i’m currently working as a live in nanny in vicenza, italy; but have been thinking about coming to spain and teaching english there for a while. my first intention was to work in the uk for 6 months and do a tefl course there at the same time.

looking at this site has inspired me though, now wondering about the reality of doing a tefl course online and finding a job from that. can anyone tell me if online tefl courses are as highly regarded as others.

also, i’m working here until august, and september seems to be a good time to find work in english schools. if however i went to the uk for 6 months i’d be looking for a job around february. can anyone tell me what my chances of finding something then would be like?

cheers, hope you can help
Claudia

like the pp said, teaching practice is such probably the main part of tefl qualification. even for your own sake - you simply have no idea what that fist time in front of the class is like, and its very advisable to have it in controlled environment first, with tutor support rather than assessing potential employers. many schools would not consider an online qualifications eriously. that said though, here in valencia i dont know of a single native speaker who didnt get a tefl job when he / she wahted to, even without any experience and qualification. it all depends on the place and demand - which also goes for time of the year in terms of finding a job