Tribe.net. Local Connections Ché http://expatjobs.tribe.net/thread/2da8dfa1-3aca-4897-b3cf-5f8e25019b6f#e37f0340-6904-46d1-a75a-9f89c66574e2 2007-10-03T07:50:40Z 2007-10-03T07:50:40Z

you did an online course? The course i would do is person-to-person

Ché 2007-10-03T07:50:40Z sara http://expatjobs.tribe.net/thread/2da8dfa1-3aca-4897-b3cf-5f8e25019b6f#ce5dae6d-7833-4fa9-a26c-6ad401feec1e 2007-09-28T00:04:34Z 2007-09-28T00:04:34Z

ya i did my tefl last year, and then volonteered in india teaching. the cource was a super easy and didn't teach me anything about teaching. i wouldn't recomend it. but i havn't tried to get another job since. i feel like having a BA is more valuable and teaching is something you pick up along the way or learn from someone who actually does it, not some online cource.

sara 2007-09-28T00:04:34Z Harold Lemons http://expatjobs.tribe.net/thread/2da8dfa1-3aca-4897-b3cf-5f8e25019b6f#0637d04f-4f7b-4d95-9de0-aa60de9c5f0f 2007-08-29T13:09:36Z 2007-08-29T13:09:36Z

I have many friends who teach English overseas... and your question about the value of a TEFOL/TESOL/ESL certificate is valid. These certificates are not intended as the ONLY credential you should possess. An undergraduate degree alone with such a certificate is better than nothing, but even if one has no certificates a market still exists for them to 'teach' spoken English in other countries. A chicken with one feather is better than a naked bird... if it has two feathers all the better. However, a full set of feathers is the best recommendation to a bird seeking jobs on the fly. When you consider the risk that goes along with working in another country where YOU are the visitor... and at a qualified 'disadvantage', doesn't it make sense to be BEST prepared for the job? Its in your best interests to be 'over qualified' which means more than minimally qualified. This would also place you in the best position to justify the BEST pay and work conditions. Get your Master's degree. Its worth the investment of time and energy when preparing for work in other countries. You will discover more potential for respect from clients and officials than you might receive in the United States. Also, the best research is driven by a right attitude toward your best interest. Sweat now and you won't have to sweat later. Good luck.

Harold Lemons 2007-08-29T13:09:36Z SistaWeotch http://expatjobs.tribe.net/thread/2da8dfa1-3aca-4897-b3cf-5f8e25019b6f#5ec2b092-aced-4f3d-833c-052e12d31863 2007-07-31T02:42:13Z 2007-07-31T02:05:34Z

I'd like to know, too. I'm curious for myself and for a pal who works in SF and wants to escape, like me, to Europe. :)

SistaWeotch 2007-07-31T02:05:34Z Ché http://expatjobs.tribe.net/thread/2da8dfa1-3aca-4897-b3cf-5f8e25019b6f#afd4cf15-766a-472e-821e-f0d504a8f8b2 2007-07-30T19:07:36Z 2007-07-30T19:07:36Z

i know this has probably been asked a gazillion times, but is it worth it? I live in SF and there is a school downtown that offers a part/time course, which is totally up my alley. A friend in spain (an american) said many of these schools are scams and he has heard nothing but bad things when the certificate-earners go to their prospective country of choice and teach english. There is the SFSU MA option, but i don't want to invest two years. Just to throw this in, i want to teach english in europe. Anyone have experience with teaching english in europe? How valid is the www.tefl.com website?

Ché 2007-07-30T19:07:36Z