http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/ TESLJOB Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:14:58 GMT TEFL.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1399 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1399 JOBS' DATABASE The TEFL Professional Network Career Database System currently has 186 worldwide ELT jobs (2330 vacancies) available online. Check them out at Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:57:29 GMT Don Woods http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1398 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1398 I'd like to respond to this, as it directly relates to teaching, and not peripheral issues. I received my Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in TESOL from the Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:09:17 GMT karenstanleyma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1397 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1397 In the moderator note I recently sent, I asked people to be brief if they recommend programs. Then I saw Keith's message and realized that longer messages Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:01:40 GMT Keith Folse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1396 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1396 Our MA program at the University of Central Florida is standard in that it consists of 36 credits (12 courses @ 3 credits each) and includes students from the Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:00:26 GMT Timothy Denny http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1395 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1395 MODERATOR NOTE: To avoid too much information that is not directly employment-related, I would like to ask that people who post to the list to recommend Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:52:05 GMT Marc Anthony http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1394 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1394 I'll need to revise my original posting, which was written after correcting too many papers. What I SHOULD have written was that a desirable TEFL Cert course Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:34:39 GMT Amber Hickman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1393 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1393 Hi, Karen, thanks for your email. I have a TESOL certification from Seattle University and a BA in anthropology. I was trained to teach adult learners of all Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:51:52 GMT Nelson Bank http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1392 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1392 ...   At University of Texas at El Paso, there is an MA in Linguistics with a concentration in Applied Linguistics (which is how they refer to TESOL).  There Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:10:36 GMT karenstanleyma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1391 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1391 I'm sorry, I realized that the 100 hours mentioned in the TESOL position statement referred to hours of instruction received by the certificate candidate Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:52:11 GMT karenstanleyma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1390 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1390 TESOL, Inc., has a position statement on independent certificate programs. The TESOL statement mentions a minimum of 100 hours. However, it does not say how Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:42:14 GMT Nelson Bank http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1389 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1389 ... I know one family who taught at the Foreign Language School in Hainan.  Their kid was super happy and the students at the school also. Another lady took Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:41:00 GMT Keith Folse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1388 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1388 I have a question about this information: Is there an online consumer website for TEFL cert programs? ANS: None that I know of. Just make sure you choose a Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:52:02 GMT Marc Anthony http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1387 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1387 Janelle asks: Is there an online consumer website for TEFL cert programs? ANS: None that I know of. Just make sure you choose a program with around a 120-hour Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:42:59 GMT karenstanleyma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1386 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1386 ... Amber, To give us a better idea of where to start: Do you have an MA in a field related to teaching ESL? Do you have CELTA, DELTA or comparable Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:40:52 GMT grshppr1977 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1385 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TESLJOB/message/1385 My partner and I are pursuing the possibility of becoming certified to teach english as a second language and are at our beginning information gathering stage.