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bcjinseoul
Joined: 13 Jan 2010
Location: Seoul, Korea
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 Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:31 pm Post subject: Distance DELTA or Trin Dip TESOL online |
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Has anyone in Korea spent up to 2 years working on either of these hard to earn Diplomas, which are 2nd only to an accredited MA in TESOL? They end with a capstone of demo teaching for a few weeks in a foreign country, with most locations in Europe. Any thoughts or feedback?
Oh, and I know someone will say, "Just get an MA in TESOL, dude." Well, I'm not interested in paying 5 figures, let alone going in debt 5 figures at the moment. I just want to be a better teacher and get beyond role play, gap fill pair work, reading and repeating, power points, simple listening, and the usual stuff we all print out from the internet somewhere or type up in between classes. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: Distance DELTA or Trin Dip TESOL online |
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| bcjinseoul wrote: |
Has anyone in Korea spent up to 2 years working on either of these hard to earn Diplomas, which are 2nd only to an accredited MA in TESOL? They end with a capstone of demo teaching for a few weeks in a foreign country, with most locations in Europe. Any thoughts or feedback?
Oh, and I know someone will say, "Just get an MA in TESOL, dude." Well, I'm not interested in paying 5 figures, let alone going in debt 5 figures at the moment. I just want to be a better teacher and get beyond role play, gap fill pair work, reading and repeating, power points, simple listening, and the usual stuff we all print out from the internet somewhere or type up in between classes. |
Take 3 months off, head for Thailand and do your DELTA in the classroom.
Cost is the same (living is cheap) and it is still awarded by Cambridge U.
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Caffeinated
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:39 am Post subject: |
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Ttompatz,
Which school offers a 3-month DELTA in Thailand? |
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qcat79
Joined: 18 Aug 2006
Location: ROK
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds like you want out of teaching then. I hear there are good jobs in upstate New York where you can be a cop for $50,000 a year and watch white trash battle it out in court over spilled coffee. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh, and I know someone will say, "Just get an MA in TESOL, dude." Well, I'm not interested in paying 5 figures, let alone going in debt 5 figures at the moment. I just want to be a better teacher and get beyond role play, gap fill pair work, reading and repeating, power points, simple listening, and the usual stuff we all print out from the internet somewhere or type up in between classes. |
+1. Everyone I know who's done a DELTA and an MA TESOL, myself included, will tell you the DELTA's much more useful for making you a better teacher. I did mine in Eastern Europe, while teaching adults full time over 6 months. It was tough. |
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wesharris
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| How much money did you spend on that? |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Can't remember back then but nowadays it'll set you back about 2,000 quid inc exam fees |
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wesharris
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| Can't remember back then but nowadays it'll set you back about 2,000 squid inc exam fees |
Goodness gracious, they take sea food as monetary settlement?
Awesome, where's my net?
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| Caffeinated wrote: |
Ttompatz,
Which school offers a 3-month DELTA in Thailand? |
3 modules - 1 month each.
(it can be done by distance as well - check the Cambridge ESOL website for specifics..
http://cambridgeesol-centres.org/centres/index.do
In Thailand the training/testing center (for DELTA) is the British Council:
Contact Details
Mr. RUSSELL MULLANEY
THE BRITISH COUNCIL BANGKOK
254 CHULALONGKORN SOI 67
SIAM SQUARE
PATHUMWAN
BANGKOK
10330
THAILAND
Tel: +66 (2) 657 5610 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting��������������+66 (2) 657 5610������end_of_the_skype_highlighting
+66 (2) 657 5610
Fax: +66 (2) 657 5617
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.britishcouncil.or.th
There is also an opportunity to do it in Korea:
CAMBRIDGE ESOL LOCAL SECRETARY
THE BRITISH COUNCIL, SEOUL
4F HUNGKUK LIFE INSURANCE B/D
226 SHINMUNRO 1-GA
JONGRO-GU
SEOUL
110-786
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Tel:
+ 82 2 3702 0600
+ 82 2 3702 0600
Fax: + 82 2 3702 0660
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.britishcouncil.org/korea.htm
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:31 am Post subject: |
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| I'm pretty sure you can't do it in Korea unless you work for the British Council. |
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The Gipkik
Joined: 30 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:36 am Post subject: |
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| Can you actually do the DELTA in Thailand in 3 consecutive months? Something tells me that that is probably unlikely. I'd like it to be true as I'd love to do the DELTA just for the fun of it--especially for the practicum. You'd probably have to work in Thailand and complete the DELTA over a longer period of time--and that means work in Bangkok. And the distance DELTA is predicated on the ability of finding a satisfactory employer with the right qualifications. Not as easy as it sounds--especially in Asia. |
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