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ebooktrial0001 · Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Posts: 156

Hi Everyone,

I was curious as to what backgrounds, certification process, etc. is needed from each country and the best strategy to get it.

1. I know in the US, each state has a certification coursework, followed by some paper and pencil exams, followed by some observed teaching.

However, it varies from state to state.

The best strategy to become a teacher in the US is to get one in a tough state (like California) and get reciprocity if needed.

2. For the UK, I believe it's nine months of coursework.

3. What about the rest of the countries, like Australia, South Africa, etc.?

Thanks

suphanburi · Joined: 20 Mar 2014 Posts: 916

Complete a B.Ed and be accepted to the provincial teacher's college (governing body for teachers, not a training facility)
or
complete a post grad certification in education at your local uni and get accepted to the provincial teacher's college.

eg:
https://www.bcteacherregulation.ca/Teacher/BecomingATeacherOverview.aspx

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Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:39 am Post subject:

What's a westernized country, as used in the thread title?

suphanburi · Joined: 20 Mar 2014 Posts: 916

Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 10:37 am Post subject:

Westernization is a cultural process, though. Not a description of geographical location. Japanese businessmen wear European suits, not traditional garb, and so are described as 'westernized'.

esl_prof · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 12:13 pm Post subject:

Clearly the OP meant western not westernized. Though, as Suphan pointed out, even that term is a bit misleading as "western" countries are not always found in the west.

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

We refer to western European countries as 'western' and degrees from their universities as 'western'. Shocked

I also don't understand certification in this context. Does the OP mean 'teaching licensure'?? His/her examples of US and UK don't seem related to ESL/EFL.

ebooktrial0001 · Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Posts: 156

Pardon me, perhaps I was misleading.

I meant, I'd seriously like to consider get certified and look for general programs. Even though I'm American, if I want to teach abroad, programs meant for those in the UK, Australia, etc. might work just as well.

However, I'd like to see a comparativ