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JohnE3294
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 Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:36 pm Post subject: Upgrading Teaching Credentials |
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Further to my first post on these boards, if I do decide to pursue an ESL job in China I would like to have high quality credentials/certificates to be eligible for the more prestigious jobs. Outside of the typical TEFL courses and CELTA, are there any reputable online programs or anything like that to upgrade teaching credentials? I was thinking about going to teachers college to get certified in my home country, but I'm from Toronto and Ontario just recently bumped up teachers college from 1 year to 2 years and I'd prefer not to go back to being a full-time student for 2 years. Anyone have any ideas or recommendations?
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hdeth
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| For China, aside from getting certified in your home country there's not much you can do that's better than a bog standard 120-hour tefl. You will need some experience or teaching credentials to get the better jobs. The best jobs will require an advanced degree and/or teaching credentials. |
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Hermosillo
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University of Phoenix, which sucks IMO, has post baccalaureate programs that are all online, except for student teaching. Total program is 33 semester hours, including 6 for student teaching. Of course, you pay tuition for student teaching. It's about 500 USD per credit hour. Works in most US States.
I also new someone, who was pursuing a graduate education degree at the University of Cincinnati. Also, expensive, but more reputable. |
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Non Sequitur
Joined: 23 May 2010
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| hdeth wrote: |
| For China, aside from getting certified in your home country there's not much you can do that's better than a bog standard 120-hour tefl. You will need some experience or teaching credentials to get the better jobs. The best jobs will require an advanced degree and/or teaching credentials. |
Like hdeth I'm concerned about cost/benefit advantage of anything above the 'bog standard' mentioned.
Being a published prof will get you visiting work at higher status unis and being a registered/accredited teacher with home country experience will get you into international schools - the real ones, that is.
My 120 hour cert gave me confidence that I had a methodology.
Remember, your (high school/uni/vocational) students are likely also being taught English by a Chinese teacher and they do most of the heavy lifting on grammar.
I probably used only 1/3rd of what I had to learn in my 120-hour course.
Away from China, a better esl qual may well help you get jobs. |
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