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christyannemelendez
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 Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:03 pm Post subject: Has anyone taken the EBC TEFL course? |
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Hi everyone,
I feel like I have been to the ends of the Earth (or the ends of the web) searching for TEFL courses. I just spoke with someone at the EBC in Madrid and she made me feel like the course was a great option. Has anyone taken the course? If so, would you recommend the course?
Any feedback anyone has would be extremely helpful!
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mozzar
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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I took the course last year and was very happy with it and would certainly reccommend it on quality alone. You have eight full one hour classes with students of two different levels, plus one longer one on one piece.
The only problem that I would have the British Council doesn't like the certificate so much. Trying to get a summer job this year in the UK with a summer camp affiliated with the British Council was a difficulty (they only accepted as I've already started an MA). It would be easier to get a CELTA or Trinity just because these are the only real name brands the British Council stubbornly accept.
It is a good course though. |
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christyannemelendez
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you for the information! Did the EBC offer you an job assistance? What is this issue with the british council? I thought they were supposed to be squared away with that? Do you think the CELTA is more valuable everywhere or only if you are going to teach in the UK? Do you know of any good CELTA courses? |
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spiral78
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Did the EBC offer you an job assistance?
Apologies for being pedantic, but I am an English language teacher....
'Job finding assistance' is limited to hooking trainees up with (reputable) schools with whom the course provider has some contacts. This is really useful, but it won't overcome the lack of the right passport.
Mozzar's British, lucky him/her. MUCH easier life in Europe!! |
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mozzar
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| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:53 am Post subject: |
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| christyannemelendez wrote: |
| Thank you for the information! Did the EBC offer you an job assistance? What is this issue with the british council? I thought they were supposed to be squared away with that? Do you think the CELTA is more valuable everywhere or only if you are going to teach in the UK? Do you know of any good CELTA courses? |
The job assistance was as much as could be asked - sent my CV out to lots of companies, gave an hour seminar on the right answers to questions and how to set up a bank account.
The issue with the British Council is that every TEFL course needs accreditation. It's not clear whether this course has accreditation within their guidelines or not. Whilst it can be easy to confuse schools who hire 'according to Britich Council guidelines' with lots of quotes and webpages, when it comes to dealing with the British Council itself, they are much more reluctant and will often ignore/say no to the certificate because they're c****.
While I personally hate the idea of the name brand being better than a normal TEFl (as often it is just a case of money for the franchise), it will probably open more doors for you in the short term - you'll need a DELTA or MA in the longterm.
If you're doing the course to teach in Madrid many academies will accept your certificate and training as long as you explain what it consisted of. It gives you the skills to be a teacher but when applying to any British Council related gig they'll possibly ask for the CELTA or Trinity. But you can avoid these places if need be. To me, it was a good course, good teachers and I feel it prepared me as well as any course could. It is still only entry level though so be prepared to save and invest in a proper course if you want to do this for a long time.
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Mozzar's British, lucky him/her. MUCH easier life in Europe!! |
I'm a him. Yeah, it's much easier. I was also luck in that a girl happened to leave my company for personal reasons the day before I sent my CV to them.  |
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