[valensds]

Well the info session was very upbeat ( as they typically are) and reading between the lines their claim of not needing a degree sounds plausible depending where it is you want to teach. Some Asian countries, Korea for example you do need a degree in any discipline to teach but others it seems there are ways around it. China is less rigourous in this regard particularly because of their massive population base and the upcoming Olympic Games - they need as many English speakers as possible prior to the Games start.

I specifically quizzed the presenter about Thailand and according to her, their company's information as at about 3 months ago was that a degree was not essential. Whether they have alliances or contacts with schools and international business schools etc is something I need to do further research on.

Perhaps some local (Thai) can shed further light on this.

In terms of your own situation it makes sense to plan for your future needs and as any degree will get you a start you are probably doing the right thing to go with the Comms degree.

I didn't get a chance to ask whether the Tesol Certificate that they are offering was available to those outside Australasia but perhaps there is more info on their Web site.

The course over here is NZD$1595.00 and comprises one week workshop and an online course with exams at the end.

The company offers lots of resources and help to secure a job upon completion and seems fairly legitimate on the face of what I have seen so far.

In the end I think it is the old addage of 'who you know and not what you know' that can sometimes make the difference.

Anyway I am thinking seriously about doing it so I will let the forum know how it all goes.

Best of luck with your studies.