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Sashadroogie
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VietCanada
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:25 pm Post subject: Re: Online Tesol with In-Class Practicum? |
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| esl_prof wrote: |
| Lotteloes wrote: |
So for me it was very usefull to do the 120-hour online course before spending bigger amounts of money and finding out half way the CELTA that teaching would not be something for me.
And yes, I will go to a language school to get my CPE (at least I hope I will pass) and do the CELTA. |
Glad to hear that the online course worked out for you, that you're satisfied with the outcome, and that you've been inspired to continue your training as you prepare to enter the TEFL profession.
Online TEFL certificates vary widely in quality. Some are a pretty decent introduction to the profession, albeit missing critical elements like supervised teaching practice, whereas others are not worth the paper that they are printed on. And, of course, online certs often fall short of the minimum requirements for obtaining an entry-level job in many parts of the world, which may or may not be an issue depending on where you hope to teach.
Again, I'm glad to hear that your particular course worked out well for you. Good luck, and please keep us posted as you continue with the next steps in your preparation. |
Thus is simply not true. Most of the world does not require a TEFL cert to qualify for an entry level position let alone a TEFL cert as a legal requirement.
This kind of blatent misrepresentation of the EFL world must stop!
IN SE Asia for example only VN requires a TEFL cert and an online cert is perfect for that. Just perusing Dave's ESL jobs board proves the rest. |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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MANY parts of the world! Not MOST.
And this from someone who likes to accuse others of twisting his words. You seem the most proficient at it yourself, though. |
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VietCanada
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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MANY parts of the world! Not MOST.
And this from someone who likes to accuse others of twisting his words. You seem the most proficient at it yourself, though. |
I'll stand by most.
You only have to post a list of the many countries that legally require a TEFL cert to teach adults to prove me wrong.
But you can't so you obfuscate. |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| There are MANY parts of the world which will not accept an online anything. Check out the Middle East boards if you think otherwise. |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Online TEFL certificates vary widely in quality. Some are a pretty decent introduction to the profession, albeit missing critical elements like supervised teaching practice, whereas others are not worth the paper that they are printed on. And, of course, online certs often fall short of the minimum requirements for obtaining an entry-level job in many parts of the world, which may or may not be an issue depending on where you hope to teach.
Again, I'm glad to hear that your particular course worked out well for you. Good luck, and please keep us posted as you continue with the next steps in your preparation.
Thus is simply not true. Most of the world does not require a TEFL cert to qualify for an entry level position let alone a TEFL cert as a legal requirement. |
No one said it's a legal requirement. But it IS a requirement of the job markets in many parts of the world, given that most applicants have an onsite cert - a candidate with less simply won't be considered. This is in fact true for most jobs outside of a few parts of Asia. |
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santi84
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| What is "MOST" countries? Assuming we are speaking of countries that have an actual TESL/TEFL market - no throwing in Micronesia or anything like that. Parts of Asia are a good-sized chunk of the TEFL market, but don't let that fool you into thinking everywhere else follows the bandwagon of believing that a Hewlett Packard print-out is good enough. |
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