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TEFL vs CELTA vs TESOL - We will explain in detail about courses, centres, and certificates and how best to get an English teaching job. 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TEFLvsCELTAvsTESOL? Havingtheopportunitytoliveandtravelanywhereintheworldisamazing,andbecomingaTEFLteachergivesyouthatfreedom.Unfortunately,theTEFLworldcanbeconfusingattimesandthehundredsofTEFLcertificatesavailablearenoexception.Startingout,oneofthemostimportantthingforaspiringteachersistofigureoutwhatTEFLcoursewillbemosthelpfulinbecomingagreatteacherandgettingagreatjob.Beforeyoutakeyourfirststep,hereareafewthingstoconsider: TEFLvsCELTAvsTESOL–What’stheDifference? TEFL standsforTeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage.TherearemanyTEFLcertificatesfrommanyproviders.Thesevarywidelyincostandqualityandyoushouldresearchcarefullybeforechoosingone.CELTA (CertificateinTeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages)isatypeofTEFLcertificatethatwasoriginallydesignedbyInternationalHousein1962,thengiventoCambridgeUniversitytomoderate/managein1988.TESOL (TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages)isanotherumbrellatermexactlylikeTEFL,justusedincertaincountriessuchasAustralia.TESOLalsoencompassesmanydifferentcertificatesfrommanydifferentproviders.ThedifficultyandconfusionwithTEFL/TESOListhattherearesomanydifferentcertificates,courses,andprovidersthatitcanbechallengingtoensuretheoneyouchooseisofagoodquality.Somecourseswillbeonlineonly,somewillbein-persononly,andsomewillbeablendedoption.Therearepart-timeandfull-time,20hoursallthewayto160+hourcoursescompletedin1weekupto20+weeks.RecognitionisimportantEmployersalsoknowhowmanydifferenttypesofcoursesthereareandiftheyhavemultiplecandidates,mostwillchoosetheonewithaTEFL/TESOLcertificatethattheyrecognize.Twoofthemostrecognizedgloballyarethe CambridgeCELTA (whichisaTEFLcertificate)andthe SITTESOL certificates.ThereasonboththesecertificatesarerecognizedworldwideisthattheCambridgeAssessmentEnglishfortheCELTAandSITTESOLareleadersintheteachertrainingindustry.Schoolsalsofeeltheycantrustthesetwocoursesbecausetheybothhaveasignificant practical component–studentswillteach6hoursofreallessonsandgetfeedbackandsupportoneach.Manycourseshavenoteachingcomponent,andpracticemakesperfect.Moderatedcourses?Importantly,everysingleCambridgeCELTAandSITTESOLcourseis moderatedbyexternalCambridgeorSITassessors.ACambridgeassessorattendseverysingleCELTAcourseneartheendofthe4weeks(or10weeksifpart-time)andinterviewsthetraineesandthetrainers.TheCambridgeCELTAandSITTESOLarethemostrespectedandrecognizedTEFL(orTESOL)certificatesaroundtheworldbecauseemployersandschoolsknowthatthesegraduatestookacoursethatis,bydesign,highqualityandexternallymoderated.Whatcountrywillyouteachin?Ifyouoptforacertificatefromalesswell-knownprovider,youruntheriskthatitwon’tbesufficientforajobinmanycountries.Oftentimestheseteachersareforcedintodoingabettercourselater.Thisisn’ttosaythattherearenootherqualityTEFLcertificatesoutsideoftheCELTAandSITTESOL,butthesetwoarebyfarthemostrecognizedworldwide.Simplyput,theCambridgeCELTAandSITTESOLaretheonlyTEFL/TESOLcertificatesthatcangetyouanEnglishteachingjobanywhere. CourseLocation Wewroteanarticleonwhy ThailandisagreatlocationtodoyourTEFLcourse,butthatdoesn’tmeantherearen’tothergreatplacestoo.Afewthingstoconsiderwhenchoosingwheretodothecourse:CostofLiving–Onamonthlongcourselivingexpensescanaddupquickly.Food,rent,andthecoursecostswillvarywidelybetweencountries.TheCELTAforexample,canrangefromUSD$1,600tomorethan$4,500dependingonwhereyoutakeit.QualityofLife–Thiswillalsovarywidelyanddependonhowmuchyouspendandwhereyougo.$500inLondonwon’tgetyouasfaras$500somewhereelse.Whereyouwanttoworkafterthecourse.Asmentionedbelow,thequalityofthecentreandtrainers. Post-CourseJobSearch ThemostimportantconsiderationwhenchoosingaTEFLcertificatetypeiswhichonewillallowyoutobecomeagreatteacherandgetaqualityjob.Inmanycountries,Thailandincluded,thereisahugerangeinthequalityofteachingjobsavailable. Someschoolshavebetterpay,bettersupportfrommanagement,bettermaterials,andclasseswith8-16students.Ontheflipsidemanyschoolsaresobadthatteachersdon’tevenfinishtheirfirstyear’scontract–poormanagement,noresources,classesof35-50+students,andstudentlevelsofA1toB2+inasingleclass.Similartootheroccupations,thebestEnglishteachingjobswillgotothemostqualified.Aswetrainover600teachersontheCambridgeCELTAeveryyear,wehaveheardalotofsuccessstoriesbutalsosomehorrorstories. Post-CourseJobPlacement Somecentrespromisejobplacementtoanyonewhograduatestheircourse.Althoughthismayseemlikeapositive,westronglyrecommendagainstthis.Thereasonbeingthatthetypeofschoolsgraduatesareplacedintoarenormallyquitepoor.Anyschoolthatwillacceptanewteacherwithouttheapplicationprocess/interviewarenotschoolsyouwanttoworkin;mostlikelytheseschoolshaveahighturnoverrateforteachersduetoabadworkingenvironmentandpoorsupport.Wehearcountlesshorrorstoriesfromteacherssokeepthisinmindwhenchoosingaschool. QualityoftheCourseandCentre Therearealotofreallygoodteachertrainingcentresintheworldandtherearealotofbadones. IfyougotoaregularTEFLcentrethequalitymaybegreat,horrible,orsomewhereinbetween.WhenyougotoaCELTAorSITTESOLcentre,youcanguaranteethattheyarelicensedandregularlymoderatedthroughCambridgeUniversityorSchoolofInternationalTrainingVermontandwillbe,attheveryminimum,agoodcentrewithawell-designedcourse.Ifyouchooseadifferentcertificate,itismoreimportantthatyoudoyourresearch! SuitableforTeachingYoungLearners? AcommonmisconceptionisthattheCELTAisnotusefulforteachingYoungLearners.ItistruethatthecoursewasoriginallydesignedtofocusonteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguagetoadults.However,mostoftheprinciplesaredirectlytransferabletoteachingyounglearners,especiallyteenagers.Forthisreason,mostTEFLjobsforyounglearnersstillrequiretheCELTAorSITTESOL. ThereisnoequivalententrylevelTEFLcertificatethatfocusespurelyonYoungLearners.Thosethatclaimtobebetterforteachingyounglearnersarenotaswellregardedbyemployersandwillhinderyourabilitytocompeteinthejobsmarket.Betteremployerswillgiveyouonthejobtrainingtodealwithissuessuchasdisciplineandclassroommanagementwhichcanbemoredifficultwithyounglearnerscomparedtoadults. HowweorganizeYoungLearnertrainingAtIHBangkokandChiangMai,tohelpteachersprepareforteachingyounglearners,weofferafree2-day(optional)IntroductiontoTeachingYoungLearnerscourseaspartofourCELTApackage.TeacherswhoalreadyhavesomeexperiencemaydesiretotakeamoreextensivecoursethatdevelopstheirskillsspecificallywithregardtoYoungLearners,forexamplehowtofocuslessongrammaranddevelopmoreengaginggamesandactivities.Wealsohavethe InternationalHouseCertificateinTeachingYoungLearnersandTeens whichisa2-weekcoursewithobservedteachingpracticeatdifferentagegroups.ThiscourseisbesttakenaftertheCELTAthough,andaftersomeexperienceteachingyounglearners. QualityoftheTrainers/Training OnmanylessreputedTEFL/TESOLcoursesyoucanattendacourseandincredibly,beatraineronthesamecoursejustafewmonthslater.However,thatiscertainlynottrueforthecourseswithagoodreputationliketheCambridgeCELTA.Typically,beforebecomingaCELTA trainer, onewillhave: AuniversitydegreeAgoodgradeontheCELTAExcellentgradesontheCambridgeDeltamodules1,2and3ManyyearspostCELTAteachingexperienceSeveralyearsteachertrainingexperienceworkingwithteachersatseniorteacherandDoSlevelpositionsExperiencegivingtrainerledteachertrainingworkshopsandconferencesAtthatpoint,aCambridgeCELTAcentrelookingtotrainatrainerfortheCELTAcanselectapotentialcandidate.TheseCELTAtrainertrainees…aretrained…overseveralcoursesandwillneedtoseekapprovalfromCambridgeAssessmentEnglishbeforebeingabletodoso. FinalThoughts YoushouldthinkaboutthekindofjobyouwanttogetaftercompletingyourTEFLcertificateandwhatthespecificjobrequirementsare.MostTEFLjobswillputCELTAorSITTESOLatthetopofthelistofrequiredqualificationsbutyoushouldalsodoyourownresearchaboutwhatqualificationsarerequiredforthecareerpathyouarelookingfor. WeunderstandthattherearemanyoptionsforaTEFLcertificateandIHBangkok/IHChiangMaimightnotbepossibleforyou.WestrivetoprovidethebestexperienceandtrainingpossiblewiththeCELTAatourtwocentresandwithover6,000successfulCELTAgraduateswehaveagoodideaofwhatworks. Doyourownresearch!Wealwaysrecommendthatyoudoyourownresearch.Therearemanycentresintheworldandyoushouldfeelcomfortablewithwhatevercentreyouendupchoosing. IHBangkokandIHChiangMaiThethingthatmakesIHBangkokandIHChiangMaidifferenttomanyotherCambridgeteachertrainingcentresisthatCELTAtrainingisourspecialization:WetrainmoreCELTAcandidatesthananywhereelseintheworld.Unlikemostcentreswehaveapermanent,full-timeteamdedicatedtotheCELTA.Thismeanswelookintoimprovingeverysinglecoursewedowithasenseoffamiliarity.Mostcentresonlyrunacouplecoursesperyearwithfreelancetrainers.Asweprovidefull-timepositionsforourCELTAtrainers,wegettopickthebesttrainersavailableasmostpreferfull-timeemploymentvs.unreliablefreelancepositions. 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