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Some people think the CELTA is too short…

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

…some other people, however, think this is enough:

“You do not need a teaching background or prior experience to become…an…ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) tutor….ESOL Tutor Certification Workshop: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 12, 13, and 14. ”

You’re thinking some guy in a beach hut in Thailand with an internet connection trying to make a quick buck, right? Nope, American public sector, which it seems is more underfunded than a typical UK summer camp…

Teaching idiots quote of the day

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

“In spite of the fact that these recent arrivals spoke ‘almost no English,’ Holly noted emphatically that she ‘was NOT teaching these students English. We focused on phonics.’”

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