qualifications
"daryl" wrote - Now I know some people will think that by writing this thread I am trying to bag all of those people who don't have any sort of teaching qualification. I am certainly not, I did it for 5 years with only my BSc...
I'd also like to steer clear of the argument as to whether or not CELTA/TESOL are really worthwhile in terms of making a better teacher.
The question is this...
Why has the Taiwan government not instituted a policy of requiring all English language teachers to have some form of English language teaching certification? In addition, I heard of a few news reports (scare mongering) that they were moving towards this. What are the chances of the Taiwanese government doing an about face on this any time soon???
I've always thought, personally that teachers should have some form of teaching qual, and am planning on getting one myself. I also think that the Taiwan government could in turn offer accredited TESOL training to existing teachers who would like to stay long-term and turn a tidy profit for themselves... However, I also believe that the governemnt should do a better job at regulating the education industry and it has never looked like that will happen..
Got any comments?
Cheers!
Daryl
xp+10K - I voted 'yes'. I don't have any kind of certification, so if it were required, I would be forced to go back to my home country and make some kind of half-way diligent effort to find some kind of half-way sensible job there.
Kind of a "Stop me before I teach at a buxiban again!" sorta thing.
ImaniOU - It would not only help improve the quality of teachers coming here, but it would improve the quality of learning the students received if their teachers had received teacher training (real training, not a "feel-good workshop during orientation" kind of training) before they even stepped into a classroom. Fuuny, they don't let you run a forklift without knowing the basics, but they let anyone off the street come in and teach English cold turkey.
daryl_ks wrote: Got any comments?
bob - Writing makes you smarter. Especially if you decide what you want to say before you start writing, or if you find out what you want to say as you are writing, and then try to say just that. Try to be clear. The next step is to go back and read what you wrote and find the contradictions, inconsistencies and just plain puzzling bits. Eliminate them. If you don't do these things your writing will be as muddled as your half baked opinions.
This is true in English at least....
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I'd also like to steer clear of the argument as to whether or not CELTA/TESOL are really worthwhile in terms of making a better teacher.
The question is this...
Why has the Taiwan government not instituted a policy of requiring all English language teachers to have some form of English language teaching certification? In addition, I heard of a few news reports (scare mongering) that they were moving towards this. What are the chances of the Taiwanese government doing an about face on this any time soon???
I've always thought, personally that teachers should have some form of teaching qual, and am planning on getting one myself. I also think that the Taiwan government could in turn offer accredited TESOL training to existing teachers who would like to stay long-term and turn a tidy profit for themselves... However, I also believe that the governemnt should do a better job at regulating the education industry and it has never looked like that will happen..
Got any comments?
Cheers!
Daryl
xp+10K - I voted 'yes'. I don't have any kind of certification, so if it were required, I would be forced to go back to my home country and make some kind of half-way diligent effort to find some kind of half-way sensible job there.
Kind of a "Stop me before I teach at a buxiban again!" sorta thing.
ImaniOU - It would not only help improve the quality of teachers coming here, but it would improve the quality of learning the students received if their teachers had received teacher training (real training, not a "feel-good workshop during orientation" kind of training) before they even stepped into a classroom. Fuuny, they don't let you run a forklift without knowing the basics, but they let anyone off the street come in and teach English cold turkey.
daryl_ks wrote: Got any comments?
bob - Writing makes you smarter. Especially if you decide what you want to say before you start writing, or if you find out what you want to say as you are writing, and then try to say just that. Try to be clear. The next step is to go back and read what you wrote and find the contradictions, inconsistencies and just plain puzzling bits. Eliminate them. If you don't do these things your writing will be as muddled as your half baked opinions.
This is true in English at least....
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