Comments | makiboy: teaching tefl here I come...

makiboy

teaching tefl here I come...

Oct 20, 2008 19:59

So I'm starting an online TEFL course thing and it suggests I get some books. I'm gonna look them up on free cycle and such but thought maybe someone out there would like to make some space on a book shelf and there's always a small possibility one of you has one of these ( Read more... )

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urbankat October 20 2008, 22:56:26 UTC

I have most of those books, but since I now like in Montreal they aint much use to you.
Which online course are you going to do and have you thought where you are going to teach after? I only ask cos if you're going to Asia it's fine but if you want to work in the EU you're gonna need a TEFL course with face-to-face teaching time, such as the CELTA.
Kx

urbankat October 21 2008, 04:20:08 UTC

I'm doing the i-to-i course. One of my friends had said she'd met lots of tefl people and i-to-i seemed like one of the best. They do an intensive 20 hour weekend course which is all face-to-face stuff I imagine and they can get you placements in Spain and all over the world apparently. I want to go to Spain because I want to learn Spanish.
Apparently to be a teacher there it is really competitive but I've never tried to be the best at anthing so maybe it will motivate me.
So if you have all the books are they all as useful as the TEFL people say?

makiboy October 21 2008, 04:20:54 UTC

oops, that's me.

urbankat October 22 2008, 01:30:59 UTC

I've taught TEFL for 5 years and I'd say that Swan and Harmer are useful books imo. Murphy is something I recommend to students rather than teachers.

Some useful info here on the TEFL LJ community: http://community.livejournal.com/tefl/10474.html
I just hate to see people waste money on an online course, when most reputable schools ask for a 120 hour face to face course. There are places you can do CELTA in Edinburgh.

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