Re: ESL certification -Reply

From: Joe Hauglie (Joe.Hauglie@dlep1.itg.ti.com)
Date: Wed Aug 21 1996 - 15:35:04 EDT 

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Subject: Re: ESL certification -Reply
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Fran asks:
>Where do adult ESL educators fit in this picture? Would required
>adult ESL certification or other credentials benefit practitoners?
>Would it give more legitimacy (read job security, a living wage,
>benefits) to the profession or would it exclude dedicated and
>otherwise qualified teachers?
>
My guess (being relatively middle-aged, in terms of the profession) is that
if adult ESL required a certification, it would provide the legitimacy at a
cost of alienating many dedicated adult ESL teachers who have never pursued
a certificate; and if I'm not mistaken, this is exactly what happened when
ESL began to be recognized as a legitimate field of study and certification
became required.  Tho, to its credit, I think ESL has still managed to hold
an attitude of "we welcome any and all," and continues to attract both
"real" ESL teachers and volunteer ones.  But that's just my $.02.

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