Category Archives: TEFL qualifications

The CELTA failure rate

Posted on 07/11/2010 by alexcase

The number of people who fail the CELTA is approximately 3%, with another few percent of people who choose to drop out. I happen to believe that standards should be set a lot higher – does anyone think that only … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge ESOL, CELTA | 27 Comments

What I really learnt from the DELTA

Posted on 27/10/2010 by alexcase

Being a Regional DELTA Tutor made me think back to my own DELTA experience in 2002 and re-read the How was the Dip? reflections that I wrote shortly after.  The Cambridge Diploma has changed since then, and so have the conclusions that … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge Delta | 1 Comment

6 Ways TEFL Certificate Course Providers Try to Rip You Off Part 4 – The University Language Institute

Posted on 08/10/2010 by alexcase

By regular and popular guest writer “TEFLista” “Walks Like a Duck, Quacks Like a Duck, But Sometimes It’s a Toad: The University Language Institute. When I started writing this guest piece series about two years ago, I never thought I … Continue reading →

Posted in Chiang Mai University, Teacher training, Teaching English in Thailand, TEFL certificate | 34 Comments

New TEFL articles September 2010

Posted on 01/10/2010 by alexcase

I’ve linked to some of these already, but thought I may as well put the month’s supply together Video tasks for specific language points How to teach phonics with simple picture flashcards Classroom language for teaching pronunciation Pronunciation changes in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge Delta, Conditionals, English as an International Language/ Lingua Franca, Future tenses, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, Pronunciation, Teaching English in Japan, TEFL, Usingenglish, video | Leave a comment

Beyond the pale in the Cambridge DELTA

Posted on 28/09/2010 by alexcase

… but perfectly okay in real life? After putting a poor DELTA candidate through the torture of being observed by me when I was a Regional DELTA Tutor last term, I had my own formal observation to go through last … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge Delta, TEFL | 1 Comment

Guides to Cambridge Delta Module 2

Posted on 25/09/2010 by alexcase

I feel slightly less guilty than usual putting links to my own stuff first, as almost everything I could find not from a course provider on the topic was by, well, me. Top two are new this week: An A … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge Delta, Cambridge ESOL, TEFL | 6 Comments

Being a Bell Regional Delta Tutor

Posted on 22/09/2010 by alexcase

What is a Regional DELTA Tutor? Bell is one of various providers of the online Cambridge Delta, and have their own way of supporting candidates which is similar to other providers but with slightly different roles and titles. During Delta Module … Continue reading →

Posted in becoming a teacher trainer, Bell, Cambridge Delta, Cambridge ESOL | 9 Comments

Some refreshing honesty from a TEFL course provider

Posted on 20/09/2010 by alexcase

“Applicants from outside Japan are kindly advised that while we may be able to offer some basic advice, we are unable to provide any practical assistance with visa applications, accommodation or work if they wish to attend this course… Unless … Continue reading →

Posted in CELTA, Teaching English in Japan, TEFL certificate | 2 Comments

Dumbing Down in EFL?

Posted on 15/09/2010 by alexcase

A few bits of ELT history that I wasn’t aware of until reading an article  on DevelopingTeachers.com The Trinity Diploma (then the Trinity College Licentiate Diploma) came first, with the Cert level certificate coming later. Similarly, the original RSA Cert was not … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge ESOL, CELTA, developingteachers.com, Diploma in TESOL, Trinity, Trinity CertTESOL | 1 Comment

Guest piece- Doing the YL Extension to the CELTA

Posted on 19/08/2010 by alexcase

Apparently many prospective TEFL teachers nowadays think that 4 weeks is too long to study to become a teacher. Luckily, there are also the dedicated few like Jo Gillespie who decide to make the whole CELTA thing longer while also properly learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching teenagers, Teaching young learners, TEFL, Young Learner Extension to the CELTA | Tagged | 1 Comment