Category Archives: TEFL qualifications

University degree but no teaching qualifications or experience

Posted on 16/03/2011 by alexcase

The second in a series of FAQ for people at particular stages of their career. What is the best qualification before your first job? The industry standard is a course with at least 100 hours of tuition and at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Teacher training, TEFL career planning, TEFL certificate, Weekend TEFL course | 1 Comment

10 Things You’ll Learn By Doing The CELTA

Posted on 16/02/2011 by alexcase

At last, a guest piece to save me from the endless list of links that this blog is turning into! Many thanks to James Taylor, TEFLer in Belgium, blogger at http://www.theteacherjames.blogspot.com/ and writer of the much anticipated first TEFL.net review … Continue reading →

Posted in CELTA | 14 Comments

Using and abusing the IATEFL logo

Posted on 14/02/2011 by alexcase

In fact, it is almost always the latter. As the IATEFL website clearly says: “Use of our logo is restricted to the IATEFL website, SIG websites and official publications, stationery and communications from IATEFL itself.” The only exception to that … Continue reading →

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New ELT articles Jan 2011

Posted on 29/01/2011 by alexcase

Really must write an actual blog post soon… As you can see, though, have been busy doing other things online: 10 fun activities for adjectives of character – LINK FIXED Politically correct language in the EFL classroom – LINK FIXED Speaking activities … Continue reading →

Posted in Going to for future plans, Going to for predictions with present evidence, personality vocabulary, TEFL certificate | 1 Comment

Frequently asked questions about TEFL certs

Posted on 28/01/2011 by alexcase

…answered: TEFL/ TESOL certificates FAQ Feedback from those who know better than me and questions from those who know even less gratefully received.

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15 easy ways to spot a TEFL course to avoid

Posted on 19/01/2011 by alexcase

… is my new article for TEFL.net, although I’ve gone for this less catchy but more serious-sounding official title: 15 reasons to avoid a TEFL course – LINK FIXED Many thanks to TEFLista, whose dedication to fighting the dodgier side of … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL certificate, TEFL scams | 4 Comments

What can you judge from TEFL course trainee feedback?

Posted on 13/01/2011 by alexcase

Very little. If they knew enough to judge a TEFL course, they wouldn’t need to take it, would they? And just like our students, they are much more likely to remember and complain about non-teaching-related things like the accommodation, airport … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL certificate | 3 Comments

TEFLlife.com – Doubts, contradictions and downright lies

Posted on 27/12/2010 by alexcase

See comments below for the eventual action on this matter. I’ve been meaning to do a piece of TEFL International for ages, but there are so many differing accounts, including on their own multiple sites and those of their many … Continue reading →

Posted in CELTA, Online CELTA, TEFL certificate, TEFL International, Trinity | 15 Comments

Loving and hating the Cambridge CELTA

Posted on 17/12/2010 by alexcase

The story of my three and a half years of blogging is one of a movement from attacking the Cambridge CELTA (a qualification with ridiculously low standards that is bringing the whole industry down) to spending more and more time … Continue reading →

Posted in CELTA, TEFL | 4 Comments

A history of Chiang Mai University and Unitefl

Posted on 16/12/2010 by alexcase

(To skip straight to more recent history, see an interview with the new management/ ownership of Unitefl here. ) I haven’t worked in Thailand since I was a humble Shane teacher there in 96/97 and didn’t really take much of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Chiang Mai University, Teaching English in Thailand, TEFL International, unitefl | 1 Comment