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Yesterday

Hi I have been looking for a TOEFL or TESOL course that I can do online - but it has to be 100 hours...

I know about these courses - but they don't appear to be 100 hours - only 60~80 hours -

http://www.onlinetefl.com/

http://www.teacher-training.net/default.asp

anyone know where I can do a 100 hour online course?? or the links...

VanIslander · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:41 pm Post subject:

http://www.teyl.com

Zark · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject:

Are you looking for something in Korea?

There is a literal multitude of programs in Thailand - most in the 100+ hours of classroom and 6+ hours of observed teaching practice.

Start here maybe:

"How to Choose a TEFL School" to help you seperate the wheat from the chaff:

http://phuketdelight.com/TEFL.htm

Hope that helps.

billinkorea · Joined: 13 Jun 2005

http://www.teflonline.net/why_choose_ittt.htm

I completed a course through this company in April, It was reasonably priced $300 and is recognised by most bodies as being a reasonable course. It took me 10days to complete the course as i was in a hurry but you would find it much simpler to take your time. Also it will depend how much experience youve had, because although its pretty straightforward you do have to do lots of lesson plans etc so if your in the habbit of doing them you complete it much easier.

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

Do you see teaching English as a long term career?
If so, I wouldn't do an online course. You would be better off in investing in a CELTA or Trinity Cert course in Thailand etc

ilovebdt

Hyeon Een · Joined: 24 Jun 2005

If you want to be cheap, you can try the asian efl journal course. It is (kinda) free. If you want to do their 120 hour course you have to buy a book which costs 100,000 won, apart from that it is free. It is acceptable for Korean public school jobs to raise you up a level if you have no other qualifications.

The website is: http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/TESOL_Certificate.php

I didn't do it though, so I don't know anything else about it.

Yesterday · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:37 am Post subject:

Boodleheimer · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:57 am Post subject: tt

i did mine with ITTT. i thought it was crazy easy and it was a 100 hour course. www.teflonline.net

Yesterday · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:06 am Post subject:

Thanks - I might try ITTT - I was looking over the required modules etc with the asia-efl-.... one and it seems very very hard - lots and lots of reading and essay writing etc etc (almost a second uni degree)...
(they also seem to be tied up with ESL-law somehow? - its in their modules - and some of the required reading books are written by efl-law)

ITTT seems easier - and its its 100 hours - that all I need....

thanks

Yesterday · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject:

well... I just had the interview with the SMOE and I was discussing with the interviewer that I would take a 100~120 hour TESL/TEFL course starting August and probably finish around Nov/December -

She stated that that was a great IDEA as within a year - they will EXPECT ALL of their teachers to have one - but she gave one WARNING -

she said..

"Do NOT take an online course - because we will not be hiring people next year who have an ONLINE course certificate - I strongly recommend that you take a practicuum course at one of the universities or offices here in seoul..."

sO THERE GOES the whole idea of studying from home...

Anybody can tell me - where I go in Seoul to take a 100 hour course to get my certificate - which university? which office? etc?

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

Why not just take the online course to get the pay raise, and then decide at a later time if you even want to continue working for SMOE.

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

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