Advice please.
Posted: 12 Nov 2007, 20:27
Well, where do I start?
A few months back I signed up for a TESOL distance learning course, and everything was going great until I finished my modules.Lets just say I'm very disappointed and upset with my school.
They are a language school in Prague and the certificate program I signed up for is 100 hrs + 10 hrs teaching practice arranged where I live. Sounds good and legit, right? That's what I thought, especially since they rant and rave on their website that they are "with" you from the beginning and throughout your TEFL career and offer stellar job guidance. In my opinion that is crap and used as a marketing tool, so they can steal money from humble seekers. They claim to be a member of the "College of Teachers," but as of right now they don't seem to be abiding by the strict code of ethics they are known for enforcing.
Let me get to the point. I have had several questions regarding my teaching practice (which they promised I would have), how to make my resume and cover letter appealing to employers (I'm totally lost with this since I have no tefl experience) etc...
Advice that I would think would just be few of several aspects offered with such a great job guidance program. I was basically told "that is your responsibility" and that I should "redefine" where I want to teach.
Perhaps I did chose some difficult countries that I would like to teach EFL in. However, I did express those concerns long ago (about 1/2 through my course) and they were never answered. I was just told that " job guidance is done at the end of the course" and "speak to you at the end of the course." But with their "global reputation" and " endless contacts worldwide" I don't see how answering my questions could present such a problem.
Now, my concerns have been placed on the back burner with no word from the course administrator about my concerns or my teaching practice (you would think they would already have prearranged my teaching practice)
Lets just say I'm more livid with this institution. But I need to move forward. I have no teaching ex, probably will not actually receive my certificate,and I don't have enough time or money to invest in a "real" course. I'm wondering if anyone has advice as to where I can look, (after being screwed like this) possibly teaching for online schools that provide training, to get something fairly quickly.
How can I still write a great cover letter and resume, even after all this?
Please help!
Skylar
A few months back I signed up for a TESOL distance learning course, and everything was going great until I finished my modules.Lets just say I'm very disappointed and upset with my school.
They are a language school in Prague and the certificate program I signed up for is 100 hrs + 10 hrs teaching practice arranged where I live. Sounds good and legit, right? That's what I thought, especially since they rant and rave on their website that they are "with" you from the beginning and throughout your TEFL career and offer stellar job guidance. In my opinion that is crap and used as a marketing tool, so they can steal money from humble seekers. They claim to be a member of the "College of Teachers," but as of right now they don't seem to be abiding by the strict code of ethics they are known for enforcing.
Let me get to the point. I have had several questions regarding my teaching practice (which they promised I would have), how to make my resume and cover letter appealing to employers (I'm totally lost with this since I have no tefl experience) etc...
Advice that I would think would just be few of several aspects offered with such a great job guidance program. I was basically told "that is your responsibility" and that I should "redefine" where I want to teach.
Perhaps I did chose some difficult countries that I would like to teach EFL in. However, I did express those concerns long ago (about 1/2 through my course) and they were never answered. I was just told that " job guidance is done at the end of the course" and "speak to you at the end of the course." But with their "global reputation" and " endless contacts worldwide" I don't see how answering my questions could present such a problem.
Now, my concerns have been placed on the back burner with no word from the course administrator about my concerns or my teaching practice (you would think they would already have prearranged my teaching practice)
Lets just say I'm more livid with this institution. But I need to move forward. I have no teaching ex, probably will not actually receive my certificate,and I don't have enough time or money to invest in a "real" course. I'm wondering if anyone has advice as to where I can look, (after being screwed like this) possibly teaching for online schools that provide training, to get something fairly quickly.
How can I still write a great cover letter and resume, even after all this?
Please help!
Skylar