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[stevieg4ever]

Guys I had some basic questions about the TESOL and CELTA courses.

In terms of my goals I am starting to think about other countries, particularly Asian countries (such as Hong Kong, Malaysia etc) but Korea is still firmly in my mind now. Ill be returning to SMOE next spring. I am TOPIK level 3 in Korean with about three years' public school experience to date.

Questions
1/ I understand that there are different variations of the TESOL including the Trinity TESOL and SIT TESOL certificates. What are the main differences? What is the minimum amount of hours I should aim for? (Tompatz said on another thread 120 is the minimum).

2/ Is there a lot of variation in CELTA courses as well or are they all pretty much the same?

3/ Am I right in asserting that a CELTA has to be done in-house at an affiliated institute but a TESOL can be done online / over long distance?

Also, what prices (roughly) would I be looking at??

Lastly, if you have anymore information that you think is important about either of the two courses then please frie away.

[ttompatz]

[stevieg4ever]

Thanks a lot Tompatz, awesome information as ever!

I understand that the CELTA has to be done in-house because observation of classes is part of the assessment (unless im mistaken).

But if I do either the Trinity or SIT TESOL online will it still be valid or will I have to do that at an accredited institute as well?

[ttompatz]

[stevieg4ever]

So basically what you are saying is that the Trinity and SIT TESOL are done in-house but more inferior TESOL certificates are done online?

In regards to CELTA and TESOL, and without oversimplifying things or generalising too much, what's your opinion of online variants of these qualifications / certificates?