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Tingdiver Posted 21 years ago
Teaching
Want to teach English - is TEFL necessary?
hi everyone!
i am 30-year old professional advertising copywriter based in manila, philippines who is seriously considering about making a career change to teaching english.
i've done quite a bit of research and i am now confused about what to do.
i was initially set on doing an on-site TEFL course in either bangkok or china. but the considerable financial investment has made me have second thoughts about it, especially since i've received feedback from other forums that a TEFL certificate isn't even necessary, especially not in china where demand is sooo high and there are soooo few teachers. is this true? and if so, how do these non-certified teachers fare versus the certified ones? what kind of schools recruit non-certified teachers and are they reputable ones? i guess to put it simply - will having a TEFL-certificate make it a LOT easier for you to find employment? and will you get paid differently depending on whether you have a TEFL diploma or not?
if a newbie like me does decide to take a TEFL course, is an on-site course REALLY better than an on-line (distance-learning) one? coz online courses are WAY cheaper than on-site ones obviously. what's the advantage of one over the other anyway? and are distance-courses even advisable or is that just another waste of money?
finally, given that i have a college degree (bachelor of science, major in psychology), am a native speaker of english BUT look totally asian (brown-malay race), how bad is the racism that i am gonna most likely face once i start the job hunt, with or without a TEFL certificate?
thanks so much for any help, advice, info or tips guys.
advanced merry christmas and happy new year to all!
ting
manila, philippines
i am 30-year old professional advertising copywriter based in manila, philippines who is seriously considering about making a career change to teaching english.
i've done quite a bit of research and i am now confused about what to do.
i was initially set on doing an on-site TEFL course in either bangkok or china. but the considerable financial investment has made me have second thoughts about it, especially since i've received feedback from other forums that a TEFL certificate isn't even necessary, especially not in china where demand is sooo high and there are soooo few teachers. is this true? and if so, how do these non-certified teachers fare versus the certified ones? what kind of schools recruit non-certified teachers and are they reputable ones? i guess to put it simply - will having a TEFL-certificate make it a LOT easier for you to find employment? and will you get paid differently depending on whether you have a TEFL diploma or not?
if a newbie like me does decide to take a TEFL course, is an on-site course REALLY better than an on-line (distance-learning) one? coz online courses are WAY cheaper than on-site ones obviously. what's the advantage of one over the other anyway? and are distance-courses even advisable or is that just another waste of money?
finally, given that i have a college degree (bachelor of science, major in psychology), am a native speaker of english BUT look totally asian (brown-malay race), how bad is the racism that i am gonna most likely face once i start the job hunt, with or without a TEFL certificate?
thanks so much for any help, advice, info or tips guys.
advanced merry christmas and happy new year to all!
ting
manila, philippines
Top answer
Whether to take online or in-house depends on where you want to teach. The best schools want in-house and high quality (ie CELTA) but they'll also probably want experience. Entry level in a basic school will accept an online cert in many cases - check with them first if you're concerned about this.
- Whether to take online or in-house depends on where you want to teach.
- The best schools want in-house and high quality (ie CELTA) but they'll also probably want experience.
- Entry level in a basic school will accept an online cert in many cases - check with them first if you're concerned about this.
- Of course being certified will make you more attractive to a school and it's best to have some training under your belt than none at all regardless of what kind.
- Some online courses are good (ICAL and i-to-i are the big ones).
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Whether to take online or in-house depends on where you want to teach. The best schools want in-house and high quality (ie CELTA) but they'll also probably want experience. Entry level in a basic school will accept an online cert in many cases - check with them first if you're concerned about this.
Of course being certified will make you more attractive to a school and it's best to have
Of course being certified will make you more attractive to a school and it's best to have
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