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DJCriticalMass · Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Location: Honolulu,Hawaii

Does getting a CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)certificate help getting a english teaching job in Korea?

http://www.icchawaii.edu/programs/CELTA/CELTA.htm

the saint · Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Location: not there yet...

It would certainly help you with the correct use of articles Laughing

Seriously though, the thing is that if you see an employer who requires a CELTA (like IH or the British Council) you are looking at someone who has higher standards than someone who'll take anyone for the job. There does seem to be a correlation between the professionalism of the outfit and the requirement for its employees to have the CELTA.

Note that I said 'correlation' not 'exact match' Wink

Not to mention how it will improve you as a teacher...

But I don't think that having a CELTA will make it any more likely you'll land a job in Korea specifically. Just might make you more employable for the more professional establishments, that's all.

peppermint · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject:

Dude, you only need to ask the question in one place around here.

VanIslander · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject:

Three threads on the exact same topic?

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=35283

And there is a good past thread on this same topic too if you "search" for it.

Recommend that the mods lock or nuke one or two of these threads.