Category Archives: TEFL certificate

TEFL International and me

Posted on 01/11/2012 by alexcase

I got really tired of people avoiding the issues in my posts on TEFL International by claiming that the number of posts on that organisation proves (on its own) that I have it in for them. So tired was I, in … Continue reading →

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Cheating on online TEFL courses?

Posted on 27/10/2012 by alexcase

How much of a problem is it? Well, enough for i-to-i to give this very strong but unconvincing warning about the consequences of trying to do so: The REAL consequences of cheating on your TEFL (LINK BROKEN removed 5 March 2017) … Continue reading →

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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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Interview – ESLinsider and its free TEFL course

Posted on 01/10/2012 by alexcase

I’ve written sceptically about a free TEFL course and then interviewed the company before, but when I came across the one from ESL Insider I had a feeling something was different about this one. Seems I was right: The site/ … Continue reading →

Posted in Online TEFL certificate, Teaching English as a Foreign Language | 5 Comments

Interview with the new ownership/ management of UniTEFL Thailand

Posted on 12/09/2012 by alexcase

I regularly turn down suggestions for TEFL dirt digging because I want to get back to the Past Perfect Continuous games that are my real forte. However, I don’t think I’d ever been offered as much unwanted info on anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching English in Thailand, TEFL International, unitefl | Tagged | 21 Comments

Is Cambridge ESOL unwittingly legitimising dodgy courses?

Posted on 05/09/2012 by alexcase

My recent posts have reminded me of three ways in which the name “Cambridge” is being used to sell courses that are actually competing with them: – Websites which are agents for both CELTA courses and others, including maybe their own courses, … Continue reading →

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TEFL diplomas – articles, blog posts, forum threads, FAQs etc

Posted on 04/09/2012 by alexcase

By TEFL diploma I mean (just) the Cambridge Delta and Trinity Dip TESOL. Was sure I’d done a full list of my stuff on the topic at some point, but apparently not, so here it is: FAQs TEFL diploma course FAQs … Continue reading →

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World TEFL Association

Posted on 03/09/2012 by alexcase

UPDATE: Answers from WTA plus my reaction and some (as yet unanswered) additional questions in the comments section. They don’t actually seem to be an association, and that is only the beginning of the strangeness. My initial emailed questions to them … Continue reading →

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Bridge TEFL nearly get it right about the CELTA

Posted on 02/09/2012 by alexcase

Bits where they don’t quite get it right in bold: “What is it about the CELTA that makes it so special? For one, the CELTA was one of the first standardized TEFL courses. The University of Cambridge set the bar … Continue reading →

Posted in Bridge TEFL, CELTA, TEFL certificate | 6 Comments

Spending 559 pounds on an online TEFL course from TEFLINK?

Posted on 29/08/2012 by alexcase

Then you are an idiot, because for a month they are offering it for the much more realistic price of 59 Euros on GroupOn – and that “original” price of 559 pounds is quite possibly only there so that they can … Continue reading →

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