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A 2yr degree course: TEFL TESOL -- Andy 18 May 2007

Hi Guys, I'm thinking to enrol in a 2-year degree course in Education in a Uni/college in Australia,NZ,UK,US or Canada. I'm looking at a really cheap one cos i have a tight budget. I'm in ...

ITTT (Questions About Schools) -- Daniel Callard 2 May 2007

Hi there I was just wondering if anybody can help me out with a little information ? I am currently looking for an online TEFL course. I have found ITTT and am not really sure if these are a ...

Kinda lost, need info! (CELTA vs TESOL) -- Nastasia 2 May 2007

Hi, I've been looking for infos for a few hours and I'm kinda lost. Some schools offer TEFL programs, some CELTA programs, but at the end, what's the best? Some require a bachelor's ...

Re: www.teachenglish.co.uk (Questions About Schools) -- Mohamed Eno 31 March 2007

Hi there. I have done my Diploma in TESOL at the London Teacher Training College and I have had no problem whatsoever using that qualification for both higher academic and employment purposes. As for ...

IELTS VS TOEFL -- Hugh Nelson 27 March 2007

The two main examinations of second-language-learners' English-language skills are IELTS (created by the International English Language Testing Service) and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign ...

Free but sound TESL training (Resources) -- Huangdi 24 March 2007

For basically free but academically sound TESL training, look here: http://www.ifts-tesl.edu.tf

BLC MADRID CELTA DELTA COURSES A WARNING (Questions About Schools, Native_Speakers) -- Paul 11 March 2007

BLC MADRID CELTA DELTA COURSES A WARNING - I feel obliged to have to report this incident even though it happened a year ago now. 2006 was a very bad year for myself and that is why I havent written ...

BLC MADRID CELTA DELTA COURSES A WARNING (Spain) -- RK 27 April 2007

Good to know - I was looking at taking the same course (DELTA) with BLC but having read that will maybe look elsewhere. Just on principle. Sorry for what happened to you - just out of interest, did ...

Re: BLC MADRID CELTA DELTA COURSES A WAR -- Paul 21 May 2007

Sorry for the late response. I haven't checked the feed for a while. RK - They did in fact offer a place on a course later in the year, but only in 2006. Don't know about you but I ...

Re: BLC MADRID CELTA DELTA COURSES A WAR -- Exalta 24 March 2007

I am sorry for what happened to you.... 2500 Euros is quite a a large amount they have taken without giving you anything appropriate in return! This is dirty business on the back of other people! ...

I will train your teachers on-site -- Doug Sadler 20 February 2007

Can't afford to send your teachers away to a TESOL certificate course? I have taught TESOL certificate-level courses (up to 130 hrs of class time) for several post-secondary institutions. I am ...

Suggestopedia (General) -- Debbie C 7 February 2007

I am studying Linguistics at York University. I am currently conducting a research project into TEFL concentrating on "Suggestopedia" as a teaching method which is seemingly very effective and yet ...

Re: ICAL (Questions About Schools) -- Debra 6 February 2007

I am a teacher with my teacher's certificate, my BS, and my MA degrees in English. However, many states, with high percentages of the population being recent immigrants, require an additional ...

Try a new way of language teaching! -- Lingua Spectrum 28 January 2007

Imagine working today but getting paid for the work every day for years to come! That’s what authors do and now you can do it, too. You can give a lesson and get paid for it over and over ...

Re: Try a new way of language teaching! -- richard 8 April 2007

Lingua Spectrum is no longer looking for teachers to help with its website. Visitor numbers are increasing thanks to the games, quotations and other language learning materials being added to our ...

Re: TEFL Weekend in Chicago - TESOL-TEFL (Questions About Schools) -- jim turner 22 January 2007

I don't quite like this company, they seem to bash other companies which doesn't say anything about their class. They bash online learning but my brother is doing his MBA online at DePaul ...

CELTA Diary (Resources) -- CELTA Trainee 21 January 2007

Hi. If you want to know about the CELTA, here is a BLOG of a CELTA Trainee that shares experience regarding the course. Subscribe for free and you will get all the info you need on the daily routine ...

TEFL or TESOL......, online (General) -- Bear256 29 December 2006

Another teacher and I are considering taking an online TESOL course. It's a 120 hour course and supposedly accredited. The urban legend is that online certificates are worthless but my searches ...

Re: TEFL or TESOL...... online -- Keith 19 February 2007

Hi I don't think online certificates are worthless, but there are a few factors you should consider when making your decision: Firstly, where do you want to teach? Requirements of employers vary ...

Re: i-to-i online tefl (Questions About Schools) -- Dave Richards 27 December 2006

Yeah I've been looking at TEFL courses. I think that that i-to-i are the only TEFL provider to be accredited by the ODLQC. Most other companies I've looked at are accredited by somebody else ...

GET YOUR TESOL CERTIFICATE IN TORONTO! (School News/Adverts) -- ESL TEACHER RECRUITER 22 November 2006

If you don't have any teaching experience or you have never been overseas before, it is recommended that you take the TESOL program. TESOL will prepare you for teaching ESL overseas. It will give ...