College Offering TEFL/ESL Program: Does It Seem Worth It?
Hey guys. My college, TCNJ, is offering a graduate, 21-credit program that certifies you in ESL. The office told me the cert is basically the same as TEFL, except it can also get you jobs in international schools. Apparently, it also lets you get your English & Elementary certs just by passing the praxis. There’s also a job-placement service that Princeton offers in partnership. Apparently, with three certs, I’ll be in high demand. The only downside: since the college is teaching the course, I’d have to pay college money. Best case scenario, I pay an extra ten grand. Or, I just take 5-600 dollar TEFL.
So my question is: does the potential career mobility seem worth the high price? I should add that I specifically want to teach in Nepal, but there only seems to be paid work in international schools. I was otherwise going to settle for Thailand, which seems like an okay place to teach.
Thanks.