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max.p
Joined: 21 Jun 2011
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
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 Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:04 pm Post subject: The TEFL Pay Bump (is the i-to-i 20hr. weekend enough?) |
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I am thinking about taking ICAL's 100-hour online TEFL cert course ($265), and then paying for i-to-i's 20-hour teaching practicum (Chicago, $339, August 11).
On the i-to-i 20-hour classroom teaching practicum certificate webpage, it states:
"In just one weekend, you'll have full TEFL certification and the ability to find work with thousands of language schools worldwide."
By August 13, I would actually hold two TEFL teaching certificates.
My question is:
Why should I even bother with the $265 ICAL Online course, if I can get "full TEFL certification" with a 20-hour classroom course? Would I qualify for the Korean 100k pay bump with a 20-hour teaching practicum course?
I don't want to hear anything about CELTA. With a CELTA, there is no pay bump in Korea:
-$1,000 pay bump x 12 month contract = $1,200.
-Cost of CELTA: $1,200 without books, housing, hassle |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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In a word, NO.
for the bump you need a course of at least 100 hours.
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max.p
Joined: 21 Jun 2011
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:27 pm Post subject: ICAL vs. i-to-i |
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In that case,
-i-to-i 100-hour online course: $339.
4 specialist training certificates
8,000 job contacts worldwide
-ICAL 100-hour TEFL Online course: $265.
0 specialist training certificates
0 job contacts worldwide |
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Modernist
Joined: 23 Mar 2011
Location: The 90s
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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-i-to-i 100-hour online course: $339.
4 specialist training certificates
8,000 job contacts worldwide
-ICAL 100-hour TEFL Online course: $265.
0 specialist training certificates
0 job contacts worldwide |
You do know that Korean schools care not one whit about anything except the 100-hour part, don't you? ANY program, ANYWHERE will count as long as the paper says 100 hours. There is no such thing as 'full TEFL certification.' There are no world standards, no consistency. The reason the CELTA costs more is because the CELTA means something globally and TEFL doesn't.
You also do know, don't you, that outside Korea pretty much no one anywhere cares in the slightest about online TEFL courses? They are worthess in terms of getting a job or more money. Either you'll still get one without TEFL [albeit a terrible one] or the TEFL will mean as much as your 4 straight summers as a lifeguard in high school. |
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max.p
Joined: 21 Jun 2011
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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I am glad that TEFL online courses mean nothing, honestly. Have you done the TEFL "Taster Course" at i-to-i's website?
I realize that a 100-hour online TEFL course is only valuable in South Korea, but after a couple years, I will want to find a job outside Korea. Will a couple years of experience eliminate the need for TEFL altogether (online and on-site)?
Basically, after a couple years experience, will I even need a TEFL cert to land jobs in countries other than South Korea?
What are some on-site (not online) courses, like CELTA, that are recognized globally? |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| The CELTA's the bare minumum to get decent jobs in most countries outside Korea. If you want to start making good money and work in a professional environment, you should be aiming to get your DELTA or MA ASAP after that. Depending on what country you want to work in and your nationality. |
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