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scepticalbee · Joined: 21 Jun 2013 Posts: 93

And now, please, this topic is not a war zone...
I'm really waiting for TRULY helpful people to show up and share their precious tips and experiences about the Celta.
It will really help a lot of people, including me.
So, if you don't want to help me, at least try to help other people out, please!
Thank you for your future help!

santi84 · Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 1317 Location: under da sea

Well, "you're welcome".

If you want to discuss precious tips about CELTA that's fine, but please don't make multiple false statements about how important CELTA is in the world. If you want to create a useful discussion for others, you should stop making incorrect statements. My home country is Canada, and I can assure you that a CELTA is considered a bare minimum qualification for a TESL instructor. Wth a CELTA, you might get a few split shifts at a language school supplemented by waitressing on the weekend to pay your rent. So please, don't speak for the world, because you would be giving some poor Canadian soul a false impression about the job market here.

scepticalbee · Joined: 21 Jun 2013 Posts: 93

So, once again:
I'm asking here if anybody knows anything about how the Celta works.
I'd really like to hear from the Celta graduates to learn more about the process, the differences between the on line and the on site courses, the different fees which doesn't include the living and the visa costs, etc...
Besides, I'd like to know how hard it is to get it, etc...
Thanks again for the help, if any.

scepticalbee · Joined: 21 Jun 2013 Posts: 93

I'm sorry, Santi.
I'm not speaking for the world, I'm just influenced by what I do read in worldwide job offers on line, a wider work marketplace in fact.
I'm sorry to be that widely realistic.
So, it's also a huge NO to you as well, I'm afraid... Confused

Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:39 pm Post subject:

The question has already been answered definitively: do the Celta in Moscow! It's the best! Hic!

scepticalbee · Joined: 21 Jun 2013 Posts: 93

Ok, Sasha, why not!
Seriously: is Moscow a safe place to live in?
As many people around the world, I got really bad news about the city...
There are also many EFL job offers in Georgia.
Do you know the country? How does life go in there?

Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:26 pm Post subject:

Moscow is a beautiful place - perfectly safe. Do not believe the Piggie propaganda about it.

Georgia is not Moscow, though. No matter how much it is on your mind...

scepticalbee · Joined: 21 Jun 2013 Posts: 93

Sashadroogie · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 3:59 am Post subject:

Moscow is practically a country in its own right, as any Russian will tell you.

scepticalbee · Joined: 21 Jun 2013 Posts: 93

Ok, I've learned about the special Russian' viewpoint about their city today!
Thanks for teaching me that, Sasha!

coledavis · Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1838

Can I just make a comment about this business of general personal information on the forum. Knowing things like, is the person a graduate, are they a native speaker, even approximate age, can assist contributors in providing more finely honed suggestions. E.g. the 50 year old with business experience may get somewhat different advice than the 23 year old with a degree in English language, etc.

As for Moscow: yeah, they do things differently there.

Sashadroogie · Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 6:33 am Post subject:

Cole, what you are saying is absolutely right. However, I would just amend the term 'personal' to 'background' with regards to the type of information that is helpful. Nobody needs to know real names, birth dates, bank account details etc. Nobody's business, of course. Many times have I shuddered at the rude demands made for similar personal information by some long-standing members of this forum. Urgggh.

Yet having basic background information does help give much more practical advice to newbies. The most pertinent example is being able to inform a US citizen that they have almost zero chance of legal work in Italy or Spain, on account of visa issues for non-Europeans. There are many new posters out there who simply do not seem to be aware of this minor obstacle to the fulfillment of their dream. No point in replying at length about the ins and outs of life in gay Paris if such a poster is never going to be able to work there as an EFL teacher. Legally, at any rate.

In any case, on this particular thread, I am not sure that there was a genuine inquiry in the first place. Could be wrong about that, though.

No point crying about it. Moscow does not believe in tears, after all.

coledavis · Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1838

Sashadroogie: Re information: agreed, and your example of the American situation is a good one, which comes up frequently. (I think the row was a bit of a misunderstanding of motives, although I also could be wrong.)

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

scepticalbee · Joined: 21 Jun 2013 Posts: 93

@ Nomad soul: who's the "OP" you're referring to?
@ Sasha: yes, you're wrong. And yes, people are generally aware of the countries they could visit or not depending on the visa regulations. You have exactly the same requirements when you want to go to some special place on holidays. That means that an Iranian citizen would "genuinely" know where to land and that a visa inquiry to visit the USA could be refused. Same thing for an US citizen who'd like to visit North Korea, for example. A matter of common sense, in fact...