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Hi,when most employers want a degree as well as a recognised tefl qualifiction for one to teach english as a foreign language just what degree would one need?what subject or area etc.I have looked at a lot of colleges offering tefl courses and they require that you have a degree to do the tefl course.im getting the impression that the only way to work in this field is to firstly do the degree,then do the tefl course..am i correct?..thank you..
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Hi Buzzment. It really depends on where you want to teach.
When they say "a degree" it usually means any type of a primary degree.
If you want to work in a language school which is recognised by the Department of Education and Science in Ireland, yes, you would require a degree plus the TEFL qualification but when you go out of this country, it will depend on the country to which you are going as to whether they will want a degree as well as the TEFL qualification or not.
If you go to www.acels.ie you will get the information that refers to this country.
TEFL courses can range from a week-end to one year part-time Postgraduate Certificate in TEFL, one evening per week for the academic year (UCD).
They also have a Postgradate Higher Diploma in TEFL also which is for TEFL teachers with some years' experience who wish to develop their skills and/or seek a more senior position in Ireland or overseas.
It is also one year part-time.
However, most of the ACELS TEFL recognised courses last around 120-150 hours, consequently they are more expensive at first glance than the shorter ones, but when you break it down to cost per hour of class time, they are often cheaper!
Hope that helps. Miriam.
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Thanks for that info miriam..i kinda knew all that already though through research.Im thinking id wanna teach it in Ireland so id have to do the degree first.As you said i can do absolutely any degree,even if it is not language or teaching related.That is what i really wanted to clarify.Im just toying with the idea at the moment as im thinking about other things that i may do too..well hopefully,anything to get out of the dead end job im in now!!i may be asking more questions about other topics,thanks for your help,this forum is great.
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Buzzment,
Hi Buzzment I took the weekend TEFL courses with i-to-i and ended up starting my own school teaching Czech people there is a huge demand for this sort of thing in Ireland.
I had contacted numerous language schools in Dublin to take the TEFL courses "found them really expensive" the itoi course was only 295 www.weekendtefl.ie
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<Cindy>,
Hi Cindy,
that sounds really interesting.
I have been looking into doing something like that!
Where i live there is a big polish community and I have been approached to teach them.
Can you tell me how you went about?
By the way I also did the 80-hour course with i-to-i and though it was brilliant.
I think these courses are about getting the idea of what is important when teaching and how to approach, but in the end it depends on your own initiative.
I-to-i give you some lesson plans to start you off and then you can go from there...
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Hi Buzzment,
In answering your question I'd say that most employers are more interested in real corporate experience to draw upon in the classroom (at least in our case in the corporate sector - www.tjtaylor.net if you're interested).
The typical career path of our best trainers is a degree, followed by 3-5 years experience working outside teaching, and then a CELTA course.
The degree is especially useful in certain subjects such as economics, law, marketing, etc.
As we always try to match up the student with the teacher, and as they are an authority figure, their experience plays an important part in helping the students - how comfortable would a career teacher feel when terms like SKU are being bandied about the training room.
I must say however, that we are perhaps a little unusual in terms of our target audience as our clients are normally not learning how to pronounce the alphabet, but trying to communicate more powerfully, and there are many other companies and schools that have lower standards.
Hope my 2 cents help, but if you have any questions, you are welcome to get in touch.
Take care,
Alex
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