So yeah, Fluke here, updating yalls with another post. So I thought I'd go over step one for my ultimate goal of teaching overseas. After finding out that I couldn't just wing it and get lucky, I realized that you needed to get TEFL certified. What does TEFL stand for? Teaching English as a Foreign language. Apparently not all countries need it, I know some people teaching in South Korea who didn't have any experience whatsoever. But certain countries do require it, and being over-qualified can't do anything but help right? So basically I found out that the university I go to does offer TEFL certification...for like FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. After finding out how effing expensive that was, I decided to look elsewhere. I found this TEFL certification program online that seemed pretty legit, was way cheaper, and would still get me a certificate. So I ponied up the money and signed up (Actually, me mum gave it to me as a graduation present). Here's a linky if any of you loyal readers are interested (haha its funny cause I have none...wait, is that even really funny? Or just sad?? haha awwww....)
http://www.teflinstitute.com/
Guess we will find out how legit it is once I see whether or not I can get a job teaching overseas. So basically, its a 9 week program that I started 3 weeks ago. This week we are learning about lesson planning for auditory and speaking activities. Lesson planning is a lot harder than I thought, but there is something oddly satisfying about having a schedule. I guess thats why people have planners. They must like being organized. I myself actually love trees, and hate wasting paper, so I keep that stuff in my head. Okay, not really, I'm just lazy. AND that is that. TEFL certification in a nutshell.
Until next time,
Fluker
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