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TEFL certification to get a work visa in Malaysia

I don鈥檛 have a bachelors degree in early childhood. But I do have a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Commerce and 5yrs of accounting work experience in Canada. If I opt for TEFL certification is it acceptable to get a teaching job in Malaysia?

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Hello nirmin1994kabiraI,


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Cheryl

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I don鈥檛 have a bachelors degree in early childhood. But I do have a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Commerce and 5yrs of accounting work experience in Canada. If I opt for TEFL certification is it acceptable to get a teaching job in Malaysia? - @nirmin1994kabira

If I might be so bold....what makes聽 you think you can teach?

That isn't designed to be nasty, more to make you think.


Are you aware of the issues ESL students face in Malaysia?

  1. Pronunciation issues that are common over there - What causes them, and how to correct them. Will native Mandarin speakers have differing pronunciation issues to native Malay speakers?
  2. Grammatical errors and what causes them - 20 over,聽 and so on
  3. Cultural quirks that alter your pupils' ability to聽 learn, or might well help them聽 to learn.聽 Active Muslim students will have at least one聽 advantage over non-Muslims - You need to know why
  4. Do you have any ideas about a suitable curriculum, or how to use any given set of textbooks?
  5. What makes聽 some textbooks great for some kids, but useless to others?
  6. ... and a lot more
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That's a no (realistically).聽 Malaysia is TESL territory not TEFL, and many local teachers are fluent. Basically jobs are higher end jobs for experienced TESL teachers with experience and DELTAs/MA TESOL.


Try Thailand or Vietnam.

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Does it have to be in Malaysia? My kid sister taught English in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore. She taught business English as far as I remember. She had a degree in Business Admin, worked a couple of years as a buyer for a UK high street store and then went into teaching English. I think she did two stints in Singapore. Also worked in many other countries.


I have a Celta Certificate, got it in 2002 when I was homeless and wanted to go live in Asia, but never used it because I can't stand teaching. I got it just as a backup. Went out to Asia in 2003 and am still here and never taught English.

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That's a no (realistically). Malaysia is TESL territory not TEFL, and many local teachers are fluent. Basically jobs are higher end jobs for experienced TESL teachers with experience and DELTAs/MA TESOL.
Try Thailand or Vietnam. - @Nemodot

"TESL typically refers to teaching English in countries where it is an official language, while TEFL is for teaching English in countries where it is not an official language."


Neither, by itself, would qualify one to legally teach in VN

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