Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times before, but I've been trying to find the answer to this for a couple of hours now, and my brain feels like it's melting out of my ears. :)
Is there much difference between TEFL, CELTA and TESOL qualifications, both in the sense of "material taught" and "inherent employability"? I want to be sure that I'm not spending money on a useless course.
Yes, there is. They often talk about 'international reocgnition' when they mean within that company. Check it is not just an in-house course, which may well not get you recognition. Is it independently recognised? The CELTA is a course that is recognised- the RSA in Britain acredit it.
CELTA is now an outdated form of TESOL teaching. It has no applicabiliy to Asia due to its failure to stick with PPP procedures that have been abondoned in favor of Task basd principles. CELTA is not accredited as it is a Franchise -it is promoted by the British Council - though these days the vast number of Teachers are switching away from CELTA which is really teachng wrong Principles. Professor Ellis (himself British) said yesterday in Tokyo that CELTA course had become irrelevant in Asia due to their failure to teach English within the culture. The International Accrediting Agency for TESOL has not recognized CELTA yet according t their site - many TBT TESOL coures have been inspected and passed. If you want to do a TESOL course that is recognized in Asia, check if they comply wth Task based curriculums.
TEFL vs CELTA vs TESOL 
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