Category Archives: TEFLwatch

An interview with Bruce V of TEFL International Part 5

Posted on 14/04/2009 by alexcase

This is pretty old now as it was part of the same interview that eventually became Parts One, Two, Three and Four. Unlike them, I couldn’t be bothered updating or sending the third set of follow up questions this time, … Continue reading →

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Bruce Veldhuisen interview Part Three- TEFL and TI update

Posted on 17/11/2008 by alexcase

Hi Bruce, welcome back to TEFLtastic. It’s a shame we never get anyone from TEFL International contributing to TEFL.net when it isn’t connected to teacher training. Let me know if any of your trainers are interested in writing book reviews … Continue reading →

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The greatest TEFL soap opera?

Posted on 02/10/2008 by alexcase

Candidate number one Involves me, and Paul Lowe’s threats to sue me for never mentioning him on my blog (!?) or something, still can’t quite work it out. “Bizarro!” as TESall.com put it. I thought, what the hell if I’m going … Continue reading →

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An interview with Bruce Veldhuisen of TEFL International

Posted on 25/06/2008 by alexcase

This interview was conducted by email over the last week or so, with me submitting the main outline and then asking a few follow up questions when the main answers came back. My questions are in bold, and the follow up questions … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruce Veldhuisen, Cambridge ESOL, CELTA, Online TEFL certificate, Teacher forums, Teacher training, Teaching English Abroad, Teaching English in Thailand, TEFL blogs, TEFL certificate, TEFL chains, TEFL International, TEFL qualifications, TEFLwatch, Trinity | Tagged | 42 Comments

TEFLtastic policy document and manifesto

Posted on 10/12/2007 by alexcase

Having been attacked by another person who has worked in a national university in Japan (what is wrong with these people- too much time on their hands or no one to talk to because the Japanese staff freeze them out??), … Continue reading →

Posted in Chase me ladies, English droid, Insights into TEFL, notes from the TEFL graveyard, teacher in development, Teaching English in Japan, Teaching in Japanese universities, TEFL blacklist, TEFLtrade, TEFLwatch, TESOL | 2 Comments