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Harrow - Full set of 12 CELTA / TEFL set books for sale (cheaper than Amazon) (Resources) -- Lynne Tshidi 6 January 2010

Full set of 12 CELTA / TEFL set books for sale - includes: Practical English Usage (3rd Edition) by Michael Swan English Grammar In Use by Raymond Murphy Teaching Tenses by Rosemary Aitken A Concise ...

AVO-Bell School of English - 7th April - 4th may 2010 (School News/Adverts) -- Cambridge CELTA course at AVO-Bell School of English 5 January 2010

7th April - 4th may 2010 Full-time CELTA course - consistent teams of highly-qualified and experienced tutors - trainees do their teaching practice and observations on-site - use of Teacher's ...

TESOL certification program + Best Job offers in Thailand (School News/Adverts, Native_Speakers) -- American TESOL Institute 5 January 2010

BEST JOB IN THAILAND - A unique opportunity to explore Thailand! Earn while you travel. JOB in Schools all over Thailand. Earn US$ 900 per month. What is it that draws thousands of people to ...

TEFL in TUSCANY (School News/Adverts) -- TEFL in TUSCANY 5 January 2010

Our four-week (120 hour) course will start on Monday 1st of March in the beautiful Garfagnana valley ( www.lavacchio.com ). The course is residential and will take place in a wonderfully restored ...

CELTA COURSE -- Hadeel 1 January 2010

hello good day. I'm thinking of applying for the CELTA COURSE, I'm a high school graduate and I'm a housewife looking forward to apply for the CELTA COURSE, I'm very good with English ...

Re: CELTA COURSE -- ICAL 2 January 2010

In my opinion the CELTA - whilst being a very good qualification - is extremely intense and very difficult if you have no teaching experience to help you out. I would always recommend that you need ...

Re: CELTA COURSE -- cunning linguist 2 January 2010

Hello Hadeel Lots of questions here, and most can be answered if you do a search on this forum and also the ESL Discussion Forum. There are posts on books to buy or borrow,discussions about different ...

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English, English, English (General) -- Amber 20 December 2009

In my current research for TESOL and CELTA course providers and resources, I have stumbled across this website... I am shocked at the amount of people who are supposedly teachers of the English ...

Celta or Tesol Certificate in NYC, to teach in Portugal (CELTA vs TESOL) -- Diane 17 December 2009

I would like to know what certificate is better to teach in Portugal. I also would like to know what school in NYC is good or in NJ if there is one? Is it the Teaching House or Cactus or ? I would ...

Re: Celta or Tesol Certificate in NYC to teach in Portugal (CELTA vs TESOL) -- Lucas 28 December 2009

Cactus was a recruitment agency up until 2008. The minimum requirement to teach English in Portugal is a BA and a 100-hour TESOL/TEFL course (online or on-site). You can also take an advanced program ...

Re: Celta or Tesol Certificate in NYC to teach in Portugal (CELTA vs TESOL) -- ICAL Pete 18 December 2009

For Portugal almost any TEFL certificate will be fine. A degree is also a must. By the way, if you don't have a passport from an EU country then it will be almost impossible to find work there ...

Any recommendations for online universities? (to get a masters in education) -- Golnaz 15 December 2009

Hi! Does anyone know which online universities are the best for getting an online master's degree in education? I'm an ESL teacher in Toronto,Canada and have both Ontario and Canada TESL ...

ITTP - International School (School News/Adverts) -- ITTP - Special Christmas sale! 14 December 2009

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ONSITE COURSE PRICE OFFER! Submit your application before 11:59pm PST Saturday 26th December for ANY 2010 ITTP Int.CertTEFL/TESOL Onsite course (high or low season), and receive the ...

CELTA - FACILE FACARD (CELTA) -- REALITY CHECK 13 December 2009

Well, just have a look on most esl websites including this very good one, the many courses offered. They are all aimed at making money. Can anyone seriously believe that CELTA is a worthwhile course. ...

Re: CELTA - FACILE FACARD -- Jeremy 16 December 2009

I would advise not listening to this person as they don't really know what they are talking about.

TEFL Institute (Questions About Schools) -- Chris R 13 December 2009

Hello, I am considering taking the on-line course from TEFL institute. If anyone has taken their on-line course I'd like to know a few things: Did you gain actual teaching experience during your ...

Non-native teachers in Canada/UT Cert TESOL VS CELTA (CELTA vs TESOL, Native_Speakers) -- Penny 11 December 2009

Hello all! I hold a B.A on English from the university of Athens, I'm Greek myself but I also hold Canadian citizenship. I have some experience (2 years) in teaching English to young learners in ...

Re: Non-native teachers in Canada/UT CertTESOL VS CELTA (CELTA vs TESOL, Native_Speakers) -- Golnaz 15 December 2009

Hi, I'm a non-native ESL teacher in Toronto. I was born and raised in the Middle East,but started learning English as a kid. Like you,I'm very fluent and have an excellent pronunciation. ...

TESOL Programs in Montreal (Questions About Schools, Native_Speakers) -- Nina 10 December 2009

Hello! I am a native English speaker looking to get TESOL certification in Montreal. I know there are several different schools that offer TESOL classes, but does anyone have recommendations of which ...

New Zealander teaching English in Italy (Questions About Schools) -- Rob 8 December 2009

Hi, I'm a New Zealander and am looking to teach English in Italy next year. I'd like to do my TESOL/TEFL qualification in Italy - maybe in Rome or Florence. Does anyone have any advice on ...

Re: New Zealander teaching English in Italy -- ICAL Pete 9 December 2009

Do you have a passport from a European country though? If you don't then it's next to impossible to get work in Italy (or any other European country for that matter) due to visa regulations. ...

What certification is necessary? (TESOL) -- Joan 6 December 2009

Hi, I currently hold a valid K-6 Professional Educators Certificate in FL and have a BA in Sociology. I would like to begin teaching English abroad. What certifications are necessary? Is an ESOL ...

TESOL LinguaEdge-Online (Questions About Schools) -- Blake 3 December 2009

Hello, I am interested in getting a TESOL certificate on-line. I found a relatively inexpensive one at linguaedge.com. Does anyone know if it is reputable/widely recognized? Any associated problems? ...

Re: TESOL LinguaEdge-Online -- ICAL Pete 4 December 2009

First off, take a look here where courses have been reviewed by former students: http://www.teflcoursereview.com/courses/type/online-courses/ This type of course is for new teachers in entry-level ...

Scholarships for UK Masters TESOL -- hannah 1 December 2009

Does anyone know where I can find information about scholarships for a US student taking a Master's course in TESOL in the UK?

TEFL and China? (Native_Speakers) -- Pasquale Passarelli 19 November 2009

Hi! My name is Pasquale and I am an Italian english teacher. I would like to teach english abroad (China mainly) but I got some doubts and questions: Is it so necessary to be a native speaker to be ...

Re: TEFL (Native_Speakers) -- ICAL Pete 21 November 2009

Hi Pasquale, Firstly if your English is good enough you can get work teaching English. It will be harder but it's certainly not impossible. Are you near-native or bilingual? If you can describe ...

English Council -- Emary 17 November 2009

I recommend this site http://englishcouncil.co.uk/tesol.php for your TESOL Cert.. I heared they are good

Re: English Council (Questions About Schools) -- J 4 December 2009

I've had a look at the site, but a few things seem very suspicious to me: 1) They claim to be founded in 2000, yet the blog posts all start in November 2009 and I can find absolutely no ...

Re: English Council -- cunning linguist 2 January 2010

The English Council website was registered to a person in Exmouth, Devon, UK in 2004. The testimonial is possibly from the Filipino teacher who has an advert on the site. (Guesswork based on the ...

United States- Victorville, California (Masters, School News/Adverts) -- Victorville International University MA in Education with a TESOL Emphasis 12 November 2009

Victorville International University is pleased to announce that a Masterâ€™s in Education with an emphasis in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) will be offered beginning ...

best online course for tesol certification? (Questions About Schools) -- kevin 7 November 2009

Moving to Osaka, Japan permanently. Retired from alaska, married to japanese wife, and will be living in japan, have house and looking to teach english. Which online course for tesol certification ...

Re: best online course for tesol certification -- ICAL 9 November 2009

Do feel free to take a look at our online course: the ICAL TEFL Certificate. We are one of the largest online course providers in the world. http://icalweb.com There are some independent reviews of ...

TESOL: Certificate vs Masters? (Jobs) -- Amy 5 November 2009

Hi, I am currently a high school Spanish teacher in Houston, TX but would like to teach English to speakers of other languages. I want to teach either at the community college level or at a private ...

tesol/tefl/tesal (General) -- jennifer 29 October 2009

i would like to inquire if there is a school from any country that teaches tesol/ tesal/ tefl and who provides scholarship for people like me who would want to be ESL teachers. If not maybe, a ...

LinguaEdge (School News/Adverts) -- luffy3 1 November 2009

Hi, Jennifer, I can personally vouch for LinguaEdge, an online TESOL class that's BBB certified. I realize you're trying to get into a school to study ESL/EFL professionally, but if it ...

Re: tesol/tefl/tesal -- Elaine 31 October 2009

Hi there, I recommend you to do a course online..It would be more flexible than to go to school for you to be a certified ESOL teacher.. And it would be better to get a certificate from the school ...

Re: tesol/tefl/tesal (Resources) -- ICAL Pete 29 October 2009

Most places will not. Depending on your circumstances you can get a loan for some courses in the UK but bear in mind that if you travel somewhere to take the course you'll have additional expense ...

is it better to take a shorter or longer tesol certificate class (Questions About Schools) -- Sierra 22 October 2009

Hi all! There are so many sites offering the TESOL/TEFL certificates but not a lot giving info on what is the best to go for. Some companies offer 60 hour courses, some 120 hours, and some offer much ...

Re: is it better to take a shorter or longer tesol certificate class -- Jenny 31 October 2009

Any TESOL course that you take must contained an adiquate amount of direct students teaching time in a classroom or on-line to be of any value and to be truely accredited.. I reccomend the English ...

Re: is it better to take a shorter or longer tesol certificate class -- ICAL Pete 22 October 2009

The most common requirements are a degree plus a TEFL certificate. For entry level jobs there is not much difference between the different types of TEFL certs (i.e. online or in-house) provided they ...

Please advise; UO or PSU TESOL program??? (Masters, Questions About Schools) -- Verity 12 October 2009

I need some advice from any ESL/EFL teachers or students out there, please. I'm currently applying to two different grad schools to become an ESL/EFL teacher. One is at Portland State University ...

Virtual Teaching English? Who else does it? (General) -- Brooke 12 October 2009

Hi fellow English teachers! Has anyone else been successful at virtual teaching English lessons online? I generally use Skype, but have looked in Edufire... anyone have any other good resources for ...

TEFL in ITALY, 7th of November (School News/Adverts) -- James 4 October 2009

Want to get a fully recognised TEFL qualification while travelling? We are looking for serious people who are interested in earning a TEFL certificate and a life changing experience all in one! Our ...

Department of Linguistics and English Language (Masters, School News/Adverts) -- Lancaster University MA TESOL Distance program 4 October 2009

Lancaster University is launching a new MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) part-time distance programme, which is entirely web-based.The programme is designed to build on ...

Re: Department of Linguistics and English Language (Masters, Questions About Schools) -- Drew Ward 18 December 2009

I've taken a look at this program and I have to say that I'm very disappointed with the curriculum. It seems to be nothing more than an MA TESOL in name only. It provides little more in ...

How to prepare for a CELTA program? -- CELTA CERTIFICATE 28 September 2009

HELLO ALL. I LL GET A CELTA CERTIFICATE PRIGRAM NEXT YEAR, BUT I WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS COURSE IN ADVANCE.COULD GIVE ME PLS ANY RESOURCE BOOK TO STUDY FOR THIS PROGRAMME.VERY URGENT.TNX FOR ...

Re: CELTA -- Pete West 29 September 2009

The best preparation for taking a CELTA is to work for a couple of years. The course is, in my opinion, wasted if you do not have some experience you can relate to what you are learning. Without ...

Oxford Seminars (Questions About Schools) -- OXFORD SEMINARS 22 September 2009

hi, i was just wondering if anyone has taken an oxford seminars course.. or if anyone has heard any feedback from anyone who has.. i can't find many reviews of them online other than at their ...

Re: Oxford Seminars -- Drew Ward 10 October 2009

I have nothing but bad things about them from people who have taken their courses. Most have said it was a waste of time and a serious waste of their money.

ITTP (School News/Adverts) -- ITTP - International TEFL/TESOL Program 21 September 2009

ITTP will be updating it's forum pages shortly... http://www.tefl-prague.com/phpBB2_TEFL/index.php Neville :-) ITTP TEFL Prague Narodni 21 Prague 1

Re: Activities for teaching idioms -- Emily 14 September 2009

Hi there, Maybe you could give the students a list of idioms and get them to make up their own role plays; it would take the pressure off of you and make them use their brains to get to the core of ...

Re: Shenzhen, China -- cost of living in shenzhen 14 September 2009

cost of living in shenzhen is about 1000RMB. Shenzhen is a booming City in sounth China.

Bad language schools in Australia (General) -- Esl 13 September 2009

I would like to know how many teachers would be honest enough to share their problems with various language schools in Australia. Indeed any students who have had problems with language schools in ...

I want to give my genova Italy tefl life to someone (General) -- kate Ryan 10 September 2009

This may seem rather a strange posting but ..... I am a qualified and experienced TEFL teacher living in Genova,(half hour train ride from the Cinque Terre)Italy and basically want to give all my ...

Looking for an On-line Graduate Degree (Questions About Schools) -- Mr. D. 8 September 2009

I am looking for an accredited on-line graduate degree program in TOESL/ESL, etc. Since I am teaching ESL in Asia, I am looking for a degree program not based in North America, due to high tuition ...

TEFL in TUSCANY, ITALY - Oct 25 (School News/Adverts) -- James 6 September 2009

A bad CELTA experience -- Expatriot 5 September 2009

How to salvage a bad CELTA experience:  Realize that you can learn a lot about good teaching by observing bad tutors. I observed tutors using techniques with trainees that trainees would ...

Re: CELTA -- I agree 7 December 2009

Too often trainneed and indeed experienced teachers are subjected to the whims and demoralising observations of other so-called experts. Every teacher has good and bad days. Those who claim to be all ...

Re: CELTA experience -- cunning linguist 17 November 2009

As you post was referred to on the Forum, I was wondering where you took your CELTA and the organisation responsible? You could post it here so people can avoid being treated in the same way. Your ...

Re: CELTA -- Esl teaching 13 September 2009

Hi, I totally empathise with your story. Indeed, your story sounds very familiar. Unfortunaltely, this mental cruelty and bullying, yes bullying is the best word, is all pervasive in the ESL ...

TEFL/TESOL training near Hong Kong (China, Questions About Schools) -- Andrew Edwards 3 September 2009

I've been looking for an English teachers job in Hong Kong Recently, however i keep getting the same response - 'You need a TESOL" I've seen a ton of adverts but I don't know which ...

Re: TEFL/TESOL training near Hong Kong (Questions About Schools) -- Language Key 3 September 2009

Hi Andrew You can do your TEFL/TESOL training in Hong Kong, but, its quite expensive as its around the US$3000 mark. There are two TEFL International schools near to Hong Kong as well. One being in ...

Looking for part time TESOL in Hong Kong (China, Questions About Schools) -- kommal 11 September 2009

hi there im lookign for a part time TESOL course in hongkong itself....i live in hongkong and cannot do the full time 1 mth course offfered by TRINITY CERTTESOL in sheung wan , so am looking for a ...

Re: TEFL/TESOL training near Hong Kong (Resources) -- ICAL_Pete 3 September 2009

Take a look at http://teflcoursereview.com where courses are reviewed. For a standard entry level job you can go for either an in-house or an online course. The ICAL certificate - www.icalweb.com - ...

Australian Training Academy (Questions About Schools) -- TESOL 29 August 2009

can anyone tell me if Australian Training Academy qualified Certificate IV in TESOL is well-known to get job? i am from india, have done MA in English, B.Ed too. currently i m in melbourne,Aus.

CELTA -- Most likely no 14 September 2009

It seems absurd that institutions in a bid to profiteer from the industry would keep introducing these meaningless qualifications. Yu have more than enough qualifications. You have a masters in ...

Re: To be certified, or not to be certified, that is the question, Language Key, Philippines (School News/Adverts) -- Language Key 26 August 2009

I would recommend doing your TESOL TESOL Training at TEFL International Cebu in the Philippines. It has a 4 week intensive course costing US$1490 with six teaching practices and it gives the basics ...

New Certification Program: We want your input! (School News/Adverts) -- Drew Ward (CALLE) 23 August 2009

Dear Fellow Teachers and Hopeful Future Instructors, CALLE - The Center for Applied Linguistics & Language Education is preparing to launch a new TEFL/TESOL certification program later this fall. We ...

TESOL, Time Taylor International and the Asian EFL Journal (Questions About Schools) -- Alan 22 August 2009

Hi. Just in case someone reads this. I was just really surprised to have read something about Time Taylor International and the Asian EFL Journal. Please post a message if u've got something to ...

New address in center of Prague (School News/Adverts) -- ITTP 19 August 2009

Hi! :-) This is to announce that ITTP has moved as of July 1st 2009 to much larger premises @ Narodni 21, Prague 1 (right bang in the center of Prague) : Have a great week! Neville :-) ITTP TEFL ...

American TESOL Institute (School News/Adverts, Native_Speakers) -- TESOL + Internship in India 16 August 2009

BEST JOB and INTERNSHIP OFFER from AMERICAN TESOL INSTITUTE in INDIA. American TESOL Institute offers three weeks full time or 120 hours TESOL Course in INDIA. After completing the TEFL course ...

CELTA TRAINING: Level of English grammar -- Yvonne 13 August 2009

Can anyone tell me, on what level your english grammar should be before enrolling on the CELTA course. I am a native english speaker but my knowledge of grammar is quite basic, do you think I should ...

Re: CELTA (Resources) -- cunning linguist 1 September 2009

You have been given a range of views in this thread. All the views expressed have valid comments. I did CELTA in the UK with a university Centre for Foreign Languages. It was an excellent course, but ...

Re: Yvonne -- CHI and Ontesol 20 August 2009

The CELTA course should provide you with training you need for Grammar. Inexperienced teachers can take our Trinity and TESL Canada courses without a problem because Grammar is part of the program ...

Re: CELTA and English grammar -- ICAL Pete 17 August 2009

You should have an extensive knowledge of English grammar and ideally at least a couple of years experience teaching English before taking the CELTA. It's an intensive course and advanced.

Re: CELTA -- Yvonne 19 August 2009

Dear Paul, Thank you for your response. I do have another question for you. If you say that you require teaching experience and extensive grammar knowledge, why does the CELTA course book state it is ...

Re: CELTA -- ICAL_Pete 29 August 2009

Yes, I did the CELTA a few years ago and can confirm it's hard work! I know a lot of people who have done it and more often than not it is described as the most intensive academic 4 weeks of ...

Re: Yvonne -- Richard 21 August 2009

Hey Yvonne, I am a native English speaker. I took an online course which was very good. (ITTT) I had no prior knowledge of the system of English before I took this course. I passed with a grade A. I ...

Re: Yvonne -- Drew Ward (CALLE) 20 August 2009

Yvonne, Cambridge ESOL is an affiliated business unit of Cambridge, but it's not academically connected to the university itself. It's more connected with their publishing division and is a ...

TEFL in Latin America (Questions About Schools) -- Lindsey 13 August 2009

Hi- I recently completed a multidisciplinary degree program with an emphasis on Spanish and Latin American Studies. As well as I may read/understand Spanish, my ability to produce it is still only at ...

CELT Athens, TEFL Courses (School News/Adverts) -- CELTA Courses in Athens, Greece 12 August 2009

CAMBRIDGE CELTA COURSES AT CELT ATHENS CELT Athens is primarily a TEFL training centre dedicated to teacher development, the pursuit of excellence in foreign language education, and is committed to ...

Online Ontesol course starting at $269 + 50% discount on the TEYL course (School News/Adverts) -- Online TESOL Recognized by TESL Canada and ACTDEC UK 4 August 2009

Learn more about our 100-hour TESOL Program, recognized by ACTDEC UK Level 1, and our 250-hour TESOL Program recognized by TESL Canada and ACTDEC UK Level 3 at www.ontesol.com Courses starting at ...

TEFL in Ireland - Course will take place on the 7th of Sept. in Caherciveen, Co. Kerry. (School News/Adverts) -- Seamus / ASANA IRELAND 4 August 2009

TEFL CERTIFICATION and a LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE all in one! ASANA IRELAND We are an English teacher training provider and language school in county Kerry, IRELAND. We are offering a fully ...

Re: CELTA course, essays -- Doug 4 August 2009

Don't know if you've taken the course yet but...... I just took the CELTA in April 2009. The essays are not that difficult. If for some reason they are not acceptable you will be able to ...

TESOL, TEFL, or CELTA (CELTA vs TESOL) -- KatieK 29 July 2009

I need some honest information from current ESL teachers. Last year I went to China for a month to teach English. The program I went with only asked that you have a BS or BA. I've been back a ...

Re: TESOL, TEFL, or CELTA (School News/Adverts) -- CHI and Ontesol 20 August 2009

We provide Trinity and TESL Canada recognized on-site courses in Toronto (www.study-at-coventry.com) and TESL Canada and ACTDEC UK recognized online courses (www.ontesol.com) With our 100-hour online ...

Re: TESOL, TEFL, or CELTA (CELTA vs TESOL) -- Linda 9 August 2009

I am looking into certification myself and am overwhelmed as well. Im confused as to diploma/certification differences as well as what countries are looking for?

Re: TESOL, TEFL, or CELTA (CELTA vs TESOL) -- Drew Ward (CALLE) 17 August 2009

The term diploma is actually very misleading. In reality all of them are certificates. If someone wants a diploma they need to get a degree. Cambridge and Trinity offer what they call diplomas but ...

Good TESOL CELTA course in China...where? (Questions About Schools) -- Teresa 20 July 2009

HI, I'm currently living in Hong Kong and would like to know if anyone knows any good but AFFORDABLE CELTA / TESOL / TEFL courses in ZHuhai, China(or anywhere in China as close to Hong Kong as ...

Re: Good TESOL course in China...where? (School News/Adverts) -- Language Key 26 August 2009

Hi Teresa Perhaps I can help you with this one about TESOL Training at TEFL International Cebu last year in the Philippines. It has a 4 week intensive course costing US$1490 with six teaching ...

Re: Good TESOL course in China...where? -- Rob Brown 29 July 2009

Hi Teresa, Unfortunately I cant help you with the answer to your question but I love to know the answer myself! If you have received any advice could you please let me know to. Thanks Rob

Re: ITC and TEFL INT. (Questions About Schools) -- queenMac75 16 July 2009

I posted this link a few months ago when I was at the height of my frustration level, so I am having trouble locating all the links to post the BBB results. I apologize for the delay. First of all, I ...

Re: TEFL International (Questions About Schools) -- QueenMac75 16 July 2009

Re: ITC and TEFL INT. (Questions About Schools) -- QueenMac75 16 July 2009

Re: negative posts concerning TEFL Internatonal (Questions About Schools) -- QueenMac75 16 July 2009

International Health Insurance questions (General) -- Richard Smith 14 July 2009

Hey guys, I am going to be teaching in China starting in August and I am currently shopping for international health insurance online. This would seem to me to be something important to have, but ...

SCAM (General) -- Asian EFL Journal TESOL Certificate, Time Taylor International 13 July 2009

I'd like to warn everyone about Time Taylor International and the Asian EFL Journal. These are sham organisations only out to take your money, and leave you with nothing. Don't be fooled by ...

NIU (General) -- Chicago Educator 12 July 2009

I need to interview an ESL teacher about some topics of their program. Would anybody answer me some questions about their ESL program? 1. Briefly describe the curriculum you use to teach your ESL ...

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