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hugekebab
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Bloody jargon, what does TEF/SL mean, I've been asked for my years of experience TEF/SL. Does it mean Teaching English to Foreigners/Second language or what.
There are so many acronyms in this bloody industry. |
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drcrazy
Joined: 19 Feb 2003
Location: Pusan. Yes, that's right. Pusan NOT Busan. I ain't never been to no place called Busan
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: What is 'tef/sl' |
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Bloody jargon, what does TEF/SL mean, I've been asked for my years of experience TEF/SL. Does it mean Teaching English to Foreigners/Second language or what.
There are so many acronyms in this bloody industry. |
Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language  |
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zipper
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Location: Ruben Carter was falsely accused
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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hugekebab
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject: Re: What is 'tef/sl' |
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Bloody jargon, what does TEF/SL mean, I've been asked for my years of experience TEF/SL. Does it mean Teaching English to Foreigners/Second language or what.
There are so many acronyms in this bloody industry. |
Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language |
They also asked me for the number of years teaching experience, so it didn't necessarily seem logical to then ask me that, which is why I thought it may be something else. |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject: Re: What is 'tef/sl' |
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Bloody jargon, what does TEF/SL mean, I've been asked for my years of experience TEF/SL. Does it mean Teaching English to Foreigners/Second language or what.
There are so many acronyms in this bloody industry. |
Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language |
Actually pal, that rolling eyes thing has made me really angry. I've been having a ****week, had problems trying to find a job and am extremely stressed and the last thing I needed was you being a little smart arse. |
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wesharris
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject: Re: What is 'tef/sl' |
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| hugekebab wrote: |
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| hugekebab wrote: |
Bloody jargon, what does TEF/SL mean, I've been asked for my years of experience TEF/SL. Does it mean Teaching English to Foreigners/Second language or what.
There are so many acronyms in this bloody industry. |
Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language |
Actually pal, that rolling eyes thing has made me really angry. I've been having a ****week, had problems trying to find a job and am extremely stressed and the last thing I needed was you being a little smart arse. |
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Be nice now. Your dirth of feelings does not his problem make. |
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hugekebab
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:14 am Post subject: Re: What is 'tef/sl' |
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| wesharris wrote: |
| hugekebab wrote: |
| drcrazy wrote: |
| hugekebab wrote: |
Bloody jargon, what does TEF/SL mean, I've been asked for my years of experience TEF/SL. Does it mean Teaching English to Foreigners/Second language or what.
There are so many acronyms in this bloody industry. |
Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language |
Actually pal, that rolling eyes thing has made me really angry. I've been having a ****week, had problems trying to find a job and am extremely stressed and the last thing I needed was you being a little smart arse. |
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Be nice now. Your dirth of feelings does not his problem make. |
True, but that bloody roll eyes is sarcastic and I'm in a bad mood and it's typical of a Dave's reply. |
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saw6436
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teachergirltoo
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:47 pm Post subject: Re: What is 'tef/sl' |
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| hugekebab wrote: |
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Bloody jargon, what does TEF/SL mean, I've been asked for my years of experience TEF/SL. Does it mean Teaching English to Foreigners/Second language or what.
There are so many acronyms in this bloody industry. |
Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language |
They also asked me for the number of years teaching experience, so it didn't necessarily seem logical to then ask me that, which is why I thought it may be something else. |
Actually it was quite logical that they asked you the second question. Teaching English to English speaking students does not mean that a person has been using teaching methods for teaching English language as they would have been if they were teaching TESOL or TEFL to foreign students. The methods are very different. If a person teaches English in North America then they are TESL, if they are teaching English in a non-English speaking country then they are teaching TEFL, because it will not be the students second language, but maybe even their third, fourth or fifth language they are learning. By the interviewers second question, the interviewers are trying to discern how much experience you have, not just teaching, but more importantly to them, in a second language setting so they can determine whether you have been successful in using certain teaching methods. |
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Teelo
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