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TESOL Graduate program -- Beth 13 September 2015

Question regarding continued education: I am looking into a TESL Graduate program at two different universities. According to Forbes and U.S. News Education, one of these significantly ranks higher ...

Learning about Sibilants -- Anastasia Rigoli 21 August 2015

I recently taught a two-week, crash-course ESL class to a married couple from Carmen, Mexico. I have to say, it was both enlightening and exciting. Not only did I aid in the knowledge base of the ...

MA in TESOL online/distance learning? -- Mary 5 August 2015

I considered doing a master's for two years at a physical university in the present but after a recent visit to South Korea, I don't want to put off moving there. I have looked into MA ...

Re: MA in TESOL online/distance learning? -- cunning linguist 19 August 2015

"A few unis I've seen require some sort of on campus attendance at some point. Which kind of defeats the purpose of distance learning... " I really don't think campus attendance defeats the ...

Re: MA in TESOL online/distance learning? -- Yanni Zack 11 August 2015

Mary, Here is some information to assist you. I did my MA in TESOL with Alliant International University. They are well known, regionally accredited by WASC which is recognized by the US Department ...

Interview a current ESL teacher for an assignment at TAMU-CC -- Alex 14 July 2015

Hello, My name is Alex and I hope this is the right place for this: I need to interview a current ESL teacher for an assignment at TAMU-CC, and I know none, so the internet was my choice. If someone ...

CELTA/TEFL/TESOL -- FLORA 13 July 2015

Hi all, I am an EFL Teacher in Greece and am trying to immigrate to Canada, my country of origin, in order to work and further my studies. I already have a Degree in English, am a native English ...

ELL assesements pro and cons -- Johanna 29 June 2015

How do you feel the ELL's assessment meet the needs of these students.

Re: TESOL/CELTA -- San Migs 19 June 2015

I was glancing at a book and it mentioned, get a CELTA, teach in centres worldwide. I reckon it is a EF type gw qualification. A masters degree would be much better.

Advert: Canadian International School in Tokyo -- Midwest Education Group online TESOL course 28 May 2015

Hello TESOLers, My name is Peter Cassidy and I am a graduate of Columbia University Teachers College. I completed a Master's in TESOL while at TC and now teach a Young Learner TESOL course ...

TESOL/CELTA -- Nadia 26 May 2015

Hello, I am Nadia and I am considering starting some kind of a TEFL certification. I am non-native speaker and I will start the course soon. I was reading about the differences between TESOL and ...

Re: TESOL/CELTA -- keith 6 June 2015

I have taught TESOL for numerous years and have a CELTA certificate. I also have a Master's Degree in ELL (ESL) I took the CELTA course and discovered it was wayyyy below my level and it caused ...

Re: TESOL/CELTA -- Melissa 4 June 2015

Hey Nadia, I'm also a non-native speaker with a little experience teaching children and I've just finished my CELTA. I dont have experience with TESOL but working for aninternational language ...

Re: TESOL/CELTA -- Nadia 6 July 2015

Hello again, My time to apply for the course is now-therefore, I still have some questions. What do you think-if I take a TESOL course for example in one country in the EU would it be possible to ...

Advert: Cambridge CELTA- Course starting from 8th June - 4th July 2015 -- Planet EDU - CELTA 13 May 2015

Hello All, Planet EDU is authrised centre of Cambridge English exams, Centre Number-IN145, to run the CELTA course in India. Currently we have course starting from 8th June - 4th July 2015 in ...

Advert: Additional discounts! -- International TEFL & TESOL Training 7 May 2015

Hello everyone, Do you want to become TEFL certified? ITTT have had over 150,000 people undertake our TEFL courses and that number is on the rise! Right now, as part of our new partnership with them, ...

Request for info: TESOL in Melbourne, Australia and CELTA -- Gregory Kan / TESOL 5 May 2015

Greetings everybody, Gregory Kan here from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I'm a fresh graduate with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Architecture but I decided to shift my career options into the ...

Advert: TEFL Certification -- TtMadrid Teacher Training & TEFL Centre 21 April 2015

TtMadrid Teacher Training & TEFL Centre- Madrid, Spain If you're looking to teach English, start a new life and a new career, choose us for an accredited TEFL course that is interesting and ...

Re: Need clarification regarding teaching requirements. -- Cape Town English Language Institute 13 April 2015

Hi There, we have had many students come through us that don't have degrees but are willing to do a minimum of a 120 Hour course that includes a practical component. Most of these students do end ...

Survey: TEFL teacher working conditions in Brazil -- richardavie 9 April 2015

Hello Everyone, I'm conducting a very quick survey to get a snapshot of the working conditions for TEFL teachers in Brazil. The aim is to build up an accurate picture of TEFL teacher salaries ...

Advert: TEFL in Madrid -- TtMadrid 25 March 2015

TtMadrid is the name of the school, 4 very intensive weeks of courses. We were exhausted but all very satisfied with the course, the trainers and the numerous job offers we got afterwards! Guys if ...