Thank you Harpreet! A degree in economics undoubtedly comes with many benefits. I am sure in you future career as an English language teacher you will be able to draw on that knowledge and experience to enhance your lessons. I wish all the very best in your CELTA course!

Thank you for sharing your perspective Clare. I'm happy to hear that not having a degree didn't stop you taking on your TEFL course and I wish you all the best in finishing your course. Where do you plan on teaching once you're done? You lived in Cavan!?! a beautiful part of the world :) I hope you have good memories of it!

AS ever kind sir, most gracious gratitude for your kind commentaries! I have little doubt but that your delightful wife is keeping your crazy talk in check!

Thanks for your comment and for sharing your perspective. I agree with you on some points. For example I think you are correct that having a CELTA does not necessarily guarantee high quality teaching(although it is more often than not a very strong indicator). However, it does guarantee that the teacher has been trained and has demonstrated enough quality to meet the standards set out by Cambridge. I would also go a little further and say that just as you say a CELTA doesn't guarantee high quality, neither does a degree by it's mere existence. I would also say (as I mentioned in the video) I don't believe all degrees have equal relevance to the profession of language teaching. Take for example a person who has a degree in ecology may have less transferability to being an ELT than, say for example a degree in music. Or another example, It is possible that the person who never went to university but spent years working as a door to door salesperson may be much more adept at developing rapport, eliciting and understanding students needs than a biology degree holder. Having said that, I take your point that a degree is a must. While I may not agree with you 100%, I do see the point that some degrees at least, do demonstrate that the person has undergone at least some rigorous educational experience and hopefully that would translate into their professionalism as a teacher. At the same time, I think it could be recognized that not all university students in this day and age share the same level or kinds of motivation

I hope you found it interesting

Of course,It was really interesting video bcoz it was based on my question.🙂🙂

@@nature2335 I'm very happy it was beneficial to you. Please do share it with anyone who you think might also find it helpful. Or also, on your social media, that would be great! I wish you all the best in your teaching pursuits!