TEFL courses?

[gredosman59]

has anyone completed an intensive one month tefl course'? and could they give me some pointers. did you feel the course was beneficial?? are you busy teaching english in another country??

[Josh111]

Hey, I did. I'm no longer teaching English though. Which country do you plan to do your TEFL intensive course in?

[gredosman59]

hi josh111, i intend to continue teaching in madrid, i�ve been here almost 3 years. but my lack of a qualification has made it a struggle recently.
so why did you leave teaching?

[Josh111]

Hey!! I left teaching to follow something more centred on my uni degree. But I have to say that whilst I was teaching I enjoyed it.

What is the name of the co. offering the intensive course?

[gredosman59]

josh111, i am doing the tefl course in a place called ttmadrid in estrecho madrid. after lots of research, it seems they are all much of a muchness. to say so and so is the best is to me slightly sad. cuz all i want is the training, also i met someone who had completed the ttmadrid course and seemed quite pleased

[abstibus]

Take a look at this site before you commit yourself.

http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk/site/?id=293

[Ava77]

I took a standard 60 hour tefl before going traveling, and to be honest, it was a waste of money. I've a lot of friends who teach English as a foreign language. Some did it for the odd job while traveling, others do it professionally and long-term.

If you want to do this professionally, and plan to have some options about where you teach and what level, you'll need to take a CELTA course (possibly then followed up with a DELTA). These are internationally regarded as the best qualification. The downside is that they're substantially more expensive than a bog-standard tefl, but they're a much longer and more comprehensive course, and are widely regarded as a 'proper' teaching qualification.

Hope that helps.

[piggynose]

thANX AVA 77. I CANT get out of my chosen tefl course now, i�ve paid a big deposit. plus most courses have 2b booked well in advance. my course is in august, and as i live in madrid, its the best time to do it, because theres usualy no work that month.
in can always think about about a celta next year