Comments on: Is a TEFL certificate necessary? http://www.eltworld.net/times/2009/04/is-a-tefl-certificate-necessary/ The only online TEFL newspaper Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:59:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Is a TEFL cert necessary? | Down Town Hotels | Best Hotels http://www.eltworld.net/times/2009/04/is-a-tefl-certificate-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Is a TEFL cert necessary? | Down Town Hotels | Best Hotels Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:44:42 +0000 http://www.eltworld.net/times/?p=561#comment-843 [...] a TEFL cert necessary? Updated 15 November 2009 This article has also been published in the ELT Times. As far as visa requirements go, while some countries may require a degree, I don’t know of any [...] [...] a TEFL cert necessary? Updated 15 November 2009 This article has also been published in the ELT Times. As far as visa requirements go, while some countries may require a degree, I don’t know of any [...]

]]> By: Malky http://www.eltworld.net/times/2009/04/is-a-tefl-certificate-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Malky Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:38:30 +0000 http://www.eltworld.net/times/?p=561#comment-657 Aye you'd be best off with a cert no questions. Aye you’d be best off with a cert no questions.

]]> By: Seonaid http://www.eltworld.net/times/2009/04/is-a-tefl-certificate-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Seonaid Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:00:26 +0000 http://www.eltworld.net/times/?p=561#comment-475 Interesting post. I did a CELTA before I went to teach in Japan (even though it wasn't necessary), and I was so glad I did. I felt a lot more confident about teaching than I would have otherwise. I know some of my colleagues took a while to get to grips with being in front of a class as they hadn't taught before, whereas I was able to feel comfortable from the start. Also, a CELTA is much more in-depth than any training I received on the job, though of course it's just a starting point and you find your own way as you become more experienced. One last point - to teach in a language school in the UK you do need a qualification. Interesting post. I did a CELTA before I went to teach in Japan (even though it wasn’t necessary), and I was so glad I did. I felt a lot more confident about teaching than I would have otherwise. I know some of my colleagues took a while to get to grips with being in front of a class as they hadn’t taught before, whereas I was able to feel comfortable from the start. Also, a CELTA is much more in-depth than any training I received on the job, though of course it’s just a starting point and you find your own way as you become more experienced.

One last point – to teach in a language school in the UK you do need a qualification.

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