Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j1CEXCC09812; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:33:12 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:33:12 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <2e8319bb050212063078f91711@mail.gmail.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Nancy McKeand <nancy.mckeand@gmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10729] Re: teaching certificate X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Status: O Content-Length: 1557 Lines: 37 The answer to this question really depends on what you want to do with it. Where do you want to teach? Who do you want to teach? If you want to teach in the US, these certificates may or may not be of any value to you. It all depends on the state and the program. If you want to teach outside the US, what you are interested in is a program where you actually might learn something. But back to the US, I would recommend talking to your state certification agency or to a university in your area with a teacher eduication program. They should be able advise you on requirements. Some universities here offer certificate programs that carry college credit; those would probably be better for you in the long run. As for the certificate programs, there are definitely some programs that are better than others. The label (TESL,TEFL, CELTA, etc) won't tell you all that much about them, although I know more people who have been in good CELTA programs than in good TEFL programs. Good luck! This is a wonderful profession and the more we know about it, the more we can truly enjoy what we do! Nancy McKeand On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:27:14 -0500 (EST), Zarifa Rasool <zarifa20@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > I currently teach ESL. I would like to obtain a formal certificate in TEFL. > How do I go about obtaining one? Is there a particular school that anyone > recommends? Is classroom training better than online training? I have heard > of a number of certificates like TEFL, TESL, and CELTA, which one is better? > Thanks a lot. > > > >
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