I'm interested in taking TEFL classes and get an international certificate that allows me to find job as English Teacher in different countries. So if you took the cited course, or knows anyone who did, share your knowledge with me please.
2006-07-23 09:30:54 · 2 answers · asked by njbelin 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
I strongly suggest that if you're seriously considering such a career - you start it the right way!
Don't bother with the other TEFL courses, get a CELTA certificate. It's basically a TEFL course which is accredited to Cambridge University.
The CELTA course costs £1000 pounds( which is more expensive than the other courses) to do and it takes a month to do intensively.
I did it and as a result I get a higher starting wage than people with other TEFL courses - as many school from around the world consider Cambridge University to be somewhat of an authority on the English language.
I feel that I have never learned so much within such a short space of time. I went into the course not knowing much and came out a confident teacher. The course does require alot of study - but hey, if your going to do something, so it in style.
I'm now happily teaching English in a University in Taiwan, I can pretty much choose any country I like.
Oh, yeah, you don't have to do the course at Cambridge itself, many cities all over the UK and now over the world offer such courses. Just do a Google search on CELTA and you'll find your nearest centre.
2006-07-23 21:36:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
actually, im interested in that too and i was just doing some research online to look for courses. these are sites that i have been looking at...
tefl.com
tefl.net
teflintl.com
onlinetefl.com
if you get any info or end up taking a course, let me know how it goes! id love to hear about it.
2006-07-23 09:36:59 · answer #2 · answered by Lola P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋