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PKB · Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Posts: 88 Location: USA

There seem to be multiple TEFL internation sites.

http://www.teflcourse.com/

http://teflintl.com/

http://www.teflcourse.net/

(Possibly others)

They have different layouts, different contact e-mail addresses, the content is largely the same, but there are some differences,

Is there a definitve TEFL international site? And are they all run by the same people? Does it matter which one I use to inquire about their Thai TEFL programs?

Thanks!

Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

I'd guess one is as good as the other,

but if in doubt, I'd use this one:

http://teflintl.com/

You could also PM Bruce Veldhuisen, the Director of TEFL International,

or e-mail him directly at this e-mail address :: [email protected] ::

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tedkarma · Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:12 am Post subject:

TEFL Int'l has many websites and some that don't identify them as TEFL Int'l. One is the Boots 'n All website TEFL page - and the other is the
http://www.culturalextremes.com/index.htm made to look like a "volunteer" website - but in fact requires taking their course and paying for it - first.

Great marketing strategy! Slick, commercial, but perhaps - uh, misleading.

tirelesstravelerasia · Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 50 Location: Dalian, China

I think this outfit must sell 'licences' of some sort that allow a number of individuals to set up websites and try to recruit people into the program. Not that there's anything wrong with that if it's true -- it seems like a quality certificate.

However, when I was in the market for a certification, I found that they were really slow in answering queries -- and strangely enough, I'd ask one person a question, never hear from them, then later get a sales pitch from someone else -- maybe I applied at the wrong time of year or something. I ended up doing the CELTA at ECC -- and I can highly recommend it.

PKB · Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Posts: 88 Location: USA

Yeah, I was wondering if all those e-mail addresses went to different folks and if anyone of them would be better to query than the others.

kenkannif · Joined: 07 Apr 2004 Posts: 550

Yeah they also seem to be franchising the PELT out to other 'providers' it seems.

They've actually got a few more than those listed on here, strange!

Bruce · Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Around the world

Yes, just marketing agents running different websites.

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