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TEFL without a college degree!

  • 16-04-2010 1:16pm
    #1
    Johnnyd87
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    Hi me and my friend are currently doing the 120 hour TEFL course with cost €700+. We had planned on teaching in Indonesia but we were told today that all the places in Indonesia have filled up and we are gutted. So its looking like we will have to find our own placement as the remaining options are given to people with degrees or people over the age of 23 and we are both 22. Would anyone have any information what to do now??


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  • #2
    cloneslad
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    Johnnyd87 wrote: »
    Hi me and my friend are currently doing the 120 hour TEFL course with cost €700+. We had planned on teaching in Indonesia but we were told today that all the places in Indonesia have filled up and we are gutted. So its looking like we will have to find our own placement as the remaining options are given to people with degrees or people over the age of 23 and we are both 22. Would anyone have any information what to do now??


    It's ging to be very very hard for you to get a good position, or any position at all in asia at the moment. Thailand is also very hard to get placement in at the moment, so much competition from people with lots more experience and credentials and as for the philipines, a college degree would be useful especially as they speak pretty good English there anyway and there are lots of native english speakers with degrees and more out there looking for work.

    I know its a bit late now, but €700 for a 120 hour tefl? That seems crazy, you would have been better spending the extra few hundred and getting a celta. If asia is your destination of choice then a celta really is looked upon more favourably than a TEFL.

    I know it might sound tough and cr*p but if it's teaching in asia you want then it would be best to go (go back?) to colleg and get a degree. It doesn't matter what it is in, as long as you have a bachelors degree (hons or ordinary) you will be offered a position teaching in Japan or Korea or even s.e asia with much more ease. I know it will take three years but you would still only be 25/26 and you could have a great time out here.


  • #3
    lucernarian
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    I've a similar question to the OP so I thought I could stick it in here! I'm going through college currently, 2 years into a 4-year science degree at Uni in Dublin.

    So, is it worthwhile for me to do a CELTA course before my degree is finished or is it even possible for me to do this? I have few plans for the summer and I don't want to start on a CELT/A course just as soon as I get my undergrad degree. I want to be able to start off with TEFL as soon as I can.

    Any answers appreciated:)


  • #4
    See Ye
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    To_be_confirmed wrote: »
    I've a similar question to the OP so I thought I could stick it in here! I'm going through college currently, 2 years into a 4-year science degree at Uni in Dublin.

    So, is it worthwhile for me to do a CELTA course before my degree is finished or is it even possible for me to do this? I have few plans for the summer and I don't want to start on a CELT/A course just as soon as I get my undergrad degree. I want to be able to start off with TEFL as soon as I can.

    Any answers appreciated:)
    I've known a few folk who've done their CELTA over a summer whilst doing their degree.

    Cambridge guidelines are -"candidates must be at least 20 years of age by the end of the course" altho' depending on the candidiate you can accept people as young as 18. Similarly you don't need to have your degree - just "a level or education which would allow you entry into university" in your country.

    If you do go down this route I'd suggest you find yourself someone to teach, keep your eye in so to speak, between your CELTA and actually looking for work.


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