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susmin
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 Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:51 am Post subject: Nova Southeastern University |
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| I have almost my masters in TESOL through Nova Southeastern University. It is an actual accredited university based in Miami that offers many of its classes through distance learning. I have really enjoyed it and have learned a lot. Many of the school districts in Florida recommend Nova for teachers to take additional course work or for graduate programs. |
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canuckistan
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:59 am Post subject: |
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sorry for jumping in so late but what subject do you want to study? If you want something other than ESL Sejong Univ in Seoul has a MBA program with Syracuse Univ which is a US style MBA classes are M-W evenings and all day Sat, tuition is 2.2/semester. Yonsei and Ewha have good int studies programs.
In TESOL I think the British council has one here for like a month.
If you can do an in person program at one of the better known schools here you might be better off and they are affordable |
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inkoreaforgood
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
Location: Inchon
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:52 am Post subject: |
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From what I've heard, The Uni of New England in Australia has a very good program for their MAAL. Anyone else care to comment with FIRSTHAND knowledge, not just some recruiters and employers some guy met at a job fair (in Canada, most esl schools will hire teachers who have completed a one week tesl course, but not someone with years of actual work experience. That one week course also has no testing and no mandatory attendance  ). |
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tommynomad
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
Location: on the move
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| inkoreaforgood wrote: |
| (in Canada, most esl schools will hire teachers who have completed a one week tesl course, but not someone with years of actual work experience. That one week course also has no testing and no mandatory attendance ). |
I think that's probably because they can then pay those people ten bucks an hour. My MA + CELTA nets me 25, which of course makes me nigh unemployable. |
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inkoreaforgood
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
Location: Inchon
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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| tommynomad wrote: |
| inkoreaforgood wrote: |
| (in Canada, most esl schools will hire teachers who have completed a one week tesl course, but not someone with years of actual work experience. That one week course also has no testing and no mandatory attendance ). |
I think that's probably because they can then pay those people ten bucks an hour. My MA + CELTA nets me 25, which of course makes me nigh unemployable. |
Remember though, they are a self regulating industry!! They have standards! Ridiculous really. My cousin taught EFL in Canada, she worked with a woman who had senoirity of 2 weeks on her. That woman had no education higher than high school, and got a tefl certificate from the Canada TEFL association based on tuturing students part time and the school lying for her and saying it was classes, not one on one. What a joke!! Meanwhile, my cousin's got a uni degree, teaching experience overseas and in Canada, ut gets the crap because this woman starting working at the school 2 weeks before her. |
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Chillin' Villain
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| HapKi wrote: |
| Birmingham ...."Distance MA in TEFL/TESL" |
The Birmingham one is pretty decent, I'm still in the middle of mine due to some cash problems last year, but I'm due to finish eventually.
The great thing about it is the number of places it's recognized for getting decent jobs. All of the graduates I've corresponded with so far have landed jobs with way better conditions (for the most part) all over the place- including ESL programs in unis or colleges back home (if that's something you'd eventually want). Options just open up. ALSO, there's the option of doing the second half on campus in Birmingham; they make no distinction between the on-campus and distance degrees as far as the credentials go.
ALSO, because of the dissertation element, the possibility of going onto a doctorate is there... I know it's possible to go onto one through Birmingham, and I reckon a number of other schools as well.
A couple hang-ups are the price (still not too bad, though), and the semi-tricky application process (mostly just getting sealed letters from long-lost profs from the uni days). |
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