Korean Job Discussion Forums

[steven g]

i am really considering doing a tesol / tefl while here in korea and just had a few questions regarding them ......

firstly, which, if either, is the best regarded of the two internationally, and secondly, have any of you got your certificates online via distance learning and how did you find it ? i saw a TEFL course offered by a company called ITTT and wondered whether they were any good and carried a good reputation as they have a course available online for around 300 US dollars ....

thanks in advance for any info / advice

Steve

[waggo]

Ive just finished my CELTA in England.I was warned it would be hard work and it certainly was...its English teacher boot camp!
I think globally (and certainly in Europe) it is the more favored.

[Honeybee]

I'm half way through this course:
($780)

http://www.distance-learning.org/tlac/programs/tlccertif.html#intro

Several Australian Universities accept their courses as credit towards a Masters (I checked with the universities)

At my job interview recently the guy interviewing me (in Korea) had heard of the course and it possibly contributed to me getting the job over 100,000 other applicants.
It's studied by distance, They'll send you 3 text books and a list of questions and assignments based on the texts. It would help if you are currently teaching, but not necessary

Here's the 3 text books:
The Language Teaching Matrix Jack C. Richards

Approaches and Methods in language Teaching Jack C Richards and Theodore . Rogers

Teaching The Spoken Language Gillian Brown & George Yule

You have 3 months to complete the course, plenty of time really.

[Butterfly]

I think there are two available in Korea. One with TEFL International, TESOL course and you can do a CELTA at the British Council. I'd go with the latter, CELTA is generally more recognized I think and perceived as slightly better, and I heard good things particularly about the British Council course.

[TECO]

I agree.

The British Council is one of the best teaching gigs in Taipei.

NT $90,000 per month
35 paid holidays per year
14 National holidays
24 hours per week

CELTA required.
http://www.cambridge-efl.org/teaching/celta/index.cfm

It's the only place here that I've seen where a CELTA is required, though.

Do it in Bangkok - a lot cheaper - ECC Bangkok CELTA
http://www.eccthai.com/training/celtahome.asp

[Jensen]

Honeybee, I had problems with that link.

[Honeybee]

http://www.distance-learning.org/

and click on TEFL,

or
http://www.distance-learning.org/tlac

I think they may have just updated their website, it says they now offer course on-line, previosuly they were only offered by distance.

[Toby]

How about getting the DELTA? Where can you do that in Korea?

[Butterfly]

[OiGirl]

These are adult certificates, right? Does anyone have information about the certificates for teaching young learners?

[Handsome Boy]

I don't know if this will help, but I did a Dip TEFL course (distance learning) with the www.englishlanguagecentre.com based in London. You can do it in as little as three months, or over a year. Okay! I have four and half years teaching experience, but this has landed me with a plum teaching position with the Royal Air Force of Oman. It opened doors!

GOOD BYE SK

[OiGirl]

Does anyone have concrete details or a good link to information on the certificate course offered at Yonsei?

[J.B. Clamence]