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July 20, 2006
Surveys- TEFL Certification
Dear Readers,
Because of the many emails I've received about TEFL certification, I thought it'd be interesting to find out what kind of certificates you have, if any.
Please take a moment to answer the following question:
What kind of TEFL certificate do you hold?
In order to any this question...
... go to the link following the answers below.
Question: What kind of TEFL certificate do you hold?
1) I don't have a TEFL certificate and don't plan on obtaining one.
2) I don't have a TEFL certificate, but plan on obtaining one in the future.
3) I have a fake TEFL certificate that I've phot0-shopped or bought in Thailand.
4) I have an online TEFL certificate.
5) I have a TEFL certificate that took less than 120 classroom hours to complete.
6) I have a TEFL certificate that took 120 classroom hours or more to complete.
-----> Please enter YOUR answer HERE!
Anything missing from the above choices? Feel free to share additional ideas by commenting below!
Good luck!
Carol Rueckert
Writer, ESL Lesson Plan
E-mail: crueckert@eslemployment.com
Blog: www.esl-lesson-plan.com*Looking for other interesting surveys (and their resultes) about the ESL industry? Click HERE!
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About the author of this entry:
Carol, a native English-speaker who hails from the small town of St. Joseph in Minnesota, USA, has lived and worked in China since 1998. During that time, she has worked with students that range in age from three to more than sixty years old. She’s worked in universities, private language schools, grade schools, international schools, as well as private tutoring. Besides teaching, she’s also worked as a head teacher, an education manager, and a material development manager. In addition to working on this newsletter, she currently writes a monthly column for Time Out Beijing as well as working as an ESL instructor for the Australian International School of Beijing. Carol is also enrolled in Oxford Brookes' MA TESL program in Oxford, England. Look for her posts on the ESL-Jobs-Forum discussion boards!
Posted by crueckert at July 20, 2006 06:26 AM
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Comments
What about I have an M.A. in Applied Linguistics or I have an M.A. and a Certificate.
Posted by: EFL Geek at July 20, 2006 07:35 AM
By the way, you have to be a registered user to take part in the poll. Don't worry, it's easy and it's free. Look for the 'register' link above. It'll take just a few minutes.
Once you register, you just need to click on the appropriate box.
Also, I can't add to the poll now, so if you have a Masters degree or combination of certificates, or something else that is not listed, please leave a note in the comments section.
Cheers!
Carol
Posted by: Carol Rueckert at July 20, 2006 09:47 AM
Carol,
Great idea for a survey! I think this will be very helpful to readers.
Look forward to your next post!
Best,
Posted by: Lee at July 20, 2006 12:27 PM
Hi Readers!
There seems to be a bit of confusion about the poll. Once you're registered, you have to log in so that you can take the poll. When you first go to the link, you'll notice that there's no place to vote, that you can only see the results. Once you log in, you'll be able to vote.
If you get to the main forum page, then go to the second category (ESL Certification Issues) and then to the second topic (POLL: What kind of TEFL certificate do you hold?).
I hope you vote! I'm quite interested in seeing the results!!
Carol
Posted by: Carol Rueckert at July 23, 2006 02:27 AM
Hi! I took my course in the U.k through Inlingua. It was a five week course. While it was helpful i don't think it prepared me very well for my first job. I found lesson planning really difficult to start with.
Anyway it seems to me it's like taking your driving test and once you've passed you really start improving and discovering what is involved.
Still it has been and continues to be interesting.
Posted by: Georgina at July 26, 2006 10:00 AM
