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naturegirl321



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 2:36 pm    Post subject: BA degree from TEFL International Reply with quote

Saw this on the job boards, what do you think? Get a degree and get paid at the same time

http://www.tefllife.com/degree
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Prof.Gringo



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:13 pm    Post subject: Re: BA degree from TEFL International Reply with quote

naturegirl321 wrote:
Saw this on the job boards, what do you think? Get a degree and get paid at the same time

http://www.tefllife.com/degree


If you want a degree that's worthless outside of Thailand, go for it!
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

YOu really think it won't be accepted outside Thailand?
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bulgogiboy



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BA degrees from long-established universities, even top universities, are steadily losing their prestige, due to a saturation of graduates in the job market, and also due to the fact that more and more people have postgraduate qualifications.

Bearing this in mind, I think a degree from a little-known Thai university would be rather unimpressive to employers outside Thailand, maybe even inside Thailand, as you don't know how highly or poorly ranked that uni is.

If you wanted to work as a Thai language expert, and studied the language at degree-level in a university there, then a Thai uni degree could probably be of great value, but apart from that...?

I would avoid it, personally.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

naturegirl321 wrote:
YOu really think it won't be accepted outside Thailand?


NO. I don't think anybody would accept this so-called "degree" esp. not in the USA, UK, Canada. Pretty much nowhere in any of the major and comepetitive EFL markets either. I don't see it as being worth the time or effort.

If somebody is serious and wants a real degree they can either go back to their home country for a few years or do a respectible (which means expensive) on-line course from the US.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:45 pm    Post subject: Re: BA degree from TEFL International Reply with quote

naturegirl321 wrote:
Saw this on the job boards, what do you think? Get a degree and get paid at the same time

http://www.tefllife.com/degree


Already being discussed here:
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=85745

The idea may be grand but the devil is in the details and they are not very good and include working illegally (and getting paid via paypal?)

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:06 am    Post subject: Re: BA degree from TEFL International Reply with quote

tttompatz wrote:
naturegirl321 wrote:
Saw this on the job boards, what do you think? Get a degree and get paid at the same time

http://www.tefllife.com/degree


Already being discussed here:
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=85745

The idea may be grand but the devil is in the details and they are not very good and include working illegally (and getting paid via paypal?)

.

Whoops Embarassed I'll check the Thailand thread.
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coledavis



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:19 pm    Post subject: Re: BA degree from TEFL International Reply with quote

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