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creeper1
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 Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:19 am Post subject: CELTA - but what about those that want to teach kids? |
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I notice that Cambridge have discontinued their CELTYL which is an extension to the CELTA I think. http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/teaching-awards/celtyl.html
The special thing about the CELTYL was that it geared teachers up for teaching kids. Both CELTA and trinity tesol are focused on how to teach ADULTS.
I am interested in working in Singapore if possible. I think the main market there is teaching kids. (Never taught adults, I'm simply responding to the market)
Don't often see openings in that country but then that's a different story.
Am I right in saying that in Vietnam and Europe they stipulate that it is desirable to have a CELTA/trinity even though the jobs offered are teaching kids?
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tttompatz
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Location: Talibon, Bohol, Philippines
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:15 am Post subject: Re: CELTA - but what about those that want to teach kids? |
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Am I right in saying that in Vietnam and Europe they stipulate that it is desirable to have a CELTA/trinity even though the jobs offered are teaching kids?
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Brand marketing.
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There are a number of decent TESOL certs available on the market today and any of them is equivalent to the other.
The most common "brands" are the CELTA, Trinity and SIT TESOL certs. There are others out there that are "just as good" and cost about the same.
The advantage to the "CELTA" rather than a generic TESOL cert is that it carries the Cambridge name and assurance of consistency throughout the world in terms of what the course delivers. Employers who have no other means to judge a course or accreditation service (prior to your employment and observation of your classes) will use that "name recognition" as some assurance of the quality and/or ability of the person holding the certificate.
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Tudor
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Yes, Cambridge have discontinued the CELTYL which was a four week course aimed at teaching young learners. However, the CELTYL extension still exists which is a two week add-on for those who already have a CELTA or equivalent and/or relevant experience.
I think many language schoools ask for a CELTA (or equivalent) as a benchmark just as many foreign governments demand that ESL teachers have a degree, regardless of its relevance, or usefulness, to teaching English. I can't speak for Europe or Vietnam but in Indonesia most language schools offer classes to children and adults so for them to require teachers to have a CELTA isn't so strange. |
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naturegirl321
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| I don't know of one specifically, other than the YL add-on, but I think it would be a good cert to have. I wonder if anyone will target this market. |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:13 am Post subject: |
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Am I right in saying that in Vietnam and Europe they stipulate that it is desirable to have a CELTA/trinity even though the jobs offered are teaching kids?
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I don't know anything about Vietnam, but most newbie-level work in Europe is with adult businesspeople. Children learn English in regular schools, with local teachers, mostly. There are a few jobs around for kindy and other kiddie stuff, but it's not that common, region-wide. |
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naturegirl321
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