Should I get a CELTA? Need advice

However, I love Taiwan, and I'm here primarily to learn Mandarin, which I'm progressing with. I'm in my early twenties and only want to teach ... ShouldIgetaCELTA?Needadvice Work TeachingEnglishinTaiwan baelishbird December19,2013,2:16pm #1 IjustmovedtoTaipeiafewmonthsago,andIhaveajobatabuxiban.Myjobisreallystressful(6daysaweekmandatoryandmysupervisorismean),andIdon’tmakeasmuchmoneyasI’dlike. However,IloveTaiwan,andI’mhereprimarilytolearnMandarin,whichI’mprogressingwith.I’minmyearlytwentiesandonlywanttoteachherefortwoyears. ShouldItakeamonthoffwork,gotoaforeigncountrylikeVietnamandtaketheCELTAsothatIcangetabetterjobaftermy1-yearcontractisup?Woulditbeworthitforme? cloud13 December20,2013,1:51am #2 WelcometoTW. TherearenumerousCELTAthreads.Soyou’rethinkingofgettinga“certification”that: costsUS$1500-2K,excludingtravel/livingexpenses istaughtbytrainerswhomayhavenevertaughtinTW isESOLadultfocused,notTEFLTWfocused TEFLacademiadoesn’tacceptasstandardmethodology(exceptmaybetheUK) soitisn’trequiredforMaster’sTESOL/TEFLprograms isn’tmandatedinanymajorAsianTEFLmarket:TW,China,Korea,orJapan isn’tamajorhiringfactor(ifatall)bymostemployers conflictswithmanyMcBuxibans’“teachingmethods” maygrantmarginallyhigherpaybetweenNT$0-100/hr,butlikelynear0 isvaluedbysome“highertier”employers,butnotmorethanability&experience isrequiredonlybytheBritishCouncil(obviously),butonlywith2yrspost-CELTAexperience(&ability,I’dpresume) hasnoentryrequirements,a~100%acceptancerate,&aglobalpassrateof~95% soevenmanyincompetentscanget“certified”,aslongastheypay(likeabuxiban) probablywhyit’snotmandatedinanymajorAsianTEFLmarket maymakeyouabetterteacherlikea1isbetterthana0outof10 whichiswhyCELTAhasnoword-of-mouthamongemployers,evenafterdecades maycausea“professionalteacher”superiorityorgod/desscomplex Andyou’donlyteachfor1moreyearhereaftergettingthis“certification”? Manyteachersvaluedoingresearch&homework(“prep”).Itcansavemoney&time,andreducestress&meanness. Welcometoforumosa. Indiana December20,2013,4:02am #3 IdidtheCELTAaftermyfirstyearteachinginTaiwanandI’mgladthatIdid.Itdidn’taffectmypayanditdoesnotjivewiththewayinwhichmostTaiwaneseemployerswantyoutoteach,butitisagoodintroductiontoteachingmethodologyandprovidesagooddealofinsightfornewteachers.WhenIfinished,IwishedIhadtakenitbeforemyfirstyearofteachinginTaiwanbecauseitwasindeedhelpful. ItalsoopenedthedoortoIELTSexamining(afteryouhaveaCELTAorsimilarcertforthreeyears,youcanexamine). Ifyouwishtomoveontoteachelsewhereinthefuture,itwillcomeinhandy.MostoftheworldrequiresatleastabasiccertliketheCELTAwithadegreetogetaTEFLjob.Theearlieryougetit,thebetterinmyopinion. pastrychefofchaos December20,2013,2:52pm #4 IagreewithIndiana.Ifyoudogetone,getitbecauseitwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterteacher.Generallyspeaking,employersinTaiwandon’trequireitorevenknowwhatitis. E04teacherlin December20,2013,4:44pm #5 Ittakesamonth.Amasterstakesayearormore. Youcanexaminewithitandusethefactthatyouexaminewhenyouteachorapplyforajobalthoughyoumaynotadvertiseit.Idonotseehowthatrelatedto0to100moreperhourinthepayscale.Youwillhavemorefunteaching,doabetterjob,getbetteropportunitiesandmakethisacareer.Whenyougetyourfirst30000NTpaycheckfromIDPortheBCforexaminingIELTSyouwillbegladyoudidit.