I'm not too sure there Pieter but I think it depends on if they have a university degree, the CELTA cert etc. Maybe someone else could help out with this question.

A few questions that occur to me after attending a CELTA course. I hear that a vocabulary of about 3000 ... grammar (again like native speakers). What method do they use to teach English in Sweden? Thanks for any replies William Depends what you

A few questions that occur to me after attending a CELTA course. I hear that a vocabulary of about 3000 words (base forms I assume) is adequate for communication in English. Can someone qualify this more closely - e.g. what degree of proficiency

I just had a look at the site. It's pretty funny especially the cartoons. I know there are cowboy teachers out there but this is just a humorous look at English teaching in the world. Life shouldn't be taken so seriously. There is always a lighter

No, seriously, it's so true. We get a lot of so called teachers turning up on our doorstep but who have never had any experience whatsoever. With the fact that they speak, they think they can teach it. There is absolutely incorrect. I think these

I just saw something that made my blood boil. Some crackpot has started his own website -- www.englishteacherx.com -- and he makes all TEFL teachers out to be a bunch of drunken, incompetent cowboys. It's good to know that the high standards of

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I would start with a TEFL course - if you are an experienced teacher you'll find the course rather easy! After that I would then progress to the CELTA which is universally recognised and is a challenging course.

I'm moving to Italy next year and wish to teach english for work when I get there. I have many years teaching experience but none specifically in teach English (especially as a foreign/other language). I'm willing to pay for a course

Hi Debs - I've got a feeling that to teach in the UK you'll need a CELTA in English! It's a four week intensive course but lots of fun!