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I don't want to sound like an elitist but I have to agree with Azariah. If a job is going to get done, then it should be done properly. Yes, there are unqualified but natural teachers and there are also teachers who have all the qualifications but not the people skills, but what it really comes down...

...otherwise, there is always EBC Madrid who run a good course!

Hmm, Lucas, I could be wrong but I'm not sure that the College of Teachers is not an accrediting body. I once looked up on their site and yes, you can pay a fee to become a member but it seems to me that there is also a whole page dedicated to explaining how their accrediting body works and it has n...

EBC runs a great course. Very intensive and the staff are very helpful. The EBC courses are the same in every centre they run. I know the French centre TEFL France Savoie and I can only say good things about this school so go for it!

Hi Aruaru, I'm not one of the people you cited in your message but I have been an ESL teacher for 14 years so I wanted to add some of my ideas too! There are ongoing debates for online courses on every TEFL forum and there are always those for and those against it. But I think that, no matter what t...

Hi Chocmonster (great name!), I read your post and Lucy's answer at the top of the forum and I have to say that I agree with her. No-one likes to follow a book page by page, suggestion by suggestion but there are some realy good books out there that will cut yor workload in half! I also have a class...

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Type "ebc tefl" into your search engine and you should get the EBC in spain internet site. Great school, great course and they help you find a job afterwards.

Hope this helps!

Hi Sarah, Of course, I know nothing about your work experience but I think it is important to point out that even if you manage to find a school who doesn't really put too much emphasis on teacher training, how well-equipped for this do you feel? I remember my first training lesson - it was terrible...

You haven't mentioned where you come from and where you would like to go (maybe you have and I haven't seen it?) but the answer to your question would really depend on that. For ex, if you come from England and are going to teach in France it would be fairly easy to go home even for a weekend! And y...

Hi, Well, you don't say which country you are interested in but there are countries that have a great demand for TEFL teachers and I think you wouldn't have a problem finding a job each in one of thoise countries. I live in France and there are cities like Grenoble, Lyon and Paris where you could bo...

Hi, that's great! I am South African and I have been living in France since 1995. I am also a teacher and left SA not long after becoming qualified. This is a great opportunity and I don't think you're being unrealistic at all. SA is a lovely country but it is limited in the fact that when you're So...

When you say she can't remember the language are you talking about structures or vocabulary? I have no experience in special needs but if it is vocabulary that she is having trouble remembering how about using flashcards. I know this sounds horribly condescending but children often remember words in...

...and have a look at this site http://teachingenglishgames.com/ (hello Shelly!!) by Shelley Vernon who also posts here. The lessons are available right away as you can download them once you've bought them and THEY ARE GREAT! Loads and loads of resources and ideas for teaching children. Let me know...

There are some basics to remember: - make the lessons short. An hour is too long; half an hour to 45 minutes is more than enough for this age group - make the lesson fun - Don't try to cover too much in one lesson - Play various games; don't stick with just one because she will bet bored If you are ...

There you go,look at how forthcoming he is! That's exactly what I was talking about. Seems to me like you can trust ICAL as oppsed to the others who didn't want to answer you...

Hmm, to me "I'm here with my car" means that the person speaking is somewhere accompanied by his car as if his car is a person. This should only be used for people not objects. People do say "I came here with my car" but it isn't correct grammatically. They should say "I cam...

Yikes, if they're not being very forthcoming then I would watch out! It seems strange that they can't answer questions like this as they have probably had them lots of times before. I'm sorry but I have never done an online course so I can't help you there but I think you should go with the one that...

I suppose you could do it on your own. A lot of people do (I was one of them for a long time) but a course does help you enormously. It's always good to see and learn how others do it and to be corrected too. No-one is perfect, we can always learn something and TEFL courses do tend to give you inspi...

Ah, there's a question that no-one thinks to ask but everyone worries about! I left South Arica when I was 22 for Europe. I now live in France and I have travelled and worked ALL over. Yes, it is a little stressful in the beginning but as long as you are prepared for your trip everything should be o...

This post really surprised me because I worked for this school. They also have one in Voglans and I worked there as a primary school teacher for bilingual children in the 2007/2008 school year. They were great to work for and they certainly didn't ask me for any money! I'm going to give them a call ...