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[txmsk]

Thanks VS!

Yes I have noticed that about MA programs in the US, and even the UK. They all have slight tweaks or twists to their own programs.

Some seem far more in depth, others seem to only scratch the surface. Some offer a practical component, others don't.

Right now, as I've mentioned elsewhere on this site, I'm looking into the SIT Graduate Institute in Vermont.

I spent several summers at Middlebury, I guess I just can't get enough of Vermont.

Mostly adjunct positions in the US? That's terrible. I wonder what prospects in Canada are like. Then again, they seem to have their own take on TESOL certifications, even having a national Canadian certification process. Of course you have to pay high fees just to be certified, especially if you are not from Canada.

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I have to say that from what I have heard and read about the SIT program lately, I am not impressed... at all. It seems to be stuck in its hippie/peace corp history and methodology (which the fact that only they stress it suggests they may be stuck in a time warp). Not really what you would want if your interest in moving into university level academic English.

You will find that working in ESL in any English speaking country is a field where about 5% of the teachers at university level get a contract with benefits and the other 95% are slave adjuncts. This is true in the US/UK/CA/OZ/NZ. (which is why you find so many of us overseas where the decent jobs are) In the US and probably the others, the only acceptable jobs in ESL are in K-12. Then you need a first degree in education and state certification. ESL is just an added credential.

VS

[Never Ceased To Be Amazed]

It's interesting that you should have that take of S.I.T., VS. I have worked with some rather good teachers that graduated from there. I've never inquired as to what they were always assuming it was the same thing that I was taught...communicative English. Interesting...

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