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Fatima Elmcharfi

Fatima Elmcharfi completed our 100% Online CELTA course in July 2020. She is American and has been living in Saudi Arabia for over a decade. Before the 100% Online CELTA course, Fatima tutored part-time and helped homeschool children. She then decided to gain the CELTA to further her career. In this blog post, she explains more about the challenges of the course and what her plans are now that she is a qualified teacher.

Interview with Online CELTA graduate: Fatima Elmcharfi

13/10/2020

Why did you decide to get a CELTA qualification? I took the CELTA course for a few reasons. To begin with, I needed more qualifications

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