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Weona
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 Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 6:10 pm Post subject: TEFL TESOL TESL CELTA?! DIFFERENCES? |
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What is the difference between all of these certificates (CELTA, TESL, TESOL, TEFL, etc)? I am very confused and overwhelmed!
Also, do some carry weight over others? For instance, are you more likely to land a job through one certificate over the other?
Thanks for the help..... ! |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:37 am Post subject: Re: TEFL TESOL TESL CELTA?! DIFFERENCES? |
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CELTA works great in EU.......
TEFL is good enough for Asia...... |
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ls650
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:02 am Post subject: Re: TEFL TESOL TESL CELTA?! DIFFERENCES? |
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| Weona wrote: |
What is the difference between all of these certificates (CELTA, TESL, TESOL, TEFL, etc)? I am very confused and overwhelmed!
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TESL = teaching english as a second language. This generally means the student is a foreigner in a country that is primarily English-speaking.
TEFL = teaching english as a foreign language. This generally means the student is a local in a country that is primarily NOT English-speaking.
TESOL = teaching english to speakers of other languages. This is a catch-all for both of the above.
CELTA is a specific type of TEFL certification. Both CELTA and Trinity are 4-weeks of intensive training and are the 'yardsticks' by which other TEFL courses are measured.
CELTA and Trinity carry more weight in western Europe, and are strongly preferred over a 'generic' 4-week TEFL certificate. Most schools in other regions of the world will accept any 4-week as adequate training for a beginning teacher. |
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Weona
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:16 am Post subject: Re: TEFL TESOL TESL CELTA?! DIFFERENCES? |
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| ls650 wrote: |
CELTA and Trinity carry more weight in western Europe, and are strongly preferred over a 'generic' 4-week TEFL certificate. Most schools in other regions of the world will accept any 4-week as adequate training for a beginning teacher. |
That's great... thank you, ls650! One other question... I'm primarily interested in teaching in Latin America. Which one do you think is preferred overall? (If any?) |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:38 am Post subject: Re: TEFL TESOL TESL CELTA?! DIFFERENCES? |
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| ls650 wrote: |
That's great... thank you, ls650! One other question... I'm primarily interested in teaching in Latin America. Which one do you think is preferred overall? (If any?) |
Are you wealthy? If not go for TEFL |
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Weona
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:06 am Post subject: Re: TEFL TESOL TESL CELTA?! DIFFERENCES? |
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| About The Author wrote: |
| Are you wealthy? If not go for TEFL |
Mmm... what does being wealthy have to do anything? It's possible to make a living wage down there, ya know. |
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ls650
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He means that if you have the money for the name brand TEFL, take CELTA.
However, CELTA is expensive (say $2000+ US) so if you're poor, take a generic 4-week TEFL. I did and it was about $800 US.
Most - but not all- schools in Asia and Latin America do not care if it is a generic or a name brand TEFL certificate. |
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shmooj
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Weona, welcome... how about perusing some job ads for places you are interested in ending up in and seeing what they ask for? There is no point in following advice you find here if it contradicts employers requirements where you want to end up.
The right qualification for you is also heavily dependent on how long you want to be in this field and whether you are interested in moving up the ladder in it so to speak. |
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| shmooj wrote: |
| .... in moving up the ladder in it so to speak. |
My parrot climbs the ladder and he has no degree... |
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Weona
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| shmooj wrote: |
| ... how about perusing some job ads for places you are interested in ending up in and seeing what they ask for? |
shmooj, I've been told that you won't really know what the field is like until you go to the country of choice. Is that true? I've looked online a bit and some teaching positions that have been advertised require TEFL certificates, a BA or BS, and a few years experience (!) (I have none at the moment!)... but the majority of them were employers from Great Britian or even the U.S. that own a school or two down there. |
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