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tesol ma (Masters, China) -- john 3 October 2005

with a master of arts from a top university in the states (though not in tesol or related field) i have two professional interests. the first is to continue teaching english in china (2 years under ...

Practical English Language Teaching (School News/Adverts) -- TEFL International 22 September 2005

LONDON - BIRMINGHAM - MANCHESTER TEFL INTERNATIONAL'S PELT Cert. TESOL IS now running in London, Birmingham & Manchester The PELT Cert. TESOL is a unique way to gain your TEFL qualification ...

where to train for TEFL/TESL/TESOL (Questions About Schools, Philippines) -- Rockats 7 September 2005

Is there a school/university in the Philippines where i can earn my TEFL/TESL/TESOL certificate???

USA University Directory by State (Resources) -- Subha 30 August 2005

Hi, To search US Universities by US States, click on the link below http://www.F1study.com/html/state.html You can also Register for FREE Best University for You suggestion in the following link ...

americans need not apply (Jobs, Spain) -- eslman 26 August 2005

This school is in Barcelona. Although the text (spelling, SIT) is aimed at Americans and offers employment, bear in mind that Americans will find it hard to find work in Spain or Europe due to ...

Teacher Training (Native_Teachers) -- Fatos Karaaslan 24 August 2005

To the interest of the school principals..... I am not a native speaker but an experienced teacher trainer! I am sorry to say this but I have to as this crazy demand of "native teacher hunting" in ...

Grants for Teacher Traning? (General,CELTA) -- Lety 18 August 2005

I am trying to re-enter the workforce in the area of ESL/EFL instruction. I would like to take the CELTA training (probably in a Spanish speaking country) to brush up on my skills and to assist in ...

Tefl -- norbert 27 July 2005

Is it possible to get a tefl without doing a course. have got a lot of experience in teaching and got a course before. just don't want to do the whole course again( time and money) have heared ...

Free, TEFL Test Template (Resources) -- By: RhenoKorean 17 July 2005

Outline of Steps I. Plan the Test A. Determine the Course Objectives for Each Target Skill 1. Listening Objectives 2. Speaking Objectives 3. Reading Objectives 4. Writing Objectives B. Divide the ...

online tefl -- michael 15 July 2005

hey! i hope some one can help! due to my job i have to do a online tefl. now i have heard that there are various online tefls that arent accepted in certain countries! can anyone help me...does ...

Free TESOL Certificate with UCSC and GSN (School News/Adverts, Native_Speakers) Korea -- Gyeongsang National University 12 July 2005

Gyeongsang National University (GSNU) in Jinju, Korea, and the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) are offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in August 2005. GSNU's School of Language ...

celtas for 500? -- Karl 30 June 2005

I was told that 1400 dollars american in the uk. All I would like to spend is around 500. opinions welcome. K.

more......... -- vy 2 July 2005

uk: at least us1200. why don't you try spain, poland, greece. even better, do a tesol where you live. vy

UK course for 5OO (School News/Adverts) -- PELT 5 July 2005

TEFL International are now running their PELT Cert. TESOL in the UK Its costs about £5OO and but includes a paid internship so you get to earn much of the cost back before you complete the course

That sounds like a good deal (General) -- RhenoA380 13 October 2005

I took a real TESOL course. Big mistake it was. 1600 greenbacks on a piece of paper that doesn't prove squat about my ability to teach. I made the "double screw up" when I got into TEFL. I took a ...

Online tesol -- Chris 30 June 2005

Hello, My wife and I are currently finishing up a second contract in Korea and want to go to vietnam next to teach. We both have degrees and years of teaching experience, but now it appears that we ...

Teacher Training in Vietnam (School News/Adverts) -- PELT 5 July 2005

TEFL International's PELT Cert. TESOL might well be a solution The course is divided into 3 sections: 1. 4O hours of tuition with a trainer 2. a 23 DVD HomeStudy Pack with input from some of the ...

CELTA in India -- Usha V 22 June 2005

There have been 3 CELTA courses in India in the past 8 months and the trainees have found jobs in: - International Schools - Call centres (as trainers) - private language institutes - UK, Nepal, USA ...

australia i am not qualified in teaching (No Degree) -- juleen clements 17 June 2005

i am currently looking for teaching overseas i have no formal qualifications, but am prepared to do a course. regards juleen

don't panic -- Alice Yeung 21 June 2005

Hi there, You shouldn't be worrying too much about that. If you are passionate about teaching, someone will spot you and hire you. Cheers \-|"> , Alice

tesol link (School News/Adverts, Online) -- Alice Yeung 21 June 2005

i am currently studying a TESOL course in Queensland. http://www.traininglinkonline-australia.com.au/ try this, it's pretty good one. If you really wanna be a teacher and teach, that's the ...

i-to-i online tefl (Questions About Schools) -- julie 16 June 2005

I have already posted a question to this site regarding TESOL online course. However, I just stumbled upon another site that makes the following claim. "i-to-i is the only TEFL course provider to ...

odlqc (Resources) -- tb 17 June 2005

Although i-to-i are one of the bigger online providers, the ODLQC is not specific to accrediting TESL courses; they do all kinds of courses from Acupuncture to Zen.

Help!! Need to find a college -- olivia 13 June 2005

I'll be a senior in high school next year and need to make my mind up as far as college goes. I want to major in ESL Education but I'm having such a hard time finding colleges that offer it! ...

What's the best Celta? -- Jim P. 3 June 2005

Looking to take this program to go to Europe. Thank U. Jim

go to Europe (Jobs) -- sam 8 June 2005

And do one there. EU citizenship is require to get a good job. Most part timers do w/t EU papers. Sam

Cutting corners (School News/Adverts) -- Harold Bratovich 17 May 2005

That;s what happens when you try to cut corners in training. Much better if you take a REAL course. 120 hour training with real trainers and real experience. Try that and you wont have any problems. ...

new teachers (General) -- lyn 15 May 2005

I'm doing a masters in teacher development and am looking for a few more people to participate in my survey. I am looking for teachers from different backgrounds and levels of experience. Anyone ...

non-native teachers (CELTA, Native_Speakers) -- lyn 15 May 2005

I'm in the UK and overhere there are plenty of non-native English teachers. In college there's a French, Spanish, as well as, many other nationalities teaching EFL. They are more popular ...

International Tesol (Questions About Schools) -- Greta Smith 13 May 2005

Has anyone any information on the International TESOL college degree program, or any of its programs, its accreditation and or successes with the program? Thanks Greta Smith gretasmith1@hotmail.com

MORE acronyms! -- John Wayne 6 May 2005

Pardon my cynicism, but what on Earth is a PELT course? More confusion for the unsuspecting prospective teacher...

The full gen... (Questions About Schools, Resources) -- Peter 7 May 2005

Don't worry Mr Fast Draw... everything will be explained! PELT is a unique new Teacher Training course from TEFL International. Unique as it combines intensive classroom study, paid Internship ...

ITC and TEFL INT. -- Dick 25 April 2005

In your first posting it was mentioned that the two org. are not associated at all. Also you used the term 'ill fated' . Could you please expand as have just subscribed to IT but now checking ...

TEFL Int. Thailand (Questions About Schools) -- Ian Kenealy 24 April 2005

Has anyone actually completed this course? I would like some reassurance of validity before I apply.

TEFL International (Questions About Schools) -- Peter 7 May 2005

Hi Ian - haven't actually taken a course with TEFL Int but I have observed a few. The teacher trainers know their stuff... the locations are great and the qualification is internationally ...

TESOL Certification (School News/Adverts) -- TESOL Training 22 April 2005

Our certificate and license are issued upon successful completion of acknowledged CETC TEIL courses. The course itself is a comprehensive combination of TESL TEFL TESOL training programs and having ...

hmmm.... (Questions About Schools) -- Henry 22 April 2005

I have some problems with this 'school'. They call themselves an "online university" which is rather meaningless at best and deceiving at worst. A university is normally a government ...

Unreasonable caution (to Henry) (Resources) -- Chris 26 August 2005

I have checked the website and I could not find "online university" anywhere on the named website. Even if it'd been there, it would't have meant "government authorized body" as you stated. ...

Celta costs (School News/Adverts) -- quiller 21 April 2005

Have you seen the Celta 4 week course on offer at Brooklands College, Weybridge, UK? £360 (approx 680$US). Next course on 20th June '05. www.brooklands.ac.uk

Cowboy Training Cent (Questions About Schools) -- John 21 April 2005

Warning!!!!!!! There are a lot of cowboy training centres for potential TEFL teachers in Western Europe. I have just attended one where there was no time table and no advise or support after ...

"Cowboy courses" (Questions About Schools) -- John Wayne 6 May 2005

Do us all a favor and name-and-shame the culprits! You're absolutely right, there IS too much of this about! My advice is check TRAINER credentials (experience and qualifications) carefully. A ...

training (General, No Degree) -- Rauny Thompson 20 April 2005

Greetings, I am a 62 year young special education teacher who would like to teach ESL. I have taught overseas with the DOD about 30 back and travel a lot. I would love to work and live in another ...

qualifcations -- Henry 21 April 2005

Most jobs look for a degree plus certificate. Where do you want to teach? This is important because you can get jobs in some countries without these basic qualifications.

online tesl courses (Resources, Questions About Schools) -- Henry 20 April 2005

We received tremendous feedback after pulishing our research into TESL courses accreditation. So much so we're now in the middle of research on Online TESL Courses. We've had access to ...

Careful... -- teacher 22 April 2005

Had a look at your blog Good idea but surely all sorts of legal implications when asking people to supply passwords and access codes… intellectual property rights etc etc...

Non Native Speaker (Native_Speakers, China) -- Yingji Wang (alice) 20 April 2005

As I want to be an English teacher teaching English language outside of china, I am wondering that if there is a requirement for a chinese doing so? Besides, anyone who want to know more about china, ...

Com. Coll. Tchg. (Masters, Questions About Schools) -- Dr. Yanni Zack 16 April 2005

Marty, In order to teach at a Community College, teachers must hold a MA degree in the discipline that they are going to teach in. Thus, if you want to teach ESL, you must have a MA in either ...