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Issue #31-08-06
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INTRODUCTION: This Newsletter is intended to be not only educational, but fun!

Work well and play hard is a good formula for persons teaching English abroad as a second or foreign language. Our newsletter is designed to help you do both, or if you haven't trained to be a teacher yet to inform you of the unique benefits of our highly affordable training program. A newsletter contains news, of course, and in our case that includes articles about persons and events in Thailand, cutting-edge teaching tips and techniques, information about our trainers' and our graduates' honors and awards, and a way to help you get back in touch with classmates who did our course along with you. Please send us your own cutting-edge teaching tips, techniques and information to showcase here, if you have the time (e-mail webmaster@teflteachthai.com). Now enjoy!
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"!!

*THE GETTING RE-ACQUAINTED SECTION*
  (For all alumnae, of course!)

Get back in touch with your friends and classmates!
 

THE WORK SECTION:



... no, teaching is not really this rough!

FLASH news!!

  1. All about Bangkok! What there is to see, where to go, what to do and how much it costs to tour this ancient, romantic city on your own, with numerous photographs and maps and written instructions for the taxi if you wish to travel that way. Have a peek first, and then come on over, if you'd like.
  2. China Town Food Festival, September, 2006! If you like food you definintely will not want to miss this one!
  3. Now 25% discount on course fees when you do our Maximum Earnings TEFL Course Places are filling fast! The response to this new offer continues to be overwhelming, but time is running out! 
  4. Note: Our new M.E. Advanced Skills TEFL Diploma Course is coming soon!! –  TEYL, TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, ESP, you will learn to teach all of these courses and more in just a very short period of dedicated time. Truly maximize your earnings as a teacher anywhere in the world, and give your students the specialized training they need. Watch this space!
  5. Get a Job: Huge teacher shortage in Thailand, right now! Even teacher training academies find themselves short of teachers, including us: If you are qualified and wish to teach in Thailand full-time or part-time, contact: Bangkok: chris@langserv.com; Pattaya: corey@langserv.com; Chiangmai: moz@langserv.com; and Phuket: paul@langserv.com. And if you are not qualified, you need to hurry and  enroll now!
  1. Luxury Around the Mountains: Beautiful Chiangmai! "Moz" and Khun Aom make sure that you have fun and enjoy success in every way living around the mountains of Chiangmai
  2. 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....
  3. EXTRA MONEY you can earn during September!!!!  (Don't miss out!)
  4. 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.
  5. WHAT IS OUR TRAINING LIKE, AND HOW DOES IT WORK? Our July graduates tell it like it is, in their own words....
  6. Our Training Class Schedule Four really beautiful training locations!
  7. GUARANTEED JOB! Right here in Thailand
  8. 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
  9. My Most Memorable Teaching Experience: The Student Hugged Me! by TEXT-AND-TALK Academy founder James Parmelee.
  10. 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.
  11. What I do and How I Help with Training in Pattaya From the T'n'T, Pattaya TEFL Course Director, Mr Corey McKenzie
  12. I Train the Pattaya Teachers! – Our outstanding "people person" trainer, Mr David Solomon, tells how he produces so many successful and well-employed teachers!
  13. Famous First Days! From www.ajarn.com: Veteran teachers' first day of class
  14. Fixing Cambodia: The Three-Year Itch: When Exotic Cambodia goes wrong, and How to Fix it by Peter Hogan.
  15. TEFL Training in Phuket by our T'n'T, Phuket TEFL Course Director, Mr Paul Camilleri
  16. The Job of your Choice  (Thailand and everywhere else): Where it is, what it pays, what it requires and how to get it. Hundreds of choices!
  17. Teaching EFL/ESL in Taiwan or Japan  Check out the new jobs in August!
  18. How we Find our Corporate Teaching Work for Text 'n' Talk – April 2006, by Matthew Levett
  19. A Complete Summary of our Course
Tips and Aids Invaluable teaching tips taken directly from our TEFL Course materials, and found nowhere else on the Web!
  1. Tips for Teaching Children. By our own Pattaya TEFL Course trainer, Mr David Solomon. Of course, you need training (maybe a lot of it) to teach children professionally, but here are some tips that will give you a good beginning until you can do our course.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Diagnosing the TLG by 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!
  5. 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.
  6. Tools to Dispel Confusion by James Parmelee. From Module 5 of our TEFL Course crucial word-building and vocabulary instruction for EFL and ESL learners
  7. Solving the Tag Question Dilemma once and for all! by James Parmelee. From Module 3 of our TEFL Course
  8. The Teacher's Checklist! by James Parmelee. From Module 4 of our TEFL Course How to know when you've taught a great lesson. April, 2006
  9. Our TEFL Course Contents: What makes our training – and teacher confidence – the industry best!
  10. Have an original tip of your own? Share it with us here!
Special Recognitions and Announcements:
  1. Trainer of the Month: Bangkok's Ted Tucker! Incredibly deserving, not only has Ted been a wonderful trainer, but he also has been extremely dedicated and ceaseless in his arranging and organizing of vital parts of the upcoming TEFL Advanced Skills Diploma Course, which will ensure maximum earnings for teachers working anywhere in the world!
  2. Top Graduate for September Employment: Ms Stephanie Simpson. Rarely has a TEFL course trainee performed so well while enduring so much heartbreak and so many problems in her personal life. She is truly a model for all of us!
  3. Other outstanding graduates, August, 2006!
  4. Thailand's Great King Bhumibol Adulyadej celebrates 60 Years on the throne!
  5. 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 PLAY SECTION:


  1. Literature: This issue: Mystery of the Disappearing DOS, Part VI. Iggie has probably gone too far now, talking back to a priest, and kissing Khun Pranee! The danger to himself is now very real, because the apparent head people of the paedophile ring know he is on to them. Who can he find who will help him? Is he now putting his girlfriend in danger too? Where have Rick and "Bik" disappeared to yet again, and why? Are they safe? Maybe the Thai Interpol agent at the American Embassy will help. Find out here! – A new segment each month, and a chance to read all previous installments!
  2. The Great Religious Debate. What happens when a Rabbi debates a Pope? Funny stuff!
  3. THE TOMATO SALESMAN. How to make a fortune without e-mail(?)....
  4. The Pastor's Ass.... Oh, the problems with those good intentions!
  5. You'll laugh right off your bench! There are times when the judge must definitely say, "Silence in the Court!"
  6. Weird is what it was: My First Day on the Job! by our TEFL Course graduate, John Spragg.
  7. 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!
  8. The latest right-on joke! This issue: "Subject: New Stud Rooster", a real rooster chase, as passed along to us by Bob Brooks ...Never underestimate the competitor!
  9. The weirdest teaching experience of my career! This issue "He Taught me to Play Golf" by Clyde Haumann. April, 2006
  10. 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
  11. Too good to miss... Something beautiful! Have a look...
  12. 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 GETTING-ACQUAINTED SECTION:


  1. 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.
  2. Teaching Asian students? Why our course is best for you!
  3. We'll Help you Get your Visa – Fast! Get long-term legal before you arrive! by Mr Leigh Richards
  4. Thailand: Get the facts – Learn how to make a living and be happy here!
  5. Graduates thank us for our care. An unsolicited endorsement from Mr Ian Miller, trained at our Chiangmai Academy
  6. Living abroad is no big hardship! Here's a lot of help and advice
  7. The Student Hugged Me! by TEXT-AND-TALK Academy founder, James Parmelee
  8. Make an important difference in the world! Get properly trained, help your students really learn, and enjoy the fun!
  9. 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!
THE GETTING RE-ACQUAINTED SECTION:



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!)

Friends for life, right?
And why not!

NEXT ISSUE!

Find out why our TEFL Course Directors make doing our course so much fun!

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