12-04-2020, 02:37 AM
You'll be getting some extra learning content and ACE credit recommendations from BridgeTEFL, and it might be a good choice for people who are already working in the field. For people who only want to stand out a bit in entry-level teach-abroad job applications, it's correct that even the Groupon certificates are sufficient (at least in East Asia). I'm just speaking from prior experience of picking up a Groupon cert in my downtime years ago that provided like a 1400% return in a raise when I was teaching culture/ecology at a UNESCO-affiliated school in South Korea. I was also interviewing new foreign teaching staff, and even these certificates showed more initiative than most of our applicants. A CELTA/DELTA would be more of a gold standard for in-class instruction that could be had for the same price in certain locations, with a BA/MA in TESOL for lifers.
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○MS Early Childhood Studies: Administration, Management, & Leadership | Walden (3.90)
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