Category Archives: Teacher training

Finding a Cambridge Delta local tutor (in Tokyo and worldwide)

Posted on 03/10/2016 by alexcase

I’m just starting work as a local tutor for a distance Delta candidate again, trying to remember what the jargon means etc six years after the last time. Although it’s not exactly lucrative by Japanese standards, I’ve been open to … Continue reading →

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TESOL International Association set ridiculously low standards for short TEFL courses

Posted on 05/10/2015 by alexcase

God knows something needs to be done to raise the standards of the typical 120-hour-ish TEFL courses that dominate our industry, but TESOL (the larger American version of IATEFL) have quite possibly acheived the opposite with their current attempt. From … Continue reading →

Posted in Online TEFL certificate, TEFL certificate, TEFL qualifications | 5 Comments

Have Cambridge lost interest in the CELTA and Delta?

Posted on 11/07/2015 by alexcase

I’ve been flicking through the Cambridge English annual review (as you do), and was surprised to find just one very brief mention of the CELTA (in Ukraine “Teachers who complete TKT or CELTA can apply for an exemption from the … Continue reading →

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MyTEFL.net courses – all the usual signs of dodginess

Posted on 21/02/2015 by alexcase

If you want to know how dodgy a TEFL course is, all you usually need to do is look at the accreditation page and look for these typical signs: – Mention of membership of IATEFL (which is available to literally … Continue reading →

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Do you really need a degree to TEFL?

Posted on 11/10/2014 by alexcase

And is that right? I really got a bit het up when I realised that someone had got a job and working visa with a degree that they had awarded to themselves , and I even thought about dobbing him … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching English Abroad, TEFL qualifications | 9 Comments

“The TEFL University” – as dodgy as it sounds?

Posted on 08/10/2014 by alexcase

The founder/ owner of “The TEFL University” seems genuinely keen to give stuff away for free or cheap (including other people’s stuff – see below), but unfortunately I still recommend giving this site and its courses a wide berth. Here … Continue reading →

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A hilariously bad TEFL course model lesson plan

Posted on 08/10/2014 by alexcase

Discovered this while researching something else and my jaw just dropped with its awfulness (and I say that as someone who still has to teach with materials made up by random teachers in other branches of my schools). I’ve highlighted … Continue reading →

Posted in Online TEFL certificate, Teacher training, Teaching English in Thailand | 11 Comments

Free Coursera MOOC for TEFL teachers from 12 May

Posted on 11/05/2014 by alexcase

from the American government and University of Oregon, which certainly sounds pretty impressive. Open to anyone with the technology and who reckons they have the English level to do it: US Department of State to Offer Second Massive Online Course … Continue reading →

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Interview – Big changes at Trinity TESOL

Posted on 10/09/2013 by alexcase

I can’t remember why I ended up looking at the list of Trinity TESOL courses a couple of months ago, but when I did I got the distinct impression that they had expanded since the last time I’d looked. I therefore … Continue reading →

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The most half-arsed TEFL course website page ever?

Posted on 04/06/2013 by alexcase

There ain’t much of it, so quoted in full just as on the original page: “TESOL Worldwide – Teach English in Palestine Wikipedia article – First two paragraphs – no links. Palestine (Greek: ?a?a?st???, Palaistine; Latin: Palaestina; Hebrew: ???????? Palestina; … Continue reading →

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