Yo'livia,

In China you do not have to have a cert in order to teach. Your degree will get you into the majority of doors; your experience will help further.

The CELTA IMHO is overkill for a lot of jobs in China. I would recommend messing with it only if you're sure you want a longer career in EFL. However, if you want to later to to decent countries fittin' for people to live in, such as Western Europe, a CELTA will be of more value. I think the upshot here is that there's no hurry to get a CELTA.

A lesser cert is of questionable value here. It will open a few more doors but wil have zero impact in terms of salary or environment. Weekend, online, mail order, Ye Olde Photoshop Academy will all work if you feel you must get one...makes little difference.

There are "on the job" programs here. Some are pretty good...might look into the Boland School here in my beloved Suzhou. (DON'T let them send you to Shane English School!!!) There are others here as well.

Don't panic, love. You'll be fine. Unless of course you panic, in which case they'll eat you alive. ;-{)

Raoul
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