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[existenchill]

Hi guys!

I'm looking for information about TEFL / TESOL certificate courses in Vietnam (preferably Hanoi)

I was going to do a course here, but I won't have enough time-



Thanks in advance


(Trying to find something that's not going to break the bank as well, but ANY leads are welcome. No online stuff- Thanks!)

[esl_prof]

Your best bet is CELTA, which is offered at four different centers in Vietnam, two in Hanoi and two in Ho Chi Minh City.

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/find-a-centre/find-a-teaching-centre/

[VietCanada]

CELTA is for teaching adults. The vast majority of jobs here are teaching children. This is because the government mandated that foreign teachers teach in all public schools. This happened about 4 or five years ago. That is where all the new jobs come from. Especially for newbies. I am considering reporting the post to Dave's ES Cafe moderators but I am unsure that they have a category for blatantly giving false information to newbies to this board.

Just check the government sites and it's clear that having a bachelor's degree and any teaching certificate, including a $200 online TEFL is all that's required to work legally in this country.

There are hundreds maybe thousands of private schools in Vietnam. About three of them sell CELTA certs They are big chains but neither they nor anyone else will hire you on the basis of having a CELTA. It's virtually useless here for a newbie and very expensive. Around $5000 at least in this country considering flight and accommodation and living expenses.

Only one company in Vietnam is legallly registered to teach the Cambridge Program- EMG. The owner is a nutjob and is why most teachers quit after a month or so. The teachers do not require a CELTA to work there. They only teach children in public schools.

EMG teachers teach English, Math and Science. In what reality does a CELTA prepare one to teach Math or Science or English to public school students?

I would highly recommend this school by the way if one has the tools to ignore the owner. The rest of the staff and the DOSs are first class.

[esl_prof]

[VietCanada]

[ExpatLuke]

So you suggest an online course when he specifically stated he didn't want one? I don't know what you have against the CELTA. Based on most of your posts on here you're either very upset at the CELTA course or the CELTA examiners. Sounds like you tried the course and either failed or were told the teaching you've been doing for years was wrong.

Anyone in the ESL field will tell you that you should get the CELTA or Trinity TESOL certificate if you want to teach English. It doesn't matter if the CELTA course is designed to teach adults or kids. Every language center in the world recognizes the CELTA as the best TESOL certification there is. Online certs are worth about as much as the paper they're printed on. Sure you can land a $15 per hour job at some run-down mill that asks to work illegally. If you want that, go ahead.

If you want the jobs that pay $25 per hour, provide health insurance, sponsor work permits and residents cards, and whatever other benefits, then you'll either take the CELTA or get your degree in teaching.

[esl_prof]