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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:19 am Post subject: Getting a master's in ESL |
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| What are the advantages to getting a master's in ESL? I already have a teaching certificate in social studies and French. Some people say it's not really worthwhile financially to get a master's in ESL and others say it would be good to have one. I am not really sure. |
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Forward Observer
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Location: FOB Gloria
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Don't have a lot of time to answer your questions, but you should check out this one here in Korea. Costs are about 5K USD, and worth it. Tiger Beer is doing it right now.
Classes are done during Korean school vacations, so it's pretty good.
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| The current program cycle for this degree program will be finishing in August 2009. It is our hope to begin a new cycle in the Fall of 2009. If you are interested in joining the program, please get in touch with our site coordinator in Jochiwon, Korea. His name is Mr. Jason Buschman. You can reach him at this email address: [email protected] |
http://www.framingham.edu/dgce/iep/me_TESL.htm |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:32 am Post subject: |
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I've just started an MA in Applied Linguistics last week. The advantages for me are that it'll (hopefully) get me into university jobs in Korea and elsewhere. I might decide to do a PhD as well, although that's a long way into the future. I don't know what you want to do with your career, so I can't say whether there would be advantages for you.
If it matters, I'm doing mine at the University of New England, in Australia. Let me know if you have any questions (keep in mind I've just started it though). |
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it's full of stars
Joined: 26 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:36 am Post subject: |
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Like the poster above, I want it so I can get uni jobs. A nice uni job in any of the now 27 (I believe) member states of the EU sounds like heaven after 4-5 years of teaching brats in Asia how to say "fine thank you, and you?"
Reasonable money-unfortunately not tax free, long holidays, and motivated students that you can have a conversation with. I start mine in October 
If you tag on a further qualification in history, business, literature or whatever floats your boat, you could probably move away from the oft denigrated EFL profession. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:50 am Post subject: |
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| it's full of stars wrote: |
Like the poster above, I want it so I can get uni jobs. A nice uni job in any of the now 27 (I believe) member states of the EU sounds like heaven after 4-5 years of teaching brats in Asia how to say "fine thank you, and you?"
Reasonable money-unfortunately not tax free, long holidays, and motivated students that you can have a conversation with. I start mine in October
If you tag on a further qualification in history, business, literature or whatever floats your boat, you could probably move away from the oft denigrated EFL profession. |
Well, my first passion is teaching history. I am certified in social studies and French. When it comes to history, as I understand it, there is not much you can do with history. An MA in TESL may open doors when it comes to teaching adults. I wouldn't mind teaching in the US, Canada, or Europe on the college level. Some people told me it's not so advantageous to get an MA in TESL, that you can just get a CELTA and tack that on to your experience. A master's is not cheap. It has to be worth the investment. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:13 am Post subject: |
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| While cheaper, CELTAs aren't cheap either. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| Know of any good CELTA programs for a guy working in Seoul (and who now is teaching corporate classes afternoons and evenings) who shouldn't be taking too much vacation time unless he enjoys not being paid? |
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agoodmouse
Joined: 20 Dec 2007
Location: Anyang
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| Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Know of any good CELTA programs for a guy working in Seoul (and who now is teaching corporate classes afternoons and evenings) who shouldn't be taking too much vacation time unless he enjoys not being paid? |
There's a part-time CELTA on the weekends stretched over a couple months that you'd be able to take. Because you're interested in taking the CELTA in Seoul, here are some message links. I've written about how, where in Seoul, and why I took the CELTA here, here, here, and here
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We run the CELTA course four times a year, two full-time 4-week intensive courses in January and July, and two part-time courses in spring and autumn.
We are currently running the part-time January course and are full.
The next course will be part-time, three mornings a week, starting late March and finishing in late June - exact dates to be decided - watch this space!
We are enrolling now for spring and summer 2009
In summer, we will be running a full-time (Monday - Friday) 4-week intensive course, 6 - 31 July, and then a further part-time course starting late September. |
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