Job Discussion Forums

Sage · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 144 Location: Iwate no inaka!

Can anyone give me a link to a school where I can get an accredited TEFL certificate in the Kansai area? I live in Kyoto so that would be best but Osaka might be okay as well. I'd prefer to get the real thing over an online one so any direction you can give me will be most appreciated.

Thanks,
Sage

EDIT: I searched for the information I'm asking for but came up with nothing.

bearcat · Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 367

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

Sage · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 144 Location: Iwate no inaka!

The job I'm thinking of applying for askes if you have a TESOL or TEFL but dosen't require it. It also makes no mention of an online one being a bad thing. However, it seems that an onsite one is better in the long run than an online one so I'd perfer to do an onsite one if possible.

I also understand about accredation but there are places that are better to go to for onsite training and places that aren't worth the money. And I don't want a PHD or a second BA - I just want the certificate. Finally, I live in Kyoto so Tokyo is out and Kobe would be a pain to get to. Is there nothing in Osaka or Kyoto, then?

Thanks again for the help,
Sage

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

Sage · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 144 Location: Iwate no inaka!

Thanks, Paul.

Online is my last option but again I think the company I want to work for dosen't care if it's online or not as their application has a "Do you have TEFL (Yes / No)" button and makes no mention of online vs onsite.

I'll freely admit being abe to do it online would be about a million times easier but most people on the other boards think they are death at best. Wink

Anyway, I look foward to anything you can come up with.

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

osakajojo · Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 229

http://www.nvo.com/language_resrcs/maptolr/

Celta in Kobe. I's probably more expensive than anywhere else in the world.

Looks like it is about 300,000 yen and done over 4 months-mostly Saturdays and some Sundays. They say they are the only certified Cambridge center in Japan.

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

English teachers in Japan.

http://www.eltnews.com/ETJ/

PS I havent done the CELTA in Kobe I have heard people say it is the hardest thing they have ever done in their lives, its recommended you clear everything else out of your life while not working and there are a few all-nighters that you might have to do to complete the course as well.

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

Here is the Language Resources CELTA website.

http://www.nvo.com/language_resrcs/cambridgersacelta/

Sage · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 144 Location: Iwate no inaka!

Thanks all.

I really just want TEFL, not CLETA. I don't want to spend $3000 and I can't go on Saturdays.

It looks like I'll have to get it online, then. I'm move forums now for asking which online program is worth it.

~Sage

rai · Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 119 Location: Osaka

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

(From the SIT course in Kyoto)

Selma Herzberg who had been teaching English for three years when she took the course said, "I do not know how I was even teaching without knowing everything I learned in this course. It was a very organized and efficient way to learn. The teachers were very sensitive to the needs of the participants and the classes were full of good humor and interaction. Not only was the content so rich, but also the teaching experience and group work provided us with real growth and left us with plenty of things to think about. This was the first time I�d heard of the experiential learning cycle and reflective teaching and I think education, in general, would be much richer if these ideas were used in every school."

Heather Shaughnessy, who had no experience teaching English when she took the course said this, "Following the course I got a job working for a private language institute in Boston, Massachusetts called ASPECT. I taught grammar, oral communications, writing and a listening-speaking-pronunciation course. I worked with people from all over the world. Thanks to the course, I felt well-prepared and most important, confident enough to manage a multi-level, multi-age, multi-cultural classroom. I am now working in the public school system down in Cape Cod. I work with the immigrant population. It has been the most incredible work experience I�ve ever had. A truly amazing experience made possible due to the TESOL Certificate program. I am truly grateful to have been a part of a program that has opened me up to two such incredible opportunities. Thank you very much."

Hadi Heneveld, who is currently teaching with his certficate in Thailand says the course was thorough and well-designed. He was amazed at how much he learned in such a short time.

Phayvanh Luekhamhan said "I had no idea when I signed up that the practice teaching sessions would be such an important part of the course. Not only was it tons of fun but also I was amazed to see my progression from an unsure instructor, not really understanding what I was doing, to someone who really feels comfortable teaching a language in a classroom."

Doug says " I�ve worked with governors, senators, rock stars and environmentalists of the highest intellectual and spiritual characters and certainly the TESOL Certificate (and my classmates) were easily as great and in some cases a greater pleasure to work with. I missed them before I got even halfway home."

Jan Church says, "The commitment, dedication and professionalism of the trainers was superb. I was dazzled by my observations of their lessons and learned so many things from their manner, presence, and gentle firmness that I want to carry into my own teaching."

Carolyn Sadeh, "The course was a taste of a wonderfully rich and rewarding profession. It was thought-provoking, mind-expanding and totally great. The trainers were exuberant and energetic and totally complemented one another�s gifts and strengths."

Martha Brauyn says, "I came away from the course with a confidence that I too will be a good teacher because you, the SIT Trainers, didn�t just tell me how, you showed me how. Instead of dreading critique, their gentle mamner made me WANT feedback rather than avoid it. "

rai · Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 119 Location: Osaka

Thanks for the info. I don't doubt the usefulness of the CELTA certification. I took a stab at the Master's TESOL course at Temple in Osaka, but looking down the barrel of two years of evening classes while working full-time led me to the conclusion that I'd better just go home sometime to get my Master's. Absolutely everything I learned at Temple was helpful, though, and it gave me some useful contacts in the TOEFL community. Got some useful info at JALT conference workshops, too.

Yeah, I'm up for the CELTA course. So, did you do your Master's at Temple? Or was it in another subject?