INTRODUCTION:
This
Newsletter
is intended to be not only educational,
but fun!
Though our Academy is based in
Thailand, our e-mail
Newsletter is prepared especially for EFL and ESL teachers – as well as
those
thinking about teaching English abroad – who are working or planning on
working anywhere in the world. Of course, if you are already here,
or are
thinking of coming here to be trained or work, we believe you will find
much of the newly-updated information about life in Thailand to be essential.
And, if you
like
the format of this Newsletter and are a trained and experienced teacher, we and the entire academic community need your own cutting edge teaching tips, techniques and
information to showcase here, and hope that you will share these
with us, just as you yourself may share in those of others. All writings will be archived for the benefit
of future readers, and, needless to say, the copyright remains yours
at all times.
Finally, if you are not yet a trained or practicing teacher, we
hope you will obtain valuable information here and would like you also to contribute to both the fun and the wisdom this Newsletter is
intended to provide, even though that is outside
the realm of EFL/ESL teaching!
NEWSLETTER
CONTENTS (Click to go to
the section of interest to you,
but check out every one!)
*THE
WORK
SECTION* Information about
jobs, visas, working in Thailand and other countries,
teaching tips,
lesson plans, activities, and more
*THE
PLAY SECTION* Fun things to do in various
countries, funny
teaching experiences,
personal contributions by teachers, hot jokes,
and more
*THE
GETTING
ACQUAINTED
SECTION* Is teaching overseas for you?
Everything you need to know, right from the "horse's mouth"!!
Now 25% discount on course feeswhen you do our Maximum
Earnings TEFL Course –Places
are filling fast!The
response to this new offer has been overwhelming.
MAGNIFICENT PATTAYA!If
you think Pattaya is only about nightlife, think again! There is an
almost endless assortment of things to do, for singles and families
alike....
Meet the World with Ted Tucker! Our
other TEFL course trainer in Bangkok shows why his trainees gain such a
broad experience in life through taking the course.
I Train the Pattaya Teachers!– Our outstanding "people person" trainer,
Mr David Solomon, tells how he produces so many successful and
well-employed teachers!
The Truth about our
Course!The
origin and development of our flagship TEFL course, and how our
imitators and other providers have to offer "candy" to get enrollees.
Do they really care
about the effectiveness of your training? Read only if you want to
become a popular and successful teacher, and if you want to maximize
earnings for your teaching efforts.
Keith
Jackaman's Training Story:Why my TEFL Trainees
Make Good Teachers! Our mild- mannered Bangkok trainer, Mr Keith
Jackaman, tells why he is so popular and successful
Tips and Aids –Invaluable teaching tips taken directly from our
TEFL Course materials, and found nowhere else on the Web!
The First Day of
Class
by James Parmelee. Getting acquainted with your students and
discovering their problems and objectives. What to do before and during
your first class, and how to proceed afterwards.
How to
Teach 'em and Keep 'em!by James
Parmelee. Adapted
from Module 6 of our TEFL Course.
To be a successful teacher, you need to have students, and keep your
students in order to maximize earnings. Here are the tips for doing
that.
How to Teach Children Successfully
by David Solomon. Teaching kids is not so tough if you know what you
are doing, and both you and they will enjoy the experience.
Diagnosing the TLGby James Parmelee. Adapted
from Module 3 of our TEFL Course.
To be a great teacher, you need to learn what your group's English
problems are even before you begin teaching them!
The Magic in Questioning Want to
make sure your students are really learning at all times? Here's the
right way to ask and find out! Adapted from Module 6 of our TEFL
Course by James Parmelee.
Tools
to Dispel Confusionby James Parmelee. From
Module 5 of our TEFL
Course – crucial
word-building and vocabulary instruction for EFL and ESL learners
Top Job obtained in July by one of our graduates: Ms Kirsty Moran.The Pattaya trainer, Mr
David Solomon, is as usual doing a great
job producing teachers! Graduate Kirstygot snapped up by the same kindergarten her own
children attend, even before she'd finished our course! Our course
Certificate No. 001689
Top Graduate for August
Employment: Ms Victoria Gould.
Victoria is only 17 years old, our youngest graduate ever –
and she is really good!! Her Pass B from our T'n'T Academy in Pattaya
is
truly a marvelous achievement for so young a professional teacher
NEW!!!
Our
Upgrade and Refresher TEFL Course!Up to 50%
off our
regular TEFL Course fee! Rusty? Jaded? This is a great chance to do an
affordable TEFL Refresher Course. Want to learn everything that
was missing in the course you did? Then
upgrade now, affordably!
The
Cost of Kids. If
you're tired of being single and want to raise a family, or if you
already have kids and wonder sometimes if it's all worth it, here's the
answer in dollars and cents right here!
The latest right-onjoke!
This issue: "Subject:
New Stud Rooster", a
real rooster chase, as passed along
to us by Bob Brooks ...Never underestimate the
competitor!
The weirdest teaching
experience of my career!
This issue "He
Taught me
to Play Golf"
by Clyde
Haumann. April, 2006
Where to go crazy in ....! Find
our where to
go. We are all dedicated teachers, but we have to have fun in our free
time, too! This issue: Crazy Fun TEFL Training in Phuket!
by Mr Paul
Camilleri
Show
off your own writings!! Your own
original article, joke, essay,
poem or story can be published right here, copyright yours at all
times. (Keep it clean, entertaining and reasonably short,
please.)
The Truth about our
Remarkably Successful TEFL Course!The
origin and development of our flagship course, and how other Thailand
providers have to offer "candy" to get enrollees. Do they really care
about the effectiveness of your training? Read only if you want to
become a popular and successful teacher, and if you want earnings
appropriate to your efforts.
Learning
grammar: Why is knowing a bit of grammar important to you as
a teacher? Well, no sane person wants to teach grammar, right? The
funny thing is you've got to know grammar pretty darn well in order to
avoid doing so! (This means you need to explain grammatical things very
quickly, very efficiently and very well.) Let's find out if we can help
you learn what you still need to bone up on. How high can you score?
Take The TEXT-AND-TALK Academy Grammar Quiz
now! Did you do
well?If not, we can help you in a very short time to
learn all of that and much more, when you take our TEFL Course!
GRADUATES! Send us an e-mail
and tell us where you're working, if
you have the time. All of us want to share in
your happiness and successes!
Let us help!
If you
are
a graduate of our TEFL for Target Learner Groups Course
and are out of contact with one or more of your classmates, just send
an e-mail to Mr Leigh Richards
(leigh@langserv.com), and we will post your message right here! (And...
if we know his or her e-mail address, we will also put the two of you
in touch again!)
INTRODUCTION:
This
Newsletter
is intended to be not only educational,
but fun!
