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Sansibar · Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Magdeburg, Germany

Sorry if my reply is a little off time, but I do think the German version of the CELTA will help you while teaching in England.

I believe this because I myself know how well respected International House is in England, due to the fact that the main IH is in London and has a great reputation.

You can do the German "CELTA" in Freiburg or in Berlin.

I myself would advise Berlin, knowing how fantastic the city is!

However, Stephen is quite right when mentioning the Goethe Institute.
They have 3 different kinds of distance learning programs which are of very high quality.

Ein kleiner Tipp noch.
Mach Dir nichts aus den doofen Bemerkungen die manche hier in diesem Forum anscheinend fuer noetig halten!!! Wink

Mir macht es auch enorm viel Spass Deutsch zu unterrichten!!!

dagi · Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 425

With a German version of CELTA, do you mean the DaF-Zertifikat from the Goethe Institut?
In theory it should allow you to teach but reality is different. Be aware that you have to compete with many native speakers who can flash a M.A. from a German university.
It depends a little where you go, you might be okay in Africa or whereever but there are more qualified native German teachers in the UK than you might think.
To get more information about this you could also browse the DaF Forums, they might have a bit more to say than the TEFL crowd over here.

Just keep in mind that the scene for teaching MFL is not the same than TEFL. You need much better qualifications and experience.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

MELEE · Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:22 pm Post subject:

Modern Foriegn Language Question

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

dagi · Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 425

MFL - Modern Foreign Languages Wink

For one thing I doubt that there are many positions for teaching German in NZ. There are not that many in the US, either and in the UK you'll have a hard time finding a job if you can teach only one language.
Anyway, the question is not "who will want to hire a non-native speaker". Everyone who wants to teach MFL should be aware that competition is fierce and that there aren't many jobs.
We have a French teacher from NZ, but he's got a M.A. in Ed. topped witha Ph.D. and tons of experience.
I know of a French teacher from Eastern Europe who struggles to find a job, even with an M.A. in Ed. for teaching French.

If the poster has no intention of becoming a professional German teacher later, I'd say go for the ZoP Exam. Once you start looking for jobs it will be much more helpful to prove that you are a near-native speaker of German than some teaching certificate no-one in the business world has ever heard of.

JZer, is there a demand for German teachers in China? I looked into it about 2 years ago, but could hardly find anything. Maybe the situation has changed. In Shanghai maybe?

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh