Category Archives: Chiang Mai University

CMU and Unitefl – The greatest TEFL soap opera?

Posted on 14/10/2012 by alexcase

Now that Unitefl have made a few changes (some at my suggestion) to their course and (especially) website, I’ve rewritten my “Do not study with Unitefl Thailand” post as “A History of Chiang Mai University and Unitefl” – and quite a … Continue reading →

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A review of the CMUTEFL course

Posted on 29/03/2012 by alexcase

About 18 months after the messy implosion of the last TEFL course on the Chiang Mai University campus, it seems they are finally starting another course there in April, and someone has written to me asking if it is “legit”. … Continue reading →

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A history of Chiang Mai University and Unitefl

Posted on 16/12/2010 by alexcase

(To skip straight to more recent history, see an interview with the new management/ ownership of Unitefl here. ) I haven’t worked in Thailand since I was a humble Shane teacher there in 96/97 and didn’t really take much of an … Continue reading →

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6 Ways TEFL Certificate Course Providers Try to Rip You Off Part 4 – The University Language Institute

Posted on 08/10/2010 by alexcase

By regular and popular guest writer “TEFLista” “Walks Like a Duck, Quacks Like a Duck, But Sometimes It’s a Toad: The University Language Institute. When I started writing this guest piece series about two years ago, I never thought I … Continue reading →

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