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Ratu
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Exams for Teachers
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Hello!!
Have you ever taken an exam for teachers? like Cambridge TKT? I would like to take one but I �m not sure which is the best. Can you help me?
I need one that won �t require taking a course, I want to go and sit for the exam. (I �m a trainee teacher, but I wanted an international diploma or something ASAP).
Thanks in advance!!
Kisses!
Ale
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25 Aug 2009
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Kate (kkcat)
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hello-hello,
you may try to go to the official page of the Cambridge Exams Centre and read all the informartion there. As far as I know TKT is not a difficult one, your level of English should be Intermediate or higher and some teachers who take it usually prepare on their own. SOme say that TKT isn �t really enough and recommend taking CELTA or DELTA but they do require taking a course. In my humble opinion, any certificate that can really be helpful in your career and recognised internationally should have a MUST-have training course.
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25 Aug 2009
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miss.cecilia
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HI!
I agree with Kate. But CELTA is a very expensive course (at least for us) and I think you need a TKT certificate to appy.
Edit:
 Sorry, you need proficiency level and it´s not so expensive. Some information here
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25 Aug 2009
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Ratu
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I agree with Kate, too. I wasn �t saying that certificates should be given easily, the thing is, I �m studying in one of the best Teach Tran Colleges here and I �m not going to graduate soon, that �s why, in the meantime, I wanted to take a test. I don �thave the time (or the money) to do the others (CELTA or DELTA). That �s why I wanted to know about other tests.
Thanks =o )
Ale
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25 Aug 2009
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Kate (kkcat)
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Hello again, CELTA/DELTA are expensive here too and, moreover, there are no training centres in Russia, so Russian teachers who need and can afford to get certificates like CELTA/DELTA usually travel to Europe. Anyway, good luck and I hope you will find the best way out!
Hugs.
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25 Aug 2009
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aldanaVenadoTuerto
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How interesting to hear about different exams!!!
miss.cecilia
you really think that U$1,500 is not expensive!?!?! It would be around 6,000 pesos!!!!! That �s a lot for my budget.... :(
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25 Aug 2009
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miss.cecilia
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hahaha... Yes, that �s a lot for mine too.
But think about any other course... let �s say Advanced or Proficiency... You have to pay a lot money every month (up to 280 pesos for 8 hours) and these are anual courses (if you �re lucky)And then you have to pay another fee to take the exam.
This is an intensive course (just 4 weeks but 120 hours minimun), and I know it is expensive... But let �s do some calculations  |
25 Aug 2009
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