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TEFL courses in Dublin

  • 16-04-2011 7:50pm
    #1
    HalloweenJack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,334 ✭✭✭


    Hey there,

    I'm just finishing up in college now and I'm looking to start a TEFL course in the next week or so. I've been looking at the one offered by TEFL Ireland and that would be the one I'm leaning towards now. The placement opportunities are a big attraction there.

    Are there any better courses in Dublin? I went to a TEFL Express seminar but their opportunities seem a lot more limited than what TEFL Ireland have to offer.

    I intend on doing only a TEFL. I just want something to do that will allow me to travel around for a few years. I'm not looking into this as a long-term career so I'm ruling out the CELTA course, at least for the time being.

    Any help would be appreciated. :)


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  • #2
    Banjara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭Banjara


    Do you want to spend some time in a particular country and get a 'job' in a language school or do you want to travel about a month here and two months there and do drop in conversation classes to fund your travels? Or volunteer work?? If the latter two, the TEFL International/i-to-i courses are probably sufficient.

    If you want to settle for a while and get a decent set-up, you would need to do a course which complies with the 'industry standard' which is 120 contact hours plus 6 hours of teaching practice. To my understanding, the course that you mention is mainly a weekend orientation programme with a lot of on-line language tasks post-course which seems to add up to this standard but which is in fact 20 hours contact and 100 hours on-line.

    If I were you, I would have a look at a couple of sites like www.tefl.com and eslcafe.com to get an idea of what's out there in the country(ies) you are interested in and what credentials schools are looking for before signing up for a course.


  • #3
    cavanmaniac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 345 ✭✭cavanmaniac


    Yep - best to decide what the job criteria is in the countries where you may work so you can choose a matching, suitable course to qualify you. Increasingly, (some) job ads now mention that a TEFL cert is a requirement, and that online or weekend courses are not acceptable. Personally, I did the Acels course in Dublin, not because I needed it for Korea where I am now but because if I wanted to go move elsewhere, then it offers me that versatility to do so.


  • #4
    HalloweenJack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,334 ✭✭✭HalloweenJack


    Thanks for the replies.

    I've been looking at one being run by the Caledonian School in Prague. It seems to meet the industry standard Banjara mentioned. Is anyone here familiar with them? It's also linked to Edua Languages.


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