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kelly.klho
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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 Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:10 am Post subject: Online TEFL! |
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Hi Everyone,
I am wanting to teach English or biology in HK, however I do not have any teaching qualifications. I am an English native speaker from the UK and I'm a recent biology graduate. I know that not having any teaching qualifications will limit the number of jobs that I can apply to. Anyway to overcome this I was looking at the 60hr online TEFL course provided by i-to-i (can't really afford to fork out 900pounds on the classroom based course!). I have been told by a few friends who are teaching overseas that some places don't accept online TEFL certs, I guess my question is would doing the online TEFL help and do schools in HK accept them as a cert?
If someone here has done it - how would you rate it and did it help?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
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buddhaboyjp
Joined: 24 Jan 2006
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Location: Dai Po, Tai Wo
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| Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: Online TEFL! |
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| kelly.klho wrote: |
Hi Everyone,
I am wanting to teach English or biology in HK, however I do not have any teaching qualifications. I am an English native speaker from the UK and I'm a recent biology graduate. I know that not having any teaching qualifications will limit the number of jobs that I can apply to. Anyway to overcome this I was looking at the 60hr online TEFL course provided by i-to-i (can't really afford to fork out 900pounds on the classroom based course!). I have been told by a few friends who are teaching overseas that some places don't accept online TEFL certs, I guess my question is would doing the online TEFL help and do schools in HK accept them as a cert?
If someone here has done it - how would you rate it and did it help?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
I am working in Japan at the moment and just recieved my certificate by mail for doing the TEFL on-line.
BUT.......that was after doing about 12 years of teaching. This made the course easier for me, and also, it should most likely have weight in the CV, because of the prior exp.
I do not know what US$300 amounts to in pounds, but it is much cheaper then doing the ground school thing.
I would not underestimate the online thing. Don't let anyone put you down for it. Those courses are very very good, so the exp. part is so very important, which you get with the ground schools of TEFL certification classes, IF you have not taught before.
If you wanted to make an adventure of it, maybe save up some more mula, and head off to Thailand to do the 30 day class (note, I did not go that route). Takes about one full month, and you should have a blast doing it as well.
My two yens worth. |
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once again
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
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The very best thing you could do is to do a PGCE in the UK. If the same holds true as last year, the government will actually fund it for you. It is a full years course and you will be qualified to be a full public school teacher.
That way, if you really wanted to teach biology, you could teach it in a school. |
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kelly.klho
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Thanks for the feedback guys! Very much appreciated!  |
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briandwest
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Location: Hong Kong
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I have done the i-to-i course and found it a breeze even without any previous teaching experience. I'd reckomend doing the additional grammar module as its good fun.
You can work as a PNET (Primary Native English Teacher) in Hong Kong without doing a TEFL - you will be required to do the TEFL during your first year. Schools are desperate for NETs and will employ people on the basis of a degree alone.
Don't think you can teach Biology without a PGCE. |
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