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[quote="Kootvela"][quote="SMRT"][quote="floydma"]. Well, if you want to get started in EFL then why not enter a country as a tourist and offer private lessons (let's say conversation classes). By cutting the middle person (namely so called private language schools) you ...

Well, how about starting with easy functional language?

[quote="Kootvela"]I'll tell you the secret: grammar stops at intermediate level. After that, you recycle, revise and expand their grammar knowledge. So I would not focus much on grammar per se, maybe just ask them a question here and there, but focus on speaking/discussing/problem solving ...

Well, I am not sure if the coffee is free at these conferences, but you do get to meet a lot of potential employers (and you often see people distributing their CVs). I guess in these former Soviet satellite states they do tend to be low quality. The stress is on flogging textbooks, courses, etc. Yo...

[quote="Kootvela"]I side with marko. People go to the courses for knowledge and making contacts. [quote="marko"]I have to disagree with you on that one. quote] To save your money you can also attend FREE or almost free conferences where you can sometimes get practical knowledge a...

Many years ago I watched a programme on TV in which somebody taught their dog how to say 'sausages'.

Well, it is about image. A school wants an attractive and positive one. Employing fat, ugly or dangerous looking individuals may frighten the learners away.

As for Arab culture, one has to respect it. Of course, it has a historical socio-cultural reason.

[quote="floydma"]. Whether it is a degree in biochemical engineering, or a 1 month TEFL certificate, the point is that you have been introduced to the methodologies, procedures and termonology of your chosen career. And THAT is what you pay for. Not "just" a piece of paper. Not o...

The first degree is often a requirement for obtaining a residence permit in many countries. The certificate is required by many schools, but it is not an absolute must to get a good TEFL job. Many schools is enough to convince me it improves my chances. I have even met people at the British Council...

[quote="Niall"][quote="SMRT"]Many job ads say so due to formality rather than the assumed weight of such qualifications. As you probably well know, there are accredited and non-accredited language schools. However, the only distinction between them is largely the price accredited...

[quote="Niall"]Then why do so many job ads say [i]BEd, Celta or TESOL (Trinity) required[/i]?[/quote] Many job ads say so due to formality rather than the assumed weight of such qualifications. As you probably well know, there are accredited and non-accredited language schools. However, th...

[quote="Niall"]Cambridge University (CELTA) and Trinity College London (TESOL) may not constitute a chartered professional body, but they are accredited bodies of higher education, so there [i]is[/i] such a thing as an accredited certificate. Yes, there are unaccredited ones too. That's wh...

"If one was to get a "proper" teaching credential like a BEd, or an MEd. then one wouldn't have to teach overseas, they could teach in their home country." Now we see that Doctor seems to be implying that all the academic losers end up going abroad to teach lol. Quite ironic! I f...

Doc is just giving his opinion and not sound advice. A TEFL cert. course lasts four weeks and costs an arm and a leg. Furthermore it is not accredited. Don't listen to these dealers who tell you that you will earn less without it! This is not always true! Many schools do not give a toot if you have ...

Maybe you should go to the library and do some background reading on presentation skills and techniques. If possible, attend a presentation skills course yourself. I think it is quite unusual that your boss sends you as an inexperienced teacher to teach presentation skills. Anyway, don't worry. Your...

Dear Nigel, what do you mean by planning? Do you mean writing individual detailed lesson plans for each lesson? Do you mean writing a scheme of work or each course? Or do you mean both? Experienced teachers usually plan their lessons. They have their plan in their head. However, there are also some ...

Well, most schools don't really give a damn if you have a TEFL cert. Why? Because they are more interested in whether you can teach or not. Do you think that just a four week course and a piece of paper equips you for the real world of TEFL out there? I don't think so. All these TEFL cert, dip, MA, ...