Hey /trv/. I'm 26, white, live in North America, have a

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Anonymous 2016-08-17 21:31:07 Post No. 1151787 [Report]

Hey /trv/. I'm 26, white, live in North America, have a 4 year university degree, and I'm looking to get into teaching English abroad, but after doing research on TEFL certificates I feel like I'm no closer to my goal than I was a week ago. A 'good' certificate has at least 6 hours of in-class practicum teaching actual ESL students, with 14 more hours of in-class learning. Thing is, in my area (South Florida) there's no such thing to be found. The best I can find is a CELTA knockoff in St. Petersburg with dubious accreditation and no teaching of actual students, just roleplay with others in the program. Would it be better than nothing or just a waste of money to grab a 120 hour certificate from a website like mytefl or i-to-i? Mytefl is recommended by a few travel bloggers, but that doesn't really mean shit.

TLDR - does it really matter if I get a certificate from some McTEFL provider instead of a prestigious name like CELTA/Trinity if I want to teach in Asia or Central/Eastern Europe?

Anonymous 2016-08-17 21:45:55 Post No.1151799
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Anonymous 2016-08-17 21:45:55 Post No.1151799 [Report]

>>1151787
It's hard to believe there would be a better ESOL course that whatever MDC is offering. Call their interamerican(little havana) campus and pose the question to the Education people who do the 1yr transitional program that takes any BA/BS degree and turns you certified, because I know they do the in-class practicum there.

Anonymous 2016-08-17 21:58:42 Post No.1151806
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Anonymous 2016-08-17 21:58:42 Post No.1151806 [Report]

>>1151799
Miami-Dade is hella far from where I live, anon. I'm in Pasco-Hernando, about an hour north of Tampa/Hillsborough County. I live in small-town hell and I drive 45-60 minutes to do anything. Miami is about 5, maybe 6 hours by car from where I live. Solid suggestion though, and thank you for it.

Anonymous 2016-08-17 22:18:38 Post No.1151817
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Anonymous 2016-08-17 22:18:38 Post No.1151817 [Report]

I have done a CELTA and the i-to-i online thing. The i-to-i online thing was shit so I did a CELTA. The CELTA was good.

Anonymous 2016-08-18 00:05:14 Post No.1151860
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Anonymous 2016-08-18 00:05:14 Post No.1151860 [Report]

In Asia just having TEFL something shows you care more than the average guy coming here.

Can't speak about Europe.

I did 100% online TEFL class and got a kick ass job in Korea.

Though i did volunteer a lot in an elementary school and observed ESL classes at my local college.

Put all that shit on my resume.

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