Thread: degree for non native English teachers

Hello,

I am a Belgian citizen and dream of teaching in Asia.

Because i am not a native English speaker and do not have a degree i know it is legally impossible.

So next week i will enroll college, aiming for a Bachelor in education ( English and Economics).

Would this degree be sufficient to qualify for a teaching position? Even if i am not for an English speaking country? ( I speak Dutch so i dont have a bad accent.)

Is it correct that the law has changed and that a degree in Education is necessary now?

I ask this because if a degree in Education is not needed i would study Sociology..


Thank you for your help!

Merijn

When you want to work legally in basic education in Thailand, a degree is necessary.

A degree in education makes you eligible for a teacher license from the Teachers' Council of Thailand. Holders of other degrees have to sit the TCT Professional Knowledge Tests.

Search on this forum for more info on teacher license topics.

Originally Posted by Stamp

Search on this forum for more info on teacher license topics.

have you tried using the search function of af stamp? it doesn't work

sound like fun.....aiaiaiai

Originally Posted by rambutan

Because i am not a native English speaker and do not have a degree i know it is legally impossible.

for mainstream education, correct. for other areas of teaching, not necessarily.

Originally Posted by rambutan

Is it correct that the law has changed and that a degree in Education is necessary now?

only if you'd like to be excluded from the TCT's PKTs.

Originally Posted by The Perfect Present

The 'laws' will all be different by the time you've finished any way so not to worry.

a gross exaggeration.

Originally Posted by The Perfect Present

One thing will still be the same though.

None of the laws will matter depending on your employer... immigration officer... the day of the week etc etc.

another exaggeration. yes, you might find work but unless you have the proper quals, you're always going to be at the mercy of your employer.

Originally Posted by Chang Mekong

I'm a non-native speaker with a Master's in Media Consulting and got the work permit and 2 year teacher's license anyway

when was this? did you do it without taking the PKTs? i assume by "2 year teacher's license" you actually mean the "2-year provisional teaching license". am i correct?

Originally Posted by Chang Mekong

A degree in Education is NOT required. I'm a non-native speaker with a Master's in Media Consulting and got the work permit and 2 year teacher's license anyway

In this discussion nobody said that a education degree was required. A degree in other fields is.

However, if you want to acquire a teacher license from The Teachers' Council of Thailand you must have a degree in education or equivalent.

Teaching License Requirements
Qualifications
Foreigners who want to apply for a teaching license shall have the following qualifications:
1. Be at least 20 years of age
2. Hold a degree in Education or an equivalent or in other related fields accredited by the Teachers Council of Thailand
3. Not Possess any of the prohibited characteristics pursuant to section 44 of the Teachers
and Educational Personnel Council Act B.E. 2003
4. Possess the professional standards of knowledge and experience.

http://www.ksp.or.th/Khurusapha/en/d...equirement.pdf

By the way, your 2 year teacher license can't have been issued by The Teachers' Council of Thailand. They only issue teacher licenses valid for 5 years.

Originally Posted by Chang Mekong

You might not like it but as a matter of fact my Teachers' License (issued by The Teachers' Council of Thailand) IS valid for 2 years.

You may not like it but you don't have a teacher license. You have a provisional teaching permit often called waiver.

หลักเกณฑ์การพิจารณาอนุญาตให้ชาวต่างประเทศประกอบวิช าชีพครูโดยไม่มีใบอนุญาตประกอบวิชาชีพ
Requirement for Issuance of a Teaching Permit to Foreign Teachers Without the License
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กรอบการพิจารณา
๑. อายุไม่ต่ำกว่า ๒๐ ปี
๒. คุณวุฒิไม่ต่ำกว่าปริญญาตรี และเป็นสาขาที่เป็นประโยชน์ต่อการศึกษา ที่ได้รับการรับรองจากคุรุสภา หรือ ก.ค.ศ. หรือ ก.พ. หรือปรากฏข้อมูลระบุในหนังสือ The World of ALMANAC (ท่านสามารถตรวจสอบ การรับรองคุณวุฒิได้ที่ KHURUSAPHA :: ??????? ??????????????????????????? หมวดใบอนุญาตประกอบวิชาชีพ หัวข้อ การตรวจสอบคุณวุฒิของ ครูชาวต่างประเทศ หรือ เว็บไซต์ของ ก.ค.ศ. /ก.พ.)
๓. มีความสามารถหรือชำนาญการเฉพาะ และมีความจำเป็นต้องใช้ชาวต่างประเทศ สอนในหลักสูตรที่ต้องใช้ภาษาต่างประเทศ
๔. ต้องผ่านการทดสอบภาษาอังกฤษ TOEIC (ยกเว้นประเทศที่ใช้ภาษาอังกฤษเป็นภาษาแม่ ได้แก่สหราชอาณาจักรบริเตนใหญ่และไอร์แลนด์เหนื อ ไอร์แลนด์ สหรัฐอเมริกา เครือรัฐออสเตรเลีย นิวซีแลนด์ และ แคนาดา) หรือผ่านการทดสอบการใช้ภาษานั้น ๆ
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Requirements
1. Must not be less than 20 years of age.
2. Hold a Bachelor’s degree which benefits education, and it must be certified by either the Teachers’ Council of Thailand (TCT) or the Teacher Civil Service and Educational Personnel Commission (TEPC) or the Civil Service Commission (CSC) or shown in the list at The World of ALMANAC (the applicant may check your degree certification at KHURUSAPHA :: ??????? ??????????????????????????? by selecting
“professional license section, foreign teacher’s qualification check” or at the website of TEPC or CSC).
3. Having specific skills, abilities and knowledge needed for foreign teachers in the teaching and learning of foreign language curriculum.
4. TOEIC certified score report (except those who come from a native-English speaking countries: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland, The United States of America, Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand and Canada) or passing score on the other foreign language proficiency test.

http://www.ksp.or.th/Khurusapha/en/u...equirement.pdf

Originally Posted by Chang Mekong

@Crew, that was this year, without taking the PKT. Yes, it's a provisional teaching license.

calling a provisional teaching license a a license to teach is like calling a driving permit a license to drive. good luck with the TCT's PKTs, you will have to take them. and not in two years either...