| dc.contributor.creator | O'Keeffe, Anne | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-02T11:54:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-11-02T11:54:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | O'Keeffe, A. (2001) “TEFL in Ireland - reflecting a profession?”. Forum for English Language Teachers (Ireland), 3(2): 6-11. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | http://homepage.tinet.ie/~ciaranmac19/felt3-2.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10395/2343 | |
| dc.description | TEFL in Ireland – Reflecting a profession? | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In response to issues raised in Gronia deVerdon Cooney’s article on TEFL qualifications in a recent FELT Newsletter (see De Verdon Cooney, 2000, p.8), I wish to reflect on the notion of TEFL as a profession in Ireland. Gronia de Verdon Cooney questioned the validity of the ubiquitous ‘TEFL Cert.’, and she raised many salient issues about TEFL teacher training as a whole. Her article comes closes without redemption: Let’s face it, how many of you want to be TEFL teachers when you’re 30? 40? You’re really only doing this until you can get a proper job…TEFL isn’t a profession – it’s a long term holiday! … Qualification? Who the hell cares! De Verdon Cooney, (2000, p.8) | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | FELT [Forum for English Language Teachers (Ireland)] | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 3;2 | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://homepage.tinet.ie/~ciaranmac19/felt3-2.pdf | en_US |
| dc.subject | TEFL | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ireland | en_US |
| dc.subject | Profession | en_US |
| dc.subject | Commitment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adequate body of knowledge | en_US |
| dc.subject | Autonomy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Status | en_US |
| dc.subject | Prestige | en_US |
| dc.title | TEFL in Ireland – Reflecting a profession? | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.type.supercollection | all_mic_research | en_US |
| dc.description.version | No | en_US |
