Articles tagged ‘TEFL Certification’
Bad News For The British Council In Russia
By Katie | January 16th, 2008 |
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Russia and the British Council are at odds as Russia is asking the British Council to close its offices and the British Council initially refused. The British Council then reported that its British and Russian staff were harassed by Russian authorities.
The word is that this is connected to the spat between the two countries [...]
Surviving The Feedback On Your Teaching Practice: My Experience
By Katie | January 10th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
The feedback portion of the CELTA, in my opinion, can be the part that does people in. By that I mean – the part that they cannot stand. I found the feedback difficult at times, especially because of the pressure of an intensive course, but ultimately incredibly helpful.
The feedback usually went to go [...]
TEFL Course Teaching Practice: What’s It Like?
By Katie | January 8th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Like most teachers with a TEFL certificate, I have the experience of one type of course – the one I took, the CELTA – as opposed to several. What follows is my experience, as reading the experiences of a TEFL trainee would have been useful to me when making decisions about a course. [...]
Student-Centered Activities
By Katie | December 31st, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Brigh-eyed and bushy-tailed … or something like that … in the early stages of my TEFL course I came across a bunch of new concepts. It occurs to me now that when people ask “what is a CELTA (or other certificate course) like?”, explaining some of these – and how we would “practice” them [...]
Is A TEFL Certificate Worth It?
By Katie | November 20th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Is a TEFL certificate worth its weight in gold…or maybe scrap metal?
Pain in Spain’s posts on whether getting a TEFL certificate pays off in the long run are well worth a read. Pain in Spain (sorry, Pain in Spain, no idea of your gender, so for now, you’re “he”) has a TEFL certificate himself [...]
Getting Certified At Home (In The US Or UK)
By Katie | October 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Someone recently contacted me to ask if it was possible to get certified online at home in the US and then go, certificate in hand, to Europe to find work.
In theory it is possible to get certified at home, and of course completely online courses can be done from anywhere you have an internet connection. [...]
Can You Trust Online Reviews?
By Katie | October 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In this day and age where a person is “searchable” verbally and – the author of this article on food critics asserts – visually, a food critic may not be able to remain anonymous long enough to give a fair evaluation. The restaurant will recognize him/her and alter its service.
Putting aside what I think [...]
CELTA Survival Tips
By Katie | August 29th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I recently came across a post with some useful tips designed for those about to embark on the CELTA or other TEFL course. I’m no CELTA trainer, so take my advice with a grain of salt (perhaps a larger grain of salt because I have taken the course at least) but I’d add this:
Really [...]
What Obligations Do TEFL Course Providers Have?
By Katie | August 17th, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Aside from presenting the certificate they offer honestly – how much do they have a responsibility to tell potential applicants about the job market?
Specifically – if they are advertising their certificate as a means to teach English anywhere in the world to a wide audience, including people without degrees, do they have a responsibility to [...]
English - Even As A Second Language - Still “Not Enough” Sometimes
By Katie | August 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In most countries in the world, people pass through years and years of English classes, devoting much time and energy to learning this foreign language. Many countries would be thrilled to have English spoken widely, and often more as a second language than a foreign language. But in a country where this has [...]
