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Been There, Taught That
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Mungyeong: not a village, not yet a metroplex.
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 Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:59 am Post subject: TEFL or TESOL? |
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According to http://www.bestteflcourse.com:
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| For all intents and purposes the terms mean the same with TESOL being more common in America and with large state sector colleges in Britain (e.g. the Institute of Education in London) while TEFL is more common in U.K. Language Schools and in the U.K. press. There is a slight technical difference since TESOL refers to all learners whose first language is not English, including ethnic minorities living in this country whereas TEFL refers only to "foreign" students. Potentially, therefore, a TESOL course encompasses more than a more narrowly defined TEFL course |
I want to get certified, and TEFL is cheaper, as far as I can find. So is there any real difference in what you can get (money, position) by having one or the other? I'm talking Korea specifically. |
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thatwhitegirl
Joined: 31 Jan 2007
Location: ROK
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| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:24 am Post subject: |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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They are pretty much considered the same here (as far as having one or not having one). Employers who even recognize what a TEFL/TESOL certification is will be used to seeing them said in the same breath: TEFL/TESOL.
Don't sweat it. One or the other is fine.
Some overly hormonal person is welcome to come on here and pronounce themselves an expert in what each of the two mean, and how they are different, but when it comes to employers here -- either is fine. |
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Jimskins
Joined: 07 Nov 2007
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What the original post said is fairly correct. I'm at Uni in the UK doing my MA TEFL and have friends on the MA TESOL. We all attend the same classes but one, the TESOL students do a more intensive testing class while as we concentrate on classroom management.
According to our professors, you should do TESOL courses if you are planning to stay in the UK (or US, Oz etc) and teach (the different testing class at our Uni reflects UK testing practice). As TEFL says, it's teaching English as a foreign language -which in Korea, it is- therefore you should do TEFL. But they also add that as the distinction is made differently, misunderstood, or simply ignored all over the world so it is becoming increasingly irrelevant. |
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