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Dee W · Joined: 15 Sep 2013 Posts: 1

Hello all,

I have been following discussions in this forum for about 6 months now, and this is my first post. After reading many threads I have decided to try and get a job in Indonesia after I have qualified.... feeling drawn to Jakarta.

I am in my final year of an English degree back in the UK. My question is what to study after... which is considered more of an advantage in the English Language teaching field? Msc Tesol or Pgdip Tesol?? Edinburgh University offer both and the only difference I am aware of is that the Pgdip takes 3 months less?
I plan to move to Auckland eventually as my sister lives there, and know that English language teaching jobs in NZ are very hard to come by, hence the reason I am doing a post-grad course at all.

I would be really grateful for any advice from teachers already working in the field.

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

Since you'll eventually be seeking work in Auckland, I suggest you look at the ads for NZ TEFL jobs to get a sense of what credentials and experience employers expect applicants to have. Use that as a guide in determining what level of academic program to pursue. You might also post your question in the Australia/New Zealand discussion forum.

HLJHLJ · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 1218 Location: Ecuador

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

teenoso · Joined: 18 Sep 2013 Posts: 365 Location: south china

If your final destination is NZ , wouldn't a PGCE in English teaching be a better option? (assuming this is recognised as a valid teaching certificate in NZ).
There should be more jobs teaching English as a subject in primary/secondary schools there, than teaching EFL (?)

ossie39 · Joined: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 105

Just to clarify that P.Cert and P.GDip are not like PGCE. You can get a PGCE which is 70% of a masters degree and you can get another PGCE which also gives teacher recognition but gives no academic credits.

So you have the PGCE for English 11 -18 year olds, the generic Further Education PGCE which allows you to gain practice teaching English in colleges, then the PGCE Further education for TESOL, and the one for Adult Literacy.

Where and what do you want to teach I guess. An MA in EFL doesn't give teacher status (not even for EFL) because few, if any have teaching practice built in the course.

Good luck.