I'm surprised people are paying in excess of 1500usd for these certificates. I teach a TESOL training course for a u.s.-based university in Saigon and our school charges around 750usd for the course. I'm not claiming our TESOl program is the best around (it's not), but I haven't seen our grads having any trouble finding work in the 17-20usd/hour range. Often, they go teach high school science, history, or some other subject at 20 to 30usd/hour in addition to evening English teaching.
The real trick for them is passing the TESOL course, because about 40% of our students fail on their first try. They are, however, invited to re-take the course as many times as necessary at no extra cost.
Language Corps: what do you think?
Agreed. A CELTA from Cambridge Universiry is cheaper than $1500, yet people sign up for crappy certs that cost more everyday.... Good advertising...maiorica wrote:I'm surprised people are paying in excess of 1500usd for these certificates. I teach a TESOL training course for a u.s.-based university in Saigon and our school charges around 750usd for the course. I'm not claiming our TESOl program is the best around (it's not), but I haven't seen our grads having any trouble finding work in the 17-20usd/hour range. Often, they go teach high school science, history, or some other subject at 20 to 30usd/hour in addition to evening English teaching.
The real trick for them is passing the TESOL course, because about 40% of our students fail on their first try. They are, however, invited to re-take the course as many times as necessary at no extra cost.
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A belated update.
LanguageCorp is defunct after the ?owner? ?one of the business partners? had a motorcycle accident a year or so ago. There was a thread about it.
He owes a couple of his longstanding khmer staff a couple of grand each but his head injuries from the accident have left him incapable of earning a living.
LanguageCorp is defunct after the ?owner? ?one of the business partners? had a motorcycle accident a year or so ago. There was a thread about it.
He owes a couple of his longstanding khmer staff a couple of grand each but his head injuries from the accident have left him incapable of earning a living.
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Do not even think about doing any sort of CELTA or TESOL cert in Cambodia! They are not real and will waste your money. I hold the highest degree possible in the TESOL world, so please believe me when I say that what I have seen and spoken to people about these awful places makes me shudder. I've even spoke to "teachers" of these places and they do not even know the difference between TEFL and TESOL nor any theories which should be taught in any respectable program.
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[quote="kikiquery"]Do not even think about doing any sort of CELTA or TESOL cert in Cambodia! They are not real and will waste your money. I hold the highest degree possible in the TESOL world, so please believe me when I say that what I have seen and spoken to people about these awful places makes me shudder. I've even spoke to "teachers" of these places and they do not even know the difference between TEFL and TESOL nor any theories which should be taught in any respectable program.[/quote]
ACE in Siem Reap offer the CELTA, and I don't see how this could be a waste of money. Well, in comparison to doing a CELTA in any country that is. ACE are accredited by NEAS, so they're held to the same standard as any English Language School in Australia. And CELTA is, supposedly, accredited by Cambridge, so it should be relatively standardised across the board.
[quote="kikiquery"]I hold the highest degree possible in the TESOL world[/quote]
Which one?
ACE in Siem Reap offer the CELTA, and I don't see how this could be a waste of money. Well, in comparison to doing a CELTA in any country that is. ACE are accredited by NEAS, so they're held to the same standard as any English Language School in Australia. And CELTA is, supposedly, accredited by Cambridge, so it should be relatively standardised across the board.
[quote="kikiquery"]I hold the highest degree possible in the TESOL world[/quote]
Which one?
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Rick Barnes?violet wrote:A belated update.
LanguageCorp is defunct after the ?owner? ?one of the business partners? had a motorcycle accident a year or so ago. There was a thread about it.
He owes a couple of his longstanding khmer staff a couple of grand each but his head injuries from the accident have left him incapable of earning a living.
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They're real enough to secure you a job and that's kind of the point of it all, isn't it?kikiquery wrote:Do not even think about doing any sort of CELTA or TESOL cert in Cambodia! They are not real and will waste your money.
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