Category Archives: TEFL certificate

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

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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“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

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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Guardian still up to their TEFL advertorial tricks

Posted on 26/04/2013 by alexcase

I’d just finished a story on the end of Guardian TEFL Update for TEFL News via TEFLnet when into my inbox popped a Google alert for a piece in that very same paper called How to Choose a TEFL Course That’s Right For … Continue reading →

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IATEFL recommends Cambridge and Trinity

Posted on 24/04/2013 by alexcase

I also do, if only because that’s what employers ask for. However, I’m not very comfortable about an international teaching association taking such a clear position on which TEFL course to take. From their FAQ: “Do you accredit any courses? … Continue reading →

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Kaplan join the TEFL course bullshit party

Posted on 18/04/2013 by alexcase

Kaplan is a huge educational company that is most famous for exam-prep courses. They now seem to have decided to branch out into TEFL courses, and given their size it could well spread until it is also somewhere near you. … Continue reading →

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Has TEFL International been taken over by ITTT?

Posted on 14/01/2013 by alexcase

It would be big news if it were true, because they are two of the many organisations claiming to be the biggest in some way – ITTT the biggest online provider with 100,000 graduates and TI the biggest face to … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL International | 54 Comments