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This is crazy news! Check this out, quoted from the Guardian today:
"It has been revealed that the UK government and the British Council are working together to introduce a licence for English Language teachers both at home and abroad. The scheme would see all teachers paying up to £100 for the licence, for which all teachers would require a good standard teaching certificate, such as the CELTA or Trinity certificate.
The BC stated that this was a move towards raising the standards of global English language teaching and suggested that schools without licences teachers would suffer the consequences of offering cheap courses led by poorly trained and incompetent staff. A government spokesman said "The backpacker teaching culture just shows our nation in a bad light, we need to make this industry more professional."
Critics at the IATEFL and TESOL organisations stated that charging teachers for such a licence was a disgrace. They questioned the point of the scheme unless other native English speaking nations were involved and denounced Richard Whiteside's ridiculous attempt at an April Fool's Day joke, saying that it would never wash with all the supremely intelligent teflers in the blogosphere! ; )"
Did you? For a moment? ; )
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Uk Government and British Council propose costly 'TEFL Licence'
This is crazy news! Check this out, quoted from the Guardian today:
"It has been revealed that the UK government and the British Council are working together to introduce a licence for English Language teachers both at home and abroad. The scheme would see all teachers paying up to £100 for the licence, for which all teachers would require a good standard teaching certificate, such as the CELTA or Trinity certificate.
The BC stated that this was a move towards raising the standards of global English language teaching and suggested that schools without licences teachers would suffer the consequences of offering cheap courses led by poorly trained and incompetent staff. A government spokesman said "The backpacker teaching culture just shows our nation in a bad light, we need to make this industry more professional."
Critics at the IATEFL and TESOL organisations stated that charging teachers for such a licence was a disgrace. They questioned the point of the scheme unless other native English speaking nations were involved and denounced Richard Whiteside's ridiculous attempt at an April Fool's Day joke, saying that it would never wash with all the supremely intelligent teflers in the blogosphere! ; )"
Did you? For a moment? ; )
- Tools For Teachers
The British Council and the BBC offer this place for teachers.As they say: " This is the place to come for tools to help you inside and outside the classroom - from software to help you prepare classes to a glossary of ELT terms." Click here to go to...
- Should Teachers Give Pupils Much Homework? Discuss.
Should teachers give pupils too much homework? Discuss. Many people now think that teachers give pupils too much homework. They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not...
- Considering Esl Teaching In Asia? 3 Great Places For Esl Teachers
The need for ESL teachers is growing throughout the world, particularly in Asia, as English is quickly becoming the international language of choice; if you?re interested in pursuing this profession and moving abroad, check out these three great places...
- Fecei Madrid
Last Saturday I had the wonderful opportunity to talk at the inaugural FECEI conference in Madrid. It was a very successful and extremely well organised event that attracted a good number of teachers from all over Spain. It was the first time I've...
- English Training In Australia - Study English In Australia
There are myriad benefits of learning English in Australia, one of the reason, there is always a great advantage of learning a language from the native speakers. English training in Australia is full of world class technologies. Furthermore, if there...