Category Archives: TEFL certificate

Trinity course provider ISIS Tefl joins the online bs party

Posted on 17/08/2012 by alexcase

If only because of how short it is, this is not as bad as the random marketing buzz words with no connection to reality churned out by most newer TEFL courses. However, it is still depressing from a course that has … Continue reading →

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Cambridge CELTA and TEFL International – a comparison

Posted on 05/07/2012 by alexcase

Someone has written to me asking for my general opinion of TEFL International, and as there is so much information on this blog that it is hardly manageable I thought I had to repackage it in some way. This comparison … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge ESOL, CELTA, TEFL International | 129 Comments

An odd reaction by a TEFL course to bad publicity

Posted on 04/07/2012 by alexcase

Someone has been posting official (and therefore positive) TEFL International videos on YouTube with the keywords “scam” and “blacklist” all over the them, presumably with the aim of pushing posts which really claim that TEFL International is a scam or should be … Continue reading →

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What’s the definition of a dodgy TEFL course?

Posted on 27/06/2012 by alexcase

The new owner of a TEFL course that’s been mentioned here before has contacted me to object to things in the post as inaccurate or out of date. As the conversation has developed, a regular talking point has been around … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL certificate | 12 Comments

Is a TEFL diploma worth more than a relevant MA?

Posted on 04/01/2012 by alexcase

EF in China and most British Council branches think so (though they are both involved in running diploma courses), whereas I don’t know of a single university which would agree (though they are all involved in peddling MAs). I have … Continue reading →

Posted in British Council, Cambridge Delta, Diploma in TESOL, EF, MA TESOL | 32 Comments

TEFL course amongst Ireland’s most popular online vouchers

Posted on 28/10/2011 by alexcase

“a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Tefl) course was one of the biggest sellers in August, according to sift.ie, with 1,500 voucher sales bringing in €125,000 in sales.”

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Everybody's at it

Posted on 09/07/2011 by alexcase

I have good memories of my two weeks covering someone’s leave in St Giles Eastbourne, and the fact that they didn’t give me a permanent position and instead left the young me for the likes of EF to employ is … Continue reading →

Posted in St Giles, TEFL chains, Trinity | 3 Comments

Anyone who can speak English can teach English

Posted on 04/07/2011 by alexcase

“…That’s the simple theory behind i-to-i, Ireland’s top Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) specialists.” Hmmm. Any comments? Quote from this article in today’s Derry Journal.

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TEFL news roundup 9 Jun 2011

Posted on 09/06/2011 by alexcase

The Guardian are back to their worst TEFL advertorial tricks, only now the TEFL section has disappeared it’s moved to careers. This time possibly tops them all, with their usual advertorial writer from TEFL England (spin off from tacky marketing … Continue reading →

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www.TEFLlife.com – Still full of rubbish

Posted on 06/06/2011 by alexcase

When the CEO of TEFL International promised to change the lies etc that I pointed out on my last blog post on this site of theirs I confidently predicted that they’d only alter the things I mentioned and so I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL International | 32 Comments