I decided to sign up for an online TEFL course. I’ve had experience teaching Maths and some bits of computer stuff but I’ve not actually taught English before. Though I have tutored people one-to-one when English was their second language. So I figured that doing a TEFL course could be quite a useful thing: brush up on my grammar and learn some techniques for teaching English.
And I’ve now signed up for one (http://www.teflcorp.com/tefl_certificate_tutor.htm). It’s 20 units and I’ve done Unit 1. I’m now waiting to hear back from my tutor as to whether I’ve passed it and if she’ll let me loose on Unit 2. 
I’ve got 6 months to finish it but could potentially do it in a few weeks. It will depend on how fast I can work through the units. Not that I’m in that much of a hurry. I have about 6 months before I go away so as long as I get it finished this year sometime I’ll be a happy bunny.
