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[ap4058]

Hi EFL Teachers,

I need some advise. I am a fully qaulified teacher in the UK teaching a non english subject in the UK. I have a PGCE and QTS and have taught my subject for a number of years.

I would like to take a EFL course so that I may be able to teach English overseas. I have done some research and have come across the CELTA course.

Is this ideal for me to do, some places do a crash course in the summer for about �1000 or so, is it worth it and well it be accepted overseas.

Is CELTA the couse to do or not? Is their another course i should look at?

Any advice would be helpful?

[scot47]

CELTA is the most common.
Trinity House is also good.

[ai565ai565]

Hang on thou
if you plan to teach in school then your QTS may be more than enough

[coledavis]

Is Qualified Teacher Status enough to gain employment? Maybe. More than enough, i.e. to do a good job, no, I don't think so. Teaching English, especially to foreigners, is a special skill, so to be confident of doing a good job, I would put in that 4 or 5 weeks. With both your TEFL certificate and your QTS, I think you could land a good job (well, as good as it gets in TEFL, which is not generally a well-paid profession). As most language schools have heard of CELTA and Trinity, I think one of these would be worth investing in. The latter specialises in children. As I think you already have experience with children, perhaps working with adults on CELTA would make most sense, as you would then have some new experience and can later use your previous experience to adapt your TEFL to kiddy work where necessary. (Kiddy work: TEFL using games.)

[jai123]

Hi,
Has anyone done a celta in Stanton College or Languagelink? If so which would you recommend?

[bulgogiboy]

You could probably get quite a few good jobs with your PGCE, but the CELTA will give you even more opportunities. It's a good course, and gives you a good foundation in ESL teaching. The quality of the course probably varies a bit depending on where you take it, however.

I would recommend you do the CELTA if you are interested in teaching abroad. It's a good investment.

[Mr_Monkey]

The Trinity Cert. TESOL is not a children-specific qualification. The young learners' specific course is the CELTYL.

[LH123]

I did my CELTA many moons ago at International House, London. It was very good, and they are well regarded in the field.

Bear in mind that with a PGCE and QTS you could go for international schools. While the range of countries to live and work in isn't quite as broad as with EFL, you would most likely enjoy a much better standard of living.

[coledavis]

[coledavis]