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Wovaki
Joined: 28 Sep 2012
Location: Ontario, Canada
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 Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:32 am Post subject: TESOL/CELTA Certification |
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Hello!
Short version: For teaching jobs in the public sector, does the TESOL certification need to be accredited? Is CELTA an advantage over TESOL?
Long Version
I'm trying to figure out where to get my TESOL certification and I'm having trouble finding good information.
My situation is this: I want to teach in Busan and their requirements for TESOL certification are a minimum of 100 hours total certification with 50 of those hours being in-class. It was hard enough to find TESOL classes that meet the minimum of 50 hours of in-class time, but I finally found a couple in my region.
Later, I was contacting a recruiter to ask if they heard of the course I want to take (Global Tesol) and he informed me that I need to make sure the school is accredited. I was under the impression from talking with various people and research online that there was no actual accreditation for TESOL courses...but this recruiter told me that if my course isn't accredited then my certificate will be useless.
Is this right? Does anyone know about Global Tesol? What about CELTA?
The problem is, I live 8 hours away from the closest TESOL/CELTA courses. Global Tesol would have been doable because it is a week long and seems to meet Busan's requirements. Doing CELTA would require a month in another city, which is going to be really expensive.
Sorry if this was posted elsewhere. I searched around for it but couldn't find anything.
Thanks!
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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for the Busan Office of Education = 120 hours of program with a minimum of 60 hours of "in-class" time (the other 60 can be on-line or distance learning).
Not sure how a "week long" course will work to meet the requirements.
A 100-120 hour TESOL/TEFL course will take a month to do.
It does not need to be a "CELTA" (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) and there is no "accreditation" for generic TEFL/TESOL courses.
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Wovaki
Joined: 28 Sep 2012
Location: Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:45 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
for the Busan Office of Education = 120 hours of program with a minimum of 60 hours of "in-class" time (the other 60 can be on-line or distance learning).
Not sure how a "week long" course will work to meet the requirements.
A 100-120 hour TESOL/TEFL course will take a month to do.
It does not need to be a "CELTA" (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) and there is no "accreditation" for generic TEFL/TESOL courses.
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Hi ttompatz, thanks for the info!
The information I got from the EPIK website said 100 hour total, and 50 hours of in-class. I already checked with Global TESOL and their program is 120 hours long with 60 hours being done in-class, so that should meet the requirements for Busan.
I was more worried about whether Global TESOL was accepted by EPIK. I heard they don't accept certificates unless they're certified, but I also read online that there is no real accrediting body for TESOL.
Another question I have though; aside from the minimum in-class hours requirements, does the in-class make a difference in your marketability?
For example, if I have a 120-hour certification consisting of 60 hours in-class and 60 hours online, and someone else has a 120-hour certification that is only in-class. Would that person be considered over me?
Thanks!
Rob |
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