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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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 Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:36 am Post subject: International House TEFL Courses? |
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Has anyone done any of the courses here?
http://ihonlinetraining.net/index.html
Were they good? Are they worth it?
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shocking
Joined: 19 Jan 2009
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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IH Teacher Training is second to none. If you ever apply for a job outside of Korea, employer's will take an IH cert seriously. Their CELTA course is very well run and their online supplementary courses can be useful.
I did the Certificate of advanced methodology with them this time last year. It was very beneficial. |
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debb199
Joined: 15 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Can't comment on their online courses, but I did my CELTA with IH and thought the standard of teaching was very high and they seem to be very well respected in the field of teacher training. |
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missty
Joined: 19 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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I took my CELTA with them in Prague, and their training was great. Very well run, great instructors and an all round very positive experience.
They are quite a well respected branch (or at least for the schools I applied to within Europe) so I'd recommend them. |
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Epik_Teacher
Joined: 28 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I leave this Saturday to do the Cert TESOL, I want to do the DELTA next. Has anyone done a DELTA with them? |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, thanks for all the info. I think I-ll be taking a course or two online in the fall.
| Epik_Teacher wrote: |
| I leave this Saturday to do the Cert TESOL, I want to do the DELTA next. Has anyone done a DELTA with them? |
I thought about the DELTA> Are you going to do the Distance DELTA or the onsite two month one? |
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Epik_Teacher
Joined: 28 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:08 am Post subject: |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
Hey, thanks for all the info. I think I-ll be taking a course or two online in the fall.
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| I leave this Saturday to do the Cert TESOL, I want to do the DELTA next. Has anyone done a DELTA with them? |
I thought about the DELTA> Are you going to do the Distance DELTA or the onsite two month one? |
I'm not sure yet. If I do take the 2 month one, I'll probably go back to the USA to do it. |
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Epik_Teacher
Joined: 28 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:06 am Post subject: |
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I'm in week one of the certificate course. It's demanding but do-able. Lots of work, but I know there is no way in hell I'd be able to tackle the DELTA without doing this course. Barcelona is a beautiful city. The food and wine are great! I'm on a working vacation, but it beats the hell out of desk warming in Korea! I wish you could get the same kinds of food in Korea without paying an arm and a leg!
"Winter" here is like early October in Korea. I'm sitting here wearing a t-shirt and with the window open. It's too bad Americans can't work legally here, it'd be nice to stay a year or so just for the culture. So far, I'm loving it. |
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bobbybigfoot
Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Epik_Teacher,
Please keep posting. I'm very interested to learn of your experiences. The good, the bad, the ugly.
Best of luck,
BBF  |
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oldfatfarang
Joined: 19 May 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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I did my CELTA with International House in Bangkok (3 years ago). Completely professionally run course. I can recommend them.
Good luck. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Epik_Teacher wrote: |
| Barcelona is a beautiful city. "Winter" here is like early October in Korea. I'm sitting here wearing a t-shirt and with the window open. It's too bad Americans can't work legally here, it'd be nice to stay a year or so just for the culture. So far, I'm loving it. |
Actually, they can. Look up the Min of Ed or PM me for more info. |
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calicoe
Joined: 23 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:08 am Post subject: |
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I am currently considering the same thing. I thought about doing it in Chiang Mai Thailand this summer, or maybe do it here in Seoul, over two months and weekends. They seem to average out to the same price, except in Thailand it includes room and board.
Not sure which yet. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:30 am Post subject: |
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| calicoe wrote: |
I am currently considering the same thing. I thought about doing it in Chiang Mai Thailand this summer, or maybe do it here in Seoul, over two months and weekends. They seem to average out to the same price, except in Thailand it includes room and board.
Not sure which yet. |
Hey, good luck with that. I've emailed nearly all the centres in Europe and Asia. Of those who answered me, NO BC will hold the course unless you're a BC teacher. You can sit the exam though, but I believe you have to take the course first.
I'm starting to get turned off by the DELTA: It seems to be basically a British Council thing. I found one place, not a BC that holds it in Poland, but it's PT and in Nov and December. No can do 
EDIT: I'm just looking for DELTA module 1. I believe that some BC will offer it, but all three modules at once, which would be 8 weeks FT. |
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Epik_Teacher
Joined: 28 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:49 am Post subject: |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
| calicoe wrote: |
I am currently considering the same thing. I thought about doing it in Chiang Mai Thailand this summer, or maybe do it here in Seoul, over two months and weekends. They seem to average out to the same price, except in Thailand it includes room and board.
Not sure which yet. |
Hey, good luck with that. I've emailed nearly all the centres in Europe and Asia. Of those who answered me, NO BC will hold the course unless you're a BC teacher. You can sit the exam though, but I believe you have to take the course first.
I'm starting to get turned off by the DELTA: It seems to be basically a British Council thing. I found one place, not a BC that holds it in Poland, but it's PT and in Nov and December. No can do
EDIT: I'm just looking for DELTA module 1. I believe that some BC will offer it, but all three modules at once, which would be 8 weeks FT. |
I've been looking at the same thing. Most of the courses I've found are offered only at very oddball times. If you don't get in on the early Feb start dates, you have to wait until October or some such garbage. Not to mention the hassle of finding a tutor, etc... Maybe I'll just bite the bullet, leave EPIK this fall and do the face to face course in Poland or Russia. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I've been told that for modules 1 and 3 you don't have to attend classes, just study and take the exam. Still I'm turned off by the organisation and by the fact that the majority of the courses seem to be offered at the BC. |
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