Category Archives: TEFL scams

Is it possible to learn anything from "the teflnet"?

Posted on 19/06/2008 by alexcase

I’d love to believe that the collective efforts of TEFL bloggers and website owners were working towards building a tefl internet where a word or two on Google will be worth more than asking people you know for recommendations for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruce Veldhuisen, Teaching English in Thailand, TEFL, TEFL blogs, TEFL International, TEFL qualifications, TEFL scams, TEFL villains- Paul Lowe | 1 Comment

TEFLing quote of the day

Posted on 29/05/2008 by alexcase

“Our profession is notorious for exploiting its most valuable asset – language teachers – for financial gain. I remember a teacher recalling taking a summer job where he and his fellow teachers struggled to teach competently in a school with … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, Cambridge University Press, Class-centred teaching, Classroom dynamics, Classroom management, Dodgy TEFL school owners, ELT publishing, Humanistic language teaching, Job security, links, TEFL, TEFL celebs/ TEFL heroes and villains, TEFL heroes- Rose M Senior, TEFL in the UK, TEFL working conditions, UK summer schools | Tagged | 1 Comment

Have “alternative” TEFL courses been good for the industry?

Posted on 27/05/2008 by alexcase

Noticing that two of my three nominations for TEFL bad boy of the century have been involved in selling 4 week TEFL courses of limited career worth has made me wonder whether the whole non-CELTA non-Trinity lot of them have … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruce Veldhuisen, Cambridge Delta, Cambridge ESOL, CELTA, Dodgy TEFL courses, Dodgy TEFL school owners, MA TESOL, PGCE in TEFL, Teacher training, TEFL, TEFL career planning, TEFL certificate, TEFL International, TEFL qualifications, TEFL scams, TEFL villains- Paul Lowe, Trinity, Via Lingua, Windsor TEFL | 4 Comments

Ms Kelly Blackwell, you are talking out of your…

Posted on 26/05/2008 by alexcase

“In order to teach English in a private language school you need to be able to speak English fluently and have a certificate from either Trinity or RSA CELTA. These courses are around 4 weeks long and can even be … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge ESOL, CELTA, Online TEFL certificate, Teacher training, TEFL certificate, TEFL e books, TEFL scams | 4 Comments

The TEFLtastic Blacklist of Shame Guardian Watch 3

Posted on 25/05/2008 by alexcase

You can’t do much reading about TEFL on the Net without coming across stories of dodgy geezers and their nasty little business schemes, and then you can’t read much more without coming across the nasty little TEFL teachers with their … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruce Veldhuisen, Dodgy TEFL courses, Dodgy TEFL school owners, Teacher forums, Teaching English Abroad, Teaching English in Asia, Teaching English in India, Teaching English in Japan, Teaching English in Thailand, TEFL, TEFL certificate, TEFL International, TEFL scams, TEFL villains- Paul Lowe, Windsor Schools, Windsor TEFL | 14 Comments

Four Proposals to Reform TEFL Part Two- the TEFL Legal Fund

Posted on 29/04/2008 by alexcase

I should perhaps start by pointing out again that although most of the stuff on this blog is trivial at best and I am not very good at sticking at something until it gets done, I am totally serious this time … Continue reading →

Posted in Dodgy TEFL courses, Dodgy TEFL school owners, IATEFL, Teaching English Abroad, TEFL certificate | 2 Comments

The rebirth of TEFL dirt digging

Posted on 18/04/2008 by alexcase

Sandy MacManus is back to his offensive best on his new blog The TEFL Tradesman, with a battle of the mystery foul mouthed attackers with a grudge. And TEFL Watch forums have been reborn as TEFL School Reviews, where everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL heroes- Sandy McManus, TEFL scams, TEFL School Reviews, TEFL Tradesman, TEFL working conditions | 4 Comments

A blast from the EL Gazette

Posted on 13/04/2008 by alexcase

Hopefully it’s okay for me to reprint this editorial in full (and in the classic self-deluding style of a habitual blogging copyright breaker I am going to take the fact that they haven’t disabled the copy function on the online … Continue reading →

Posted in EL Gazette, Kaplan, Teaching English in Europe, TEFL heroes- Melanie Butler, TEFL in the UK, TEFL scams, TEFL working conditions | 1 Comment

An appeal to TEFLers everywhere

Posted on 13/03/2008 by alexcase

I would be grateful if you could help me and TEFLers everywhere by sparing ten minutes to read this and do one of the actions suggested below Some background: 2 weeks ago a certain Paul Lowe of Windsor Schools/Windsor TEFL … Continue reading →

Posted in Teacher training, Teaching English in Europe, TEFL, TEFL heroes- Sandy McManus, TEFL qualifications, TEFL scams, TEFL villains- Paul Lowe, TEFL working conditions, Windsor Schools | 7 Comments

TEFL bloggers of the world unite!

Posted on 12/03/2008 by alexcase

Thanks to all the people who have supported me in my fight (and the losing fights of Sandy McManus at TEFLtrade and Wally Windsor) against the vague threats and other bullying tactics of Mr Paul Lowe of Windsor Schools/ Windsor … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL heroes- Sandy McManus, TEFL scams, TEFL villains- Paul Lowe, TEFL working conditions, Windsor Schools | 1 Comment