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How many people are truly qualified to teach English?
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How many people are truly qualified to teach (IYO).
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cubanlord



Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:43 pm    Post subject: How many people are truly qualified to teach English? Reply with quote

What would you consider qualified? Would it be their educational background? Experience? Ability to acclimate to one's surroundings? Other traits? A combination?
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laogaiguk



Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:48 pm    Post subject: Re: How many people are truly qualified to teach English? Reply with quote

cubanlord wrote:
What would you consider qualified? Would it be their educational background? Experience? Ability to acclimate to one's surroundings? Other traits? A combination?


Way too difficult to judge what is qualified to teach "English". The only answer I can give is a PGCE or a BEd. Well, and I believe to teach English as a Foreign/Second language, you should have studied another language too past, Hello, I love you, you are beautiful...

Now, what traits are needed for teaching anything...
Patience and understanding. Non-judgementalism (I know that ain't no word).
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caligirl



Joined: 25 Mar 2006

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think in terms of credentials, BED'S, MA in English, Linguistics, etc., not very many people are qualified to teach. However, I have found that some of the best teachers I have worked with have been non-credentialed, but simply have an enthusiastic, nice rapport with their students, and they're willing to spend time developing their classroom management skills. Some teachers with high qualifications have poor teaching skills.
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ilovebdt



Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Me Smile
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Gideon



Joined: 24 Feb 2004
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Caligirl wrote:

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I think in terms of credentials, BED'S, MA in English, Linguistics, etc., not very many people are qualified to teach. However, I have found that some of the best teachers I have worked with have been non-credentialed, but simply have an enthusiastic, nice rapport with their students, and they're willing to spend time developing their classroom management skills. Some teachers with high qualifications have poor teaching skills.


My thoughts exactly!!
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VirginIslander



Joined: 24 May 2006
Location: Busan

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had been studying me English and its got gooder, so me tinks I am qualifie,
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some waygug-in



Joined: 25 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The age old debate about qualifications vs ability to teach.........



It depends where you 'teach' and what sort of expectations your employers may have.

I have met many foreigners who are way overqualified to be doing what they do, namely being a glorified babysitter in a kiddy hagwan. But that's the easiest kind of gig to land when you first arrive.

Usually though, if you have any kind of real qualifications you can move on to something better.
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rocklee



Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How many people are truely qualified to teach anything - that is the question.
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Smee



Joined: 24 Dec 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm white, with green eyes, with a BA, with official transcripts, and with English as my native language. Therefore I'm qualified to teach in many Asian countries. No sense bringing questions of ability or advanced degrees into it. Everytime this topic comes up it goes in a circle.
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jinju



Joined: 22 Jan 2006

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In Korea, Im qualified. I have a visa, I have a degree. Dont need transcripts but have them anyway. Sealed too! But the seal isnt signed. Good thing I dont need transcripts:)
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jinju



Joined: 22 Jan 2006

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Smee wrote:
I'm white, with green eyes, with a BA, with official transcripts, and with English as my native language. Therefore I'm qualified to teach in many Asian countries. No sense bringing questions of ability or advanced degrees into it. Everytime this topic comes up it goes in a circle.


Not a requirement. The only requirement is that you have a passport from one of the countries deemed acceptable by immigration.
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TheUrbanMyth



Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jinju wrote:
Smee wrote:
I'm white, with green eyes, with a BA, with official transcripts, and with English as my native language. Therefore I'm qualified to teach in many Asian countries. No sense bringing questions of ability or advanced degrees into it. Everytime this topic comes up it goes in a circle.


Not a requirement. The only requirement is that you have a passport from one of the countries deemed acceptable by immigration.


You need a degree as well.
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Wrench



Joined: 07 Apr 2005

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I learned english. I think I am good teacher, but I am not provided with sufficient time to pass on any valueble lessons to the kids. Plus I'm given crap to work with, I can only go so far.
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cypher



Joined: 08 Nov 2003

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

caligirl wrote:
I think in terms of credentials, BED'S, MA in English, Linguistics, etc., not very many people are qualified to teach. However, I have found that some of the best teachers I have worked with have been non-credentialed, but simply have an enthusiastic, nice rapport with their students, and they're willing to spend time developing their classroom management skills. Some teachers with high qualifications have poor teaching skills.


I think if you add a pretty darn good knowledge of English to this, you've got it down. There are some people for whom English is their native language and yet make basic mistakes repeatedly.
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cubanlord



Joined: 08 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

rocklee wrote:
How many people are truely qualified to teach anything - that is the question.


lol. If you are trying to correct my spelling, you had better go and correct yourself. Truly is spelled t.r.u.l.y.

If not, my apologies.
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