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bassexpander
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 Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject: Anyone taking the TEFL cert. course with Rod Ellis in Busan? |
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There is a 2 week on-site course being offered in conjunction with EFL-Law and Rod Ellis which looks to be a great program. It costs about 1 million won, and is being offered this summer. Is anyone else interested in this course? I'm interested in it because it's taught by Rod, rather than young indoctrinated trainers with far less experience.
Yum Bum... you took this same course, right? What did you think? |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm pretty sure Yum Bum likes Rod. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
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| Sorry - forgot to return your call yesterday (teaching at the time) - I'll get back ASAP. |
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maingman
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject: , |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:40 am Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
| I'm pretty sure Yum Bum likes Rod. |
HHHAAHHAHA 
Sad to admit that one took me a while. |
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agoodmouse
Joined: 20 Dec 2007
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| Bassexpander, I signed up two weeks ago for this course in Busan. Yea, people teaching TESOL courses need lots of experience. All beliefs -- any beliefs in God, teaching philosophy, morality -- should be deeply held. Otherwise, what good are they? If you're going, PM me. (I'm not be facetious or anything). |
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bassexpander
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bassexpander
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone interested in taking this course with me, please send me a PM.
It sounds like an excellent course. |
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Otherside
Joined: 06 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Looks good, but it doesn't come close to the magic "120 hour" mark which is required/expected by so many jobs that expect TEFL cert or offer raises based on TEFL cert.
PS, i further checked it out and it issues a certificate which states the course is 120 hours (for the reason above, I assume), yet the course runs from 9-12, then from 1-3 for 12 days. My average math adds that up to 60 hours.. Can anyone explain? |
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gangpae
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Bassexpander=Rod Ellis? |
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Chamchiman
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Otherside wrote: |
| Looks good, but it doesn't come close to the magic "120 hour" mark which is required/expected by so many jobs that expect TEFL cert or offer raises based on TEFL cert. |
How does any employer know how long any TEFL course takes, other than by looking at the certificate itself? I can't imagine them checking these things out that carefully. Or how about an on-line TEFL for that matter - is it possible to pin down an exact hour count on a course where there's no class time?
I asked the guy running the Busan course about the 120-hour claim. He said that reading (35-40 hours) and practical experience factor into the total length of the course. The whole business is a moot point for a fair number of public school teachers anyway - TEFL certification doesn't increase the salary of someone who is already at Level One of the pay scale. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| gangpae wrote: |
| Bassexpander=Rod Ellis? |
Having known one and met the other, um, no. |
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gangpae
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:56 am Post subject: |
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| OK just a lick spittle. |
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VirginIslander
Joined: 24 May 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: |
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Anyone interested in taking this course with me, please send me a PM.
It sounds like an excellent course. |
Love it, but hate the hours. Any chance of opening up a course for academy teachers who'll be working the morning/afternoon shift during the our student's summer vacation? What about a morning class for July when the kids are still in school? |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone interested in taking this course with me, please send me a PM.
It sounds like an excellent course. |
Love it, but hate the hours. Any chance of opening up a course for academy teachers who'll be working the morning/afternoon shift during the our student's summer vacation? What about a morning class for July when the kids are still in school? |
Hagwon =/= professional development. |
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