| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Adrian James
Joined: 26 May 2006
Posts: 7
|
 Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:18 am Post subject: Talk and Text |
 |
|
Good Morning,
I would be grateful to receive any feedback and recommendations on the Talk and Text academies based in Bangkok and Phuket. I am leaving the UK for Thailand in August and any help would be appreciated. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
isanity
Joined: 05 Nov 2004
Posts: 179
|
| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Text and Talk, not Talk and Text.  To quote myself:
| Quote: |
Generally they're better than their advertising lets on. They have some good trainers, but their home-made course materials are a little odd.
Along with TEFL International, they are the biggest of the course providers in Thailand, so their certificate is fairly well-known there. They're much less well-known outside Thailand, so their cert counts for correspondingly less there.
You could probably do better, but you could certainly do worse. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Adrian James
Joined: 26 May 2006
Posts: 7
|
| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks mate,
My concern is the use of the qualification outside of Thailand and I am considering other options also.
Is there a Celta course that you would recommend other than the ECC one? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
isanity
Joined: 05 Nov 2004
Posts: 179
|
| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 1:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| ECC have been at it the longest, so all things being equal I'd go with them. There's not usually that much difference between different CELTA providers though, so you might just decide on the basis of location, course dates etc. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Adrian James
Joined: 26 May 2006
Posts: 7
|
| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 1:39 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks
I figure that as I will probably work in BKK for a year or so I should try a different location to study beforehand. Phuket looks like a nice location so I shall research a litle more.
Thanks for the help |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
tedkarma
Joined: 17 May 2004
Posts: 1598
Location: The World is my Oyster
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:03 pm Post subject: |
|
|
In most of Asia - the name brand of the TEFL Certificate doesn't matter all that much. Most employers are more concerned that the certificate meets the "international standard" of 100+ classroom hours and a minimum of six hours of observed teaching practice (critical!).
"How to Choose a TEFL School" can help you make sure you pick a school that meets YOUR needs:
http://phuketdelight.com/TEFL.htm
Good luck! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Adrian James
Joined: 26 May 2006
Posts: 7
|
| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:49 am Post subject: |
|
|
Many thanks
Having researched as many posts as I possibly could on Text and Talk, CELTA and Tefl International, I am leaning towards Text and Talk.
The CELTA sounds very professional and the course appears to be very strong yet the posts it carries have put me off somewhat
The TI sounds great if "Dave" is there and that is somewhat of a lottery.
Text and Talk does not appear to have a bad word said about it and has a good feel to it.
How important is it to study in the location that you wish to teach thereafter? I want to teach in BKK but would like to study in Phuket. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Kent F. Kruhoeffer
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
Posts: 2129
Location: 中国
|
| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
^ Hello Adrian James
| Quote: |
| How important is it to study in the location that you wish to teach thereafter? |
It's not that important - but it helps.
If you do the Text-and-Talk TEFL course on Phuket,
they will surely help you find work in Bangkok.
They are well connected &
they have a good reputation.
In fact, one of their top bosses
is a regular poster on this forum,
and I would trust him with my life.
OK, my life is worth $29.95
but still ...
    
Thailand teaching and travel resources available here :::: The Master Index Thailand :::: |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
AnchorMan
Joined: 21 Nov 2004
Posts: 45
Location: Bangjak, Bangkok
|
| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Adrian James wrote: |
My concern is the use of the qualification outside of Thailand and I am considering other options also. |
T & T is a professional outfit. You will gain the confidence to teach. And their course is good value for money. As for transportability, a verifiable work history will get you almost anywhere. Certainly more than some fresh-faced kid who's just completed his/her CELTA. A technique I infrequently but successfully use is to tell the English Dept. head of a (govt.) school where I'm teaching that I'm doing an on-line MA. The university needs evidence of my teaching history etc. A couple of weeks after receiving the evidence, I have to leave due to some sort of dire emergency. A little bit of subterfuge but if you tell them that you need a teaching history verification in order to leave for a better job the actual chances of obtaining it are next to zero. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Adrian James
Joined: 26 May 2006
Posts: 7
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks to all that have assisted with this query.
I have enrolled in the Text and Talk course that commences on August 28th in Bangkok.
Hope to meet a few of you out there! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Kent F. Kruhoeffer
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
Posts: 2129
Location: 中国
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:38 am Post subject: |
|
|
Good luck, Adrian.
Thailand teaching and travel resources available here :::: The Master Index Thailand ::::
Last edited by Kent F. Kruhoeffer on Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:04 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Adrian James
Joined: 26 May 2006
Posts: 7
|
| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:44 am Post subject: |
|
|
I will surely find time to do so
Thanks |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
