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TEFL - Weekend courses V 4 Week Courses?

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  • 03-11-2006 1:13pm
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    tyres
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭


    Hey,
    Looking at doing the TEFL course after the new year with a view to going travelling on the back of it in Feb/March next year for 6 months....anyone know whether the recognition of the Weekend course is the same as that of the 4 week course, have a Degree and some substitute primary teaching done.

    Any need for me to fork out all the extra cash and time for the 4 week course?

    Thanks,
    Tyres


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    DiscoHugh
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭DiscoHugh


    Bump

    I'd like to know this as well. I've been told that you can do a 2 week one that enables you to teach abroad (with the option of doing the other 2 weeks when you get back)


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    Trotter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,362 ✭✭✭Trotter


    Moving to Languages.. You might have better luck there.


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    JaneHudson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭JaneHudson


    I think it depends where you are going. In Ireland you would want the 4 week one and in Spain they often look for the CELTA but you can often get work in summer camps without any. I think in Asia you don't need any TEFL.
    Jane.


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    cailinoBAC
    Registered Users Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭cailinoBAC


    I did a course over 4 weekends at ITCI and got a job abroad no problem (in fact, apparently they picked me over a guy who had 5 years experience simply because I had the course!). I´m not sure how far you go with the single weekend course though. It´s probably fine in places where there aren´t so many teachers but if you´re looking for something more than summer work a lot of places are more choosy than you´d think.


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