the path of English teaching. I had the choice between continuing on at my University and doing a TESOL Cert IV, or leaving and doing the CELTA at IH. As both courses cost exactly the same amount and the amount of face to face and practicum hours were the same (120 hrs with 6 hrs practicum) I decided to stay with my University. Since then I have been working at an institute in Sydney (4 years full time with 2 years as a head teacher). I love my job and decided to return to my University to do a Masters in Applied Linguistics. Now, due to some family circumstances I will be moving to Europe at the end of this year (specifically Portugal or Spain). So, my question is, in your opinion, do you believe my credentials will be dismissed by credible institutions (such as the British Council) because I do not have a CELTA?
Any advice would be welcome as this is the first time in my career I have been engulfed with anxiety!
Thank you!
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:21 am Post subject: |
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Presumably you have some right via family to work legally in the EU. As bograt noted in the Europe forum, the name on your cert won't be a make-or-break issue. But it will help prospective employers if you clearly highlight the equivalence very early on your CV.
The thing about CELTA is that everyone knows what it is - don't make them do any research to find out that yours was Y number of face-to-face hours and had X number of supervised teaching hours. (because they won't do the research!) |
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BryPheal
Joined: 01 Mar 2015 Posts: 4 Location: Australia
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 2:02 am Post subject: |
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spiral78 wrote: |
Presumably you have some right via family to work legally in the EU. As bograt noted in the Europe forum, the name on your cert won't be a make-or-break issue. But it will help prospective employers if you clearly highlight the equivalence very early on your CV.
The thing about CELTA is that everyone knows what it is - don't make them do any research to find out that yours was Y number of face-to-face hours and had X number of supervised teaching hours. (because they won't do the research!) |
Thanks for the reply! Yes, I have an EU Passport. I will try to make it as clear as possible. I'm probably overreacting, it's just after 4 years of security it's going to be a bit of a jump into the unknown. |
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