New to the IS arena. No fair, so.. what to do? Where to go?
@ Eion_padraig
I haven't heard of accredited ESL teachers in the international teaching setting yet because I haven't seen accredited courses for just ESL. I just see accredited content teachers trying their best to teach their content courses while dealing with students with poor English. As a result, these weak students, if they do graduate, do so 1 or 2 years later.
I haven't heard of accredited ESL teachers in the international teaching setting yet because I haven't seen accredited courses for just ESL. I just see accredited content teachers trying their best to teach their content courses while dealing with students with poor English. As a result, these weak students, if they do graduate, do so 1 or 2 years later.
In the US you can get certified in in ESOL, Pk-12. It's just one of many comparable teaching certificate areas, such as elem ed, special ed, Art, HS English, etc. Keep in mind this is not TEFL certification. This is a state issued certification. Check Search and ISS and you will see many job listings for ESL teachers. I can't imagine any teacher coming out of her degree program with a certification in ESL accepting a position that pays half of what a home room teacher would get.