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| I registered for an in-class 4-week TEFL course and ... |
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martoonsky
Joined: 18 Sep 2004
Posts: 3
Location: Vancouver Island
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 Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:46 am Post subject: TEFL course problems |
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I had this problem and wondered if it is very common.  |
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stillnosheep
Joined: 01 Mar 2004
Posts: 2068
Location: eslcafe
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:52 am Post subject: |
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What problem?
If you mean overbooking, did they return your deposit?
Sounds like inefficiency, a popular course or routine overbooking to cover for late drop-outs (like what the airlines do). Most likely the former. |
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merlin
Joined: 10 May 2004
Posts: 582
Location: Somewhere between Camelot and NeverNeverLand
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:44 am Post subject: |
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Could you send me the name of the school?
In general, I recommend avoiding TEFL courses. There are no guarantees in life, but you have to go Celta / Trinity or you don't know what you'll get.
By the way, most TEFL websites don't care about the validity of the ads they have on their site. They just take the advertising money and let the buyer beware.
I suspect this scam is bigger than most people realize. Person sets up a website for a course that doesn't exist, advertises on any one of a dozen Mr Magoo's ESL Website clones and then wait for the applications and the fees to come rolling in.
It's just a vague shadow in my crystal ball right now.
Anyway, I'd appreciate details by PM or email if you're willing to give them. |
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