Comments on: Podcast: CELTA course in Chiang Mai

By: Tina Noga

Tina Noga — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:34:22 +0000

Dear Daniel,

Thank you for your comment.

1. There was a set timetable. I think it was sometime like 9-15. But to be honest – you really don’t have time to do ANYTHING else than CELTA and the homework for CELTA that entire month. For your own sake – clear the calendar completely!!!!

2. The CELTA course itself had 2 full lessons devoted to “job search”. I thought they were very helpful.

The best of luck with the course.

Tina Noga

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:17:25 +0000

Great podcast, and really informative about the CELTA in C.Mai. I have a couple of questions:

1. Was there a set timetable? I mean, was it 9-5 etc? I want to carry on my Thai language course at CMU whilst doing the CELTA. I know how hard it is, but the Thai course is just a couple of hours/week.

2. Were ECC helpful with getting people jobs afterwards? Some part-time work would be perfect.

Thanks,
–Daniel

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:20:13 +0000

Hi Dervla, she’s actually Danish!

By: Dervla

Dervla — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:27:26 +0000

Congratulations! Is Tina German? She speaks weird.

By: chris.

chris. — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:22:57 +0000

much much thanks for the podcast.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:15:59 +0000

Good luck Annie – you’ll be fine! It’s only a month, then it’s almost although it never happened

By: annie

annie — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:54:21 +0000

thank you sooo much for the podcast, ive been trying to read up on CELTA experiences could hardly find any, until i came here, even though its from a year ago..
im starting the course this coming monday, in bangkok, and im petrified!!! hehe anyways thank youuu!!!!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:36:47 +0000

Thomas,

Thank you SO MUCH for the podcast, and for sharing your tips. I will be taking the CELTA course in Chiang Mai in August, so I’m doing my best to prepare for it now. Do you have any advice for me before I get to Chiang Mai? I’ve ordered “How to Teach” but haven’t gotten it yet. Is there anything else I should be doing / studying to make the course a little easier?

Thanks again for sharing your experience. =)

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:01:41 +0000

Hi Priscilla – it all depends on the college you do the course through. Ecc are quite supportive with helping to find jobs after the course, and have even offered some course graduates some initial teaching hours through them.

A good resource to look at is Tefl.com as they seem to have lots of different teaching jobs coming up around the world – all of which have different contracts and applications procedures. Good luck!

By: priscilla

priscilla — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:28:49 +0000

hi well done on your CELTA course. Sounds like a huge achievement – i now too am a little scarrrreed!
how will you go about using this info. now – do you get employment through a language centre or do you send your cv in to schools or did you do the course for other reasons (which do not of course have to be mentioned) just a yes or no will do fine. just wondering about the specific point on what to do with this course once a person has passed.