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- 17 Aug 2010, 17:12
- Forum: Jobs Discussion - Asia
- Topic: Teaching English in Indonesia (Help!)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4507
Re: Teaching English in Indonesia (Help!)
If you have a degree, you won't need another one. As marc says, you may find it an advantage to have a TEFL certification. THere are online and face-to-face courses. Do search our forums for more information.
- 17 Aug 2010, 17:07
- Forum: Jobs Discussion - Asia
- Topic: In Person vs. Internet (Vietnam, Thailand)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2598
Re: In Person vs. Internet (Vietnam, Thailand)
If you go to Thailand you should have no difficulty obtaining suitable employment, and certainly not if you have qualified with a Trinity Cert, even if it would be your first teaching job. The best jobs go to the people who are already in the country and available for a face-to-face interview. Be su...
- 16 Aug 2010, 10:28
- Forum: Teacher Training Discussion
- Topic: ICALCON?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2066
Re: ICALCON?
Hmm... Interesting. Perhaps ICAL Pete, one of our regular posters, can clarify things.
- 16 Aug 2010, 10:25
- Forum: Jobs Discussion
- Topic: Why do you have to have a degree?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9079
Re: Why do you have to have a degree?
Fake degrees do not pass the scrutiny of serious employers - even in Thailand. You may be able to get a job in remote parts of rural Thailand without a degree, because they are desperate for teachers, but bear in mind however, that there are many good (and bad) reasons why most teachers with degrees...
- 16 Aug 2010, 10:16
- Forum: Jobs Discussion - Asia
- Topic: Thailand advice
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2894
Re: Thailand advice
To get a Non Imm visa B before you go to Thailand, you will need a contract from the school, and you will need to produce your degree certificate. If you enter the country on a 30-day tourist stamp, when the school has provided you with a contract and the pre employment documents from the provincial...
- 16 Aug 2010, 09:58
- Forum: Jobs Discussion
- Topic: What if you do not hold a passport from the UK/US/Canada?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3216
Re: What if you do not hold a passport from the UK/US/Canada
There are some very recent posts concerning native speakers who do not have traditional native English language nationalities. Do check them out. In short, you should not find it a disadvantage.
- 16 Aug 2010, 09:56
- Forum: Teacher Training Discussion
- Topic: I have no idea what to do
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4353
Re: I have no idea what to do
Also browse through the pages of our forums here , and use the search feature - there is a wealth of information!
- 16 Aug 2010, 09:53
- Forum: Jobs Discussion - Europe
- Topic: Germany in Oct. 2008? What's the pitfalls?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7232
Re: Germany in Oct. 2008? What's the pitfalls?
I should perhaps have qualified my post by stating that my experience was based on pre Wende Germany, (gosh, am I that old already?) after which of course there was a massive increase in the non English speaking population.
- 16 Aug 2010, 09:44
- Forum: Jobs Discussion
- Topic: newly CELTA qualified needs your opinion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4382
Re: newly CELTA qualified needs your opinion
You might get some part-time work for which a work permit may not be necessary, such as in cram schools in Bangkok, but it would be poorly paid, and you would be incurring the cost of getting a new tourist visa every few months, which means travelling out of the country and back.
- 19 Jul 2010, 10:21
- Forum: Teaching Adults
- Topic: Telephone Coaching - need advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5684
Re: Telephone Coaching - need advice
You're welcome! I'm glad the info helped.
- 19 Jul 2010, 10:12
- Forum: General Teacher Discussion
- Topic: dramas vs soap operas
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2679
Re: dramas vs soap operas
Is,that a fact? Well, well, and I thought it was something to do with kitchen sink stuff like on going domestic drama. One lives and learns!TN wrote:Why are they called soap operas? No doubt you know it's because the earliest ones (in the USA) were sponsored by soap manufacturers.
- 05 Jul 2010, 23:48
- Forum: Teacher Training Discussion
- Topic: Certification to teach TOEFL, IELTS etc
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6352
Re: Certification to teach TOEFL, IELTS etc
AS far as I know, there are no courses for training teachers how to prepare students for TOEFL.
- 01 Jul 2010, 00:40
- Forum: Jobs Discussion - Asia
- Topic: New to TEFL In thailand
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2707
Re: New to TEFL In thailand
Do check out all the posts on our forums about working in Tailand - I'm sure you will find some very useful information that addresses your questions. In short, f you have a genuine degree (verifications are carried out) and a recognised TEFL certification, you would probably have very few problems ...
- 01 Jul 2010, 00:32
- Forum: Teacher Training Discussion
- Topic: TEFL? CELTA? DELTA?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2659
Re: TEFL? CELTA? DELTA?
Well, the first advice would be read up what all the members of the TEFL.net forums and the resident specialists say on the subject. That will probably answer most of your questions. In short however, CELTA is a TEFL/TESOL certification. It's just one of the many. However, you are probably right in ...
- 01 Jul 2010, 00:22
- Forum: Teacher Training Discussion
- Topic: Certification to teach TOEFL, IELTS etc
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6352
Re: Certification to teach TOEFL, IELTS etc
Which particular courses for getting certified for teaching IELTS and/or TOEFL did you have in mind?
- 21 Jun 2010, 09:35
- Forum: Jobs Discussion - Asia
- Topic: No degree can I teach English in Thailand, China, Taiwan..
- Replies: 48
- Views: 67435
Re: No degree can I teach English in Thailand, China, Taiwan
I'm afraid I can only reiterate what I have already said many times on these forums: There is no way of working legally in Thailand in mainstream education, full-time, with a reasonable salary and working conditions, without a recognised Bachelor degree. Having a Thai spouse will not help. If your s...
- 17 Jun 2010, 01:26
- Forum: Teacher Training Discussion
- Topic: which are the best tefl certificate schools?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 26611
Re: which are the best tefl certificate schools?
Sort of. In an Internet sense, it is a portal - they just take a comission on any sales that are made by clicking through their web site. Very often there is no human element.
- 14 Jun 2010, 04:23
- Forum: Jobs Discussion
- Topic: Advice required - bad experience in first year teaching!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6692
Re: Advice required - bad experience in first year teaching!
Bosses who are bastards (excuse my French). A fairly common problem to be encountered in many walks of life I'm afraid, and there's not really much you can do about it. It looks as if you will be losing the job there anyway so you can do anything reasonable within the law you get your revenge, inclu...
- 14 Jun 2010, 04:03
- Forum: Teacher Training Discussion
- Topic: Weekend or 4-week course?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2317
Re: Weekend or 4-week course?
Hi MellySue, Your question is among the top three most hotly discussed topics on this board. There are many tips and first -hand experience stories from candidates, together with comments from professional recruiters from the schools. Do check out the threads and read all about it.If you have diffic...
- 14 Jun 2010, 03:53
- Forum: Jobs Discussion
- Topic: Where can one teach without a degree?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6041
Re: Where can one teach without a degree?
It's possible to teach practically anywhere without a degree, especially private students in you own flat or in their home, and perhaps in companies as a resident teacher. However, if you are seeking legal , secure employment in mainstream schools, the list will be very short nowadays. We don't prov...