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Zyzyfer · Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 8:36 am Post subject: Study in Prague?!?

So I was browsing the front page of ESL Cafe (it actually has one! Wow!), and came across a link to this place:

http://www.thelanguagehouse.net/tefl-course2.htm#cost

Man, that's tempting. I've got enough funds to get there, and then I'll be broke. But the site makes it sound like work is easy to get over there...saving money, on the other hand...

Is anyone familiar with this, or does anyone have some brilliant opinion that I should hear? I just postponed my flight to Korea, so there's still a chance that I could do something random here.

Mosley · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

I could be wrong, but now that the Czech Rep. is EU, it might be illegal for an American(you, right?) to teach "on the side". I'd check w/the Czechs before I'd go, if I were you....

Fifyfofum · Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Location: Anyang

A word of warning...

I looked, but couldn't find what actual qualification this course provides.

In Europe, most places will only accept teachers with TESOL or CELTA (preferred) certificates.

I think this is because there is a plethora of TEFL qualifications available, the quality of which is not easily quantifiable.

Zyzyfer · Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 4:12 am Post subject:

Thanks for the input. I'm looking for an eventual ticket to teaching in Europe for a few years. I'll keep this stuff in mind. Decided against the Prague thing. Too out of the blue.

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

What a great city. In my top 3. I regret that I didn't do some teaching there when I was younger and it wasn't EU.

Zyzyfer · Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 5:01 am Post subject:

Yea, I got no problems with the city itself...I just don't want to do a dodgy program with my limited funds and then find myself running to Korea anyways, bumming money from people the first two months. Too much stress.

Ryst Helmut · Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 6:30 pm Post subject: