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Discussion Groups / ESL Teaching / December 2007English teacher? How?
Hello all, I want work as freelance English teacher, but I'm confused about the amount of courses. Which steps are required or better said: Which qualifications are required? And can I get them as distance learning? Thanks for your answers and tips in advance. > From: MrCanis <mr_canis@yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: English teacher? How? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks for your answers and tips in advance. You could start by telling us where in the world you are. MrCat -- > You could start by telling us where in the world you are. > > MrCat Hello, sorry, of course. I'm in Germany, precisely in east Germany. MrCanis schrieb: >>You could start by telling us where in the world you are. >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > sorry, of course. > I'm in Germany, precisely in east Germany. In Germany to get work as an english teacher (other than on conversation courses or) you need some sort of academic qualification (preferably in English) and/or a teaching qualification. Something like a TESLA certificate is very useful. Regards, Einde O'Callaghan On Dec 26, 7:28 pm, Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallag...@planet- interkom.de> wrote: > In Germany to get work as an english teacher (other than on conversation > courses or) you need some sort of academic qualification (preferably in > English) and/or a teaching qualification. Something like a TESLA > certificate is very useful. Hello Mr O'Callaghan, did you mean TESL (teaching English as a second language)? Basically I want away from Germany, therefore I'm interested in a certification which works world wide. I heard about TESL but I didn't found a course or school in Germany, only normal English courses. :( Or how is the way to become a English teacher, without university degree? I heard about this opportunity or is that impossible? Thanks in advance. MrCanis schrieb: > On Dec 26, 7:28 pm, Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallag...@planet- > interkom.de> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Hello Mr O'Callaghan, > did you mean TESL (teaching English as a second language)? TESLA is Teaching English as a second language to adults. The actual names of the various certificates vary according to the body awarding the qualifications. > Basically I want away from Germany, therefore I'm interested in a > certification which works world wide. I heard about TESL but I didn't > found a course or school in Germany, only normal English courses. :( > Or how is the way to become a English teacher, without university > degree? > I heard about this opportunity or is that impossible? It is possible to become an English teacher without a university degree - I was talking about the qualifications you need to teach in Germany. I don't know of any courses in Germany offering teaching qualifications in English for non-university graduates. However, the British Council might be able to point you in the right direction. On the other hand, there are quite a few language schools in Britain offering courses leading to certification by UCLES/RSA or Trinity House. It does however cost quite a bit of money. Regards, Einde O'Callaghan Hello, > TESLA is Teaching English as a second language to adults. The actual > names of the various certificates vary according to the body awarding > the qualifications. That's exactly my problem. :( > It is possible to become an English teacher without a university degree That' good news. :) > - I was talking about the qualifications you need to teach in Germany. I did understand that. In Germany you need for all and nothing a certi- ficate from a official institutions. ;) > I don't know of any courses in Germany offering teaching qualifications > in English for non-university graduates. However, the British Council > might be able to point you in the right direction. Thanks for the tip, I will contact them. > On the other hand, there are quite a few language schools in Britain > offering courses leading to certification by UCLES/RSA or Trinity House. > It does however cost quite a bit of money. A list of these schools isn't available or is it? Thanks in advance. Regards, W. Canis > > On the other hand, there are quite a few language schools in Britain > > offering courses leading to certification by UCLES/RSA or Trinity > > House. It does however cost quite a bit of money. > > A list of these schools isn't available or is it? Yes - UCLES/RSA used to publish a thing called 'the short list' - have a look on their website. DC -- > > > On the other hand, there are quite a few language schools in Britain > > > offering courses leading to certification by UCLES/RSA or Trinity [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > -- Ah, very good. Thanks. > On Dec 26, 7:28 pm, Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallag...@planet- > interkom.de> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Thanks in advance. Google on ' CELTA ' and get in touch with the British Council in Germany http://www.britishcouncil.de/e/ to check on centres where you can take it. Be aware, though, that as a non-native speaker you're always going to be at a disadvantage in the jobs market. In many countries you won't be able to work at all, and this can get very frustrating when you see jobs going to people with no teaching experience or training at all, who happen to be native speakers. Have a look at www.tefl.com for jobs. Don't be put off. Go for it, and Good Luck. DC -- > On Dec 26, 7:28 pm, Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallag...@planet- > interkom.de> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Or how is the way to become a English teacher, without university > degree? PS. Not having a degree is not the barrier it was once, and shouldn't stop you getting on a CELTA course. However, again it will limit some of the countries and jobs you could have gone for. Do your CELTA now and you may well be able to get a job in the UK (or sometimes other parts of Europe) on a summer course next year - the ads are already beginning to appear on TEFL.com. Schools who run these sorts of courses are always short of teachers at that time of year, and it's a great way to gain experience, have fun and find out if you can actually cope with teaching, without committing yourself to a long contract in a faraway country. The Trinity College Certificate http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk/site/?id=201 is equivalent to CELTA, although occasionally you run up against thick employers who don't know this - I have a Trinity Diploma and have faced this problem. Cambridge have also introduced a pre-CELTA qualification, Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT), which would be well worth checking out: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/teaching-awards/tkt.html DC -- > > On Dec 26, 7:28 pm, Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallag...@planet- > > interkom.de> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > -- Hello, thanks for the input. I'm going to try that all and I'm anxious to see what will happen. Summary: - TESL(A) or CELTA are the decisive certificates or a university degree. - Without a university degree I can't work in some countries at all. > > PS. Not having a degree is not the barrier it was once, and > > shouldn't stop you getting on a CELTA course. However, again it [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Summary: > - TESL(A) or CELTA are the decisive certificates No. CELTA or the Trinity Certificate. I'm not aware of any exam called 'TESLA'. 'Teaching English as a Second Language to Adults' is something you might find a course in, but it's not the name of a recognised certificate. Here's one which explains some of the terms: http://www.tesolonline.com/tesol/company/what-is-tesol.html English teaching acronyms are easy to unscramble, as they're all combinations of T - teaching E - English S - second L - language O - other A - adults F - foreign > or a university > degree. Depends where you are in the world. > - Without a university degree I can't work in some countries at all. Again, that depends on the context. In some countries -such as Greece - the governement state you can't each school-age kids, but you might get a job teaching, say, business people. Google is your friend. DC > http://www.tesolonline.com/tesol/company/what-is-tesol.html > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > E - English > S - second or 'speakers' -- |
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