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nolefan · Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 1458 Location: on the run

Hey there, MC.

"if you wanna live life in your own terms, you gotta be willing to crash and burn" Cool

Anyways, do you have a bachelor degree? If yes, forget about that TESL course and just jump into it. While many people might disagree with me on this one, I'll stick to my guns and say that those certifications are completely useless for countries like Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan. Most of the folks i met that had one said the same thing.

I won't deny the fact that it could be useful in certain cases but you should be able to find most of the advice on these forums somewhere. Save the cash for a DELTA or a CELTA instead... those are courses that are respected and valuable.

Motley_Crue · Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Canada

Alright thanks everyone for your input. and nolefan, keep rocking :)haha

GambateBingBangBOOM · Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 2021 Location: Japan

Get a degree first (Linguistics is the most directly applicable, but you should go with the subject matter that interestsd you most, and that you are able to absorb fairly easily).

Then if you want to get training for ESL, then look into programmes. You can do a year long certificate in TESL at community colleges in Ontario for not much more than the certificate you mentioned would have cost you, and then the chance of being able to work in Canada is much, much higher. The pre-requesite for a college certificate in TESL is a university degree. You can also do a year-long certificate at universities in Ontario. They are a bit more expensive than a college certificate. Again, an undergraduate degree is the pre-req.