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austeacher · Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 91 Location: London

I searched through the net under google: " The IB A1 in English", but could find nothing.

Are there any teachers out there who are teaching at an International school and are teaching the English subject method?

I am curious to know what type of testamur or teaching tool you possess. There is a plethora of ESL certification availble for utilization in ESL related contexts these days. But I am curious to know what type of qualifications or teaching tools an IB teacher requires.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

I've taught at one and I can speak for Peru and honestly the majority of the IB schools here don't have books. You create your own material. If you do have books, they're usually not very good.

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austeacher · Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 91 Location: London

I appreciate the replies, but I have not yet received a direct response to my question, which was what teaching qualifications are required to teach English A1.

Is a Graduate Diploma in TESOL acceptable or do teachers need a Graduate Diploma in Primary or Secondary teaching as a tool or "lens" as one poster stated, to teach any of the IB subject methods.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

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Chancellor · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject:

austeacher · Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 91 Location: London

I think respondents are over quoting, there is no need to build one quote box on top of the other it appears complicated; as complicated as over administration on Uni campuses.

Now, I may have said the "IB English subject method" because I know that it is a subject offered at PYP, Middle School and College level. It means simply that teachers should possess a Teaching qualification directed at teaching the subject content and not teaching the curriculum. You can not teach a curriculum, logically, but one can teach the subject method content, ie, a language, arts subject or SOSE that is integral to the curriculum.

I have called it a method as that is what it is known as when it is being undertaken as a subject of study and learning by teachers and trainers.

It is evident that I could teach the English subject, at what level I could teach it at is at the discretion of the IB school that is prepared to employ a TESOL trained teacher.

I possess a formal TESOL qualification delivered at University. Inclusive with that was a formal teaching round of one month. In Australia my qualification is recognised by government or non-government schools that have integrated ESL in the curriculum concurrent with general English and other mainstream subjects of learning.

I am at this point, merely waiting for a teacher to come across this posting who is teaching English at an IB school; with some luck they may reply to my request.

bdbarnett1 · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:07 pm Post subject:

Jetgirly · Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 741

To the best of my knowledge, once a school obtains IB certification the IBO no longer requires new teachers to participate in IB-specific professional development. So, being hired by the school is all you need to teach IB courses. What you need to be hired by the school would vary on a school-by-school, region-by-region basis. When I taught IB English (Literature, not ESL) it was in a public high school that required me to have provincial teaching certification in order to teach there in any capacity.