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nicwr2002
Joined: 17 Aug 2011
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 Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:22 pm Post subject: What to get first, TESOL, CELTA, etc... |
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| What should you go after first in certifications? If I want to get a certification, should I start with a TESOL or a CELTA or is there a prerequisite to attain certain certifications? I'm planning on investing the money to get certified this year. I've already been teaching for 2 years now, but I'm seeing that I better have some actual qualifications in the near future. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: What to get first, TESOL, CELTA, etc... |
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| nicwr2002 wrote: |
| What should you go after first in certifications? If I want to get a certification, should I start with a TESOL or a CELTA or is there a prerequisite to attain certain certifications? I'm planning on investing the money to get certified this year. I've already been teaching for 2 years now, but I'm seeing that I better have some actual qualifications in the near future. |
CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) is a TESOL cert.
It is the brand name of the TESOL cert offered by Cambridge ESOL.
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/
TESOL, TESL and TEFL certs are virtually synonymous terms for the same thing (30 day, 120 hour, intensive, basic learn how to teach ESL/EFL).
As you move up the qualification scale the TESOL cert is followed by either a DELTA (3-6 months and modular) or
DipTESOL (6-12 months)
(these tend to be more practical in nature)
and/or
a MA.TESOL (more theoretical in nature) and usually followed by applications to work in the tertiary sector
and/or
PGCE followed up by teacher certification (may then be followed by M.Ed /Ed.D) leading to mainstream teaching rather than just ESL/EFL.
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nicwr2002
Joined: 17 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:54 am Post subject: |
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| Wow, thanks for that information. I think I'll be hitting that track to level up. |
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