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Does a teacher need a degree to teach English overseas or is a TEFL certification good enough?
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I agree with Rokaya. My opinion is that it is not needed, especially to teach children. But officially:
The short answer to this question is "yes" because most countries require a degree as a minimum requirement to obtain legal working status in their country. In addition, there are some institutes that will not accept any teacher that doesn't have a university degree.
That being said, there are positions available in China that don't require a degree (though this is changing rapidly). In addition, some government schools (only) in rural locations of Thailand can hire a non-degreed teacher provided that they get written authorization from the Ministry of Education stating that there are no qualified applicants available for such a rural posting. This is rare but it can happen with the school willing to go through the process (which most are not).
Some great information about various regions can be found at:
http://www.tesall.com/esl-tesol-planet/
or one of my favorite websites for great information:
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/
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i guess TEFL certification might be enough as a certificate. however, a good teacher should work hard to determine the apropriate strategy with her sts. i had this certificate in addition to a lisence in english literature. nevertheless. TEFL certificate is the most helpful one in my career as a teacher.
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