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The MTTP in a Nutshell

I’m looking down at my TEFL Certificate and my mouth has curved into a simple smile. I did it. I mean I really did it. I haven’t been able to bring myself to pack it away for the journey back to Georgia, but I can see that things are beginning to come full circle. Deciding to attend the Midwest Teacher Training Program (MTTP) in Madison, Wisconsin was easy. I felt at ease from the moment I looked at their website (http://www.mttp.com), everything that I read and saw about the institute said this was the place for me, and throughout the five week (130 hours) program I never found that I was wrong.

Since the program is part of an ESL institute, which teaches English to adult speakers from around the world I not only had the opportunity to interact with them, but gained 10 hours of practice teaching followed by immediate oral and written feedback from trainers with over 15 years of experience.

Some who may want to teach in Europe may think that they need a CELTA, and so did I. However, once you look at the course breakdown: Five weeks (130 hours), which includes 10 hours practice teaching, classes in lesson planning, grammar, and all the skill areas such as (reading, writing, pronunciation, etc.), it’s easy to see how receiving a TEFL certificate through MTTP is a strong competitor in regards to CELTA programs. This all became even clearer to me after checking a few sites. I noticed that the MTTP offered more hours and equally important when comparing certificates I would be able to equally compete with those who possessed a CELTA.

Finding ESL jobs in the U.S. is a little harder than if I decided to go abroad immediately, however; I’m making good use of the job placement assistance (two interactive workshops: The Job Search and Resume and Interviewing Tips for EFL) that was provided during my program and my searches have left me optimistic.

This entry was posted on Friday, February 9th, 2007 at 7:36 pm and is filed under Program Description. You can leave a response to this entry.

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