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[che2007]

I would like to teach english in argentina and want to know what are the requirements for teaching. Do you need a TEFL certificate or CELTA? I have my BA degree and would like any information. More specifically i would like to know is if there is any possibility of teaching without the TEFL certificate, and only with a B.A degree... Is that possible? Anyone out there know anything about this? Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Thank you very much in advance,

Julian

[sh07024]

Speaking from my own teaching experience in BsAs, I'd say it helps to be trained. I�m now teaching in Madrid but I started out in BsAs. Looking back, I'm glad I was trained and had actually done some teaching practice classes because a lot of the Argentinian students I taught did know grammar and most of them were quite demanding. They wanted to learn and asked a lot of questions , luckily I had a humongous grammar reference manual which came with my course material which proved to be worth its weight in gold. So yes - I'd recommend getting a TEFL cert and make sure you remember what they teach you because you�ll be surprised what you can be asked out there! Now in Madrid, I still get demanding students, they're also good at grammar , the advanced ones at least, so yes, for the self confidence edge, or just knwoing what you have to teach in the first place ! - it's worth getting some TEFL training.

shirley