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melaine · Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Florida

Hello, everyone,

I was wondering if someone could advise me on the qualifications needed for teaching English in Morocco. Is a bachelor�s degree sufficient or should I pursue some sort of certification?

Any advice will sincerely be appreciated.

Thanks,

melaine

Brooks · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1369 Location: Sagamihara

it would help to get certified/experience, etc.
As would knowing French and/or Arabic.

melaine · Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Florida

Brooks, thank you for your response. I speak enough French to get around but I couldn't leave home with my Daarija (Moroccan Arabic). Laughing

Can anyone recommend a reputable certification? I have looked online and many seem a bit shady - like buying a degree without working attending a class. Question

medina · Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 64 Location: Morocco

A BA is minimum to get a work permit. Some schools are looking for TEFL certification as well. From people who've done them: the CELTA is still a good option and the one offered out of Prague---can't remember the exact name right now, but they advertise on this site.

steady · Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 72 Location: Morocco

Reputable language schools in Morocco require a CELTA or equivalent: this could be Trinity TESOL or Via Lingua TEFL. I have yet to come across an accredited on-line certification.

Africaexpert · Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 109

Celta is not required.

Hod · Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 1613 Location: Home

Which schools require less than CELTA, and do they supply peanuts?

Africaexpert · Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 109

The largest employer of English teachers in Morocco, the ALCs.

Hod · Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 1613 Location: Home

Africaexpert · Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 109

No clod, they require a college diploma and native speaking ability.

Brooks · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1369 Location: Sagamihara

I am sure they would like people with teaching experience, but considering what they pay, they can`t be too picky in who they hire.

Hod · Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 1613 Location: Home

Any numpty ending up in a school that doesn�t even ask for a 4-week qualification deserves all the crap conditions they�ll get.

Saying that, Africaexpert, you seem to have a warehouse full of axes to grind against this ALC place.

Why?

Africaexpert · Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 109

Not at all - strange that you , who seem to have considerable axes to grind against the country of Morocco, would even imply such a thing.

Hod · Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 1613 Location: Home

My Morocco axes are worn out. The country�s a dump/didn�t suit me. I left.

How could I imply what you said above?

taamarbuuta · Joined: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 2

I think it's ridiculous to imply that a four-week TEFL course prepares anyone for teaching English. The CELTA is of course a different story, but there are many excellent English teachers working at the ALCs in Morocco who have some experience but no TEFL cert.

I teach at an ALC, and my only experience is working as a teaching assistant for a year in university, with college students who had passed the TOEFL but had virtually no speaking practice (a common phenomenon for Asian students in particular).

Don't knock the ALCs - I agree that the pay is on the low side, but what do you expect? Why would you come to Morocco to be wealthy? I get paid well enough to have a better lifestyle than I did in the US, and still save some for travel.