Korean Job Discussion Forums

[njp6]

i4NI (I like the screen name, we sound like a couple of droids) the GF tells me that the next CELTA course is part-time from Sept 22nd to Dec 17th 8:30 to 11:45 A.M. M-T-W. There are also two intensive four week programs in Jan.

[Kevtron]

Is the schedule posted online somewhere? Any intensives in February? I think that's why I'm on my break from classes.

[sobriquet]

CELTA is the only way to go.

Forget all these other courses which have copied from the CELTA format. CELTA was there first and will always be the best.

I have my CELTA, it encouraged me to go onwards to do my DELTA then my MEd.

[Scott in Incheon]

CELTA is not the only way to go. It all depends on what you want to do after your time here in Korea. It also depends on what you plan to do in Korea. As others have said, if you are looking to just bump your salary then do the minimum required.

If you are going back to your home country to teach, then figure what you need when you get back.

In Canada, the CELTA is not enough to get certified by different TESOL governing bodies. It is not enough hours. I have my M'Ed but to get certified by TESOL Canada, I need to have a 220-250 hour TESOL course. CELTA doesn't come close to this. Every province is different, so you need to look into what paper you need if you want to continue to teach when you get back.

[bassexpander]

[agoodmouse]

Patently untrue. The majority of people who've done the CELTA on this board do not complain about it. I haven't seen but 2 people who did the course complain about the CELTA on here. Elsewhere on the internet, I've seen a majority of CELTA takers say it was great for their teaching development.

[Ut videam]

[agoodmouse]

Pointed granted. I was talking about this board, though.

[msritz]

[i4NI]

Having the Celta deadline in October for the February session is gayyyyyyyyyyy

Too late I guess

[Chet Wautlands]

If you get your CELTA and take a 120+ hour TEFL course you can exchange them for an MA in linguistic teachealogy. I think you have to apply early and it has to be done through a school in Greenland. Regardless, that is becoming the norm for teachers.

Your welcome for the helpful advice.

[it's full of stars]

joke right?

[Chet Wautlands]

It is in fact a joke. Sorry for anyone who chartered a jet to Greenland.

[teatoast]

For what it's worth, I recently completed a CELTA course in the UK and cannot review it positively enough.
Whilst I wouldn't group myself with the so-called 'CELTA Worshippers', I reckon that it was incredibly useful for somebody with little teaching experience behind them. Inevitably parts of it won't be 100% transferrable to each and every EFL classroom you may come across, but the important thing is that the CELTA helps you to be adaptable and confident in planning and delivering lessons to a decent standard.
Obviously this is going to vary from centre to centre, but I found the course I took (through Action English in Leeds) to be well structured and excellently taught, and I was offered as much support as was required throughout. It was a tough month, but totally worth it!
(If anyone's considering taking the course and is curious about what it's like/what to expect/how hard you work/quite how bad you will look after a month of minimal sleep/etc, I attempted to vlog my way through it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU_B0DfbwLA)

[Charriere]

Hey, were you taught by Claire and Sarah?
I took the course at the beginning of 2008 and was a part of the very first class that went through Action English. The teachers were great and I learnt a lot over the four weeks. Whilst the programme is demanding, those that dedicate their full attention to it are sure to succeed.