New to the IS arena. No fair, so.. what to do? Where to go?

mandi100 · Post by **mandi100** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:56 am

Seems it would depend on whether or not your teaching ESL as a credentialed teacher or not. And, of course, if that is reflected in the contract.

prince15 · Post by **prince15** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:59 am

@ 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.

chalupa · Post by **chalupa** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:57 am

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.