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Gosta
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Dear all,
I'd like to do an MA TESOL next year, but am a little confused by the sheer quantity of courses available. Could anybody recommend a course? I'd be willing to study in any English-speaking country.
Many thanks,
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spiral78
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Birmingham, Leicester, and Surrey are all highly regarded. |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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| SIT and MIIS in the US are good too. |
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Gosta
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:33 am Post subject: |
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| many thanks for your help, that will narrow down my search a little! SIT looks particularly impressive. it is a well-regarded school? |
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SahanRiddhi
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd probably go with one of the American programs. Throughout the world, people know that if it was done in the USA, it is reputable because of the country's "name brand" value. |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I can vouch that the UK's programmes are similarly recognised worldwide. |
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SahanRiddhi
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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| spiral78 wrote: |
| I can vouch that the UK's programmes are similarly recognised worldwide. |
Right, they should be adequate. I just mean that to be on the safe side, I would go with one of USA programs. |
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spiral78
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I think that, if you did some research, you would find that UK programmes are respected worldwide as highly, and in many cases more highly, than US ones.
True for Europe, for certain, and I've got quite a few friends in the Middle East whose UK MA degrees were specifically sought-out by good schools. University of Birmingham, England, has an extensive network of MA students and alumni throughout Asia - the degree is sought-after.
They're not just 'adequate.' They're desired and in some cases preferred. |
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tttompatz
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:42 am Post subject: |
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| SahanRiddhi wrote: |
| I'd probably go with one of the American programs. Throughout the world, people know that if it was done in the USA, it is reputable because of the country's "name brand" value. |
Actually, in my experience, this is NOT the case.
The US programs are NOT as well thought of abroad and often, especially in the case of something like an MATESOL, if you acquired it from a US university, you will have to prove that it was NOT from a "degree mill" since the large majority of them (on-line degree mills) are from the States.
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:35 am Post subject: |
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| tttompatz wrote: |
| The US programs are NOT as well thought of abroad and often, especially in the case of something like an MATESOL, if you acquired it from a US university, you will have to prove that it was NOT from a "degree mill" since the large majority of them (on-line degree mills) are from the States. |
SOme more are popping up in Australia as well. As long as it IS legit, it should be ok. |
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SahanRiddhi
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