CELTA OR CELTYL

[richyrich]

I am trying to decide whether to do a standard CELTA course or the CELTYL in order to specialise in teaching youngsters.

I plan to teach in Spain. I believe it is compulsory for children to learn English there so figured it would be a good area for me to specialise in.

However:

a) I don't want to limit my teaching possibilities (could I not teach adults at all by doing a CELTYL?)

b) Would I require other qualifications in Spain to teach children in schools as well as CETYL?

Any advice anyone can give would be most appreciated.

Rich

[malcolm]

rich,

If you want to teach kids in a state school, you'd need more than just a cert in YL.

If you want to teach in a private language school, just a cert in TEFL shouldbe enough. in my opinion, you shouldn't limit yourself by focusing on YLs

Malc

[richyrich]

Malcolm

Thanks for this advice. I was struggling to find language schools in Spain who teach CERTYL's as well. With your advice, I will undertake a CELTA which are also a lot easier to come by too. Many thanks for your help.