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[anniewhizz]

After some advice, I would like to do a TESOL course online preferably. I am a primary teacher wanting to work teaching EFL to adults. working from home for me would be easier. Anyone know a reputable recognised online course? many thanks.

[spiral78]

It's a very big leap from teaching children other subjects and teaching a second language to adult learners. Unfortunately, some of the least successful ESL/EFL teachers I've known over the last ten years fit this category.

No on-line course will give you (or anyone) enough real background to do a good job. Basic minimum courses are 100+ hours on site, including supervised teaching practice with feedback from experienced teacher-trainers.

If you are just looking to do a little local tutoring, you might get away with an on-line qualification, but if you actually want to bill yourself as a certified second/foreign language teacher, you'll need a real course.

[naturegirl321]

Onsite courses are better. But if you do online, be sure that it has a practical teaching element.
Try looking at these.

Distance / Online Programmes in TEFL
The University of Piura, through FUNIBER
http://www.funiber.org/esp/areas-de-conoci...on-profesorado/

EDIT: I don't recommend funiber at all!. After 11 months of waiting, my mom gets my degree today, which
1. hasn't been signed by the king of Spain like they said, and
2. was issued in January.

In Spain, they put DOB and place of birth. I was born in CA, USA, HOWEVER, according to my lovely MA, I was born in Bagua, Peru. Which, is some dinky town in the Amazons that I've never heard of let alone been to.. HOW they screwed this up is beyond me, especially since I JUST gave them a copy of my passport in July 2009.

It's not a good programme. They accuse people of plagarism and then have them pay to have their theses re-read. I fail twice, not becuase of plagarism, just because. Took 1.5 years to pass my thesis, another year to get my degree and now I have my degree, an they put your place of birth on it. And that info is wrong, so now , my degree isn't valid.

York University, UK
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/ltc/efl/courses/ma/mateyl.htm

Winfield College, Canada
http://www.winfieldcollege.com

English International
http://www.english-international.com

TEFL training
http://www.tefltraining.co.uk

INTESOL International
http://www.intesoltesoltraining.com

TESOL Direct
http://www.tesol-direct.com

The International TEFL Corporation
http://www.teflcorp.com

I-to-I
http://www.onlinetefl.com

ACTDEC
http://www.actdec.org.uk/members.html

[mdk]

"reputable online TESOL course" Hmm, sounds like a contradiction in terms to me.

[naturegirl321]

Not entirely so. I've heard rave reviews about this one.

http://www.english-international.com/