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archie157
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 Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:12 pm Post subject: Teaching English in Chile |
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Hello! I'm planning on moving to Santiago next spring. Any information for my move would be so helpful! I've been looking into TEFL certification programs and have come across Bridge Linguatec and TEFL Academy. Does anyone have information on these companies? Are they necessary to finding an English teaching job?
Thanks so much! |
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Aramas
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I suggest that you spend some time going over old posts on the Latin American forums. When you have specific questions then post them there. |
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MO39
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| Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| There is a forum specifically for Chile. I'm certain that if you post your message there, help will be forthcoming. |
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viovio
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| Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:10 am Post subject: Chile |
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Nice choice. Chile is a really beauuuuuuuuutiful country.
I don't think you'll NEED a tefl to teach, if you're planning to teach in a language school.
For universities and others it would be a little more difficult since the school year is ending.
Summer is not a really good time to look for a job here, we loooove to have vacations and most language schools are closed for the summer.
Don't forget to spend some days in Iquique, our city has beautiful beaches and it's really cheap.
There's no place to work during summers, thou. But you can do plenty of sightseeing on a budget.
If I may recommend, I have seen that here, at least where I teach, they take Celta or DELTA more seriously than TEFL courses.  |
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Aramas
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| Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:01 am Post subject: Re: Chile |
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| viovio wrote: |
If I may recommend, I have seen that here, at least where I teach, they take Celta or DELTA more seriously than TEFL courses. |
And so they should. You have to get some value for the extra expense. At one end of the scale, the El Britanico TEFL course in Peru costs $900USD including food and accommodation. The British Council CELTA in Colombia costs $1820USD without food or accommodation (up from $1350 in two years). The only other SA CELTA option is in Brazil, which has gone from $950 to $1400 in two years.
I have no idea why a CELTA in Colombia costs the same as it does in Australia, but what do I know? Perhaps they have a free champagne and caviar buffet with dancing girls and an orchestra?
Given those figures I'm inclined to view the CELTA in a similar light to cheap made-in-china clothing and footwear with expensive franchise labels. For my money, I'll take the cheap made-in-china clothing and footwear without the labels - at a fraction of the cost. |
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