| Possibly not. 4 weeks is not very long to learn how to do something. however it is better than nothing.
I guess it is a little like experience v qualifications. I could finish my course next June and be qualified as a proper teacher. I could then come up against a person that was on my TEFL course back in 2002 and has been teaching for 6 years. Who is the most qualified? Some people are more natural at teaching than others.
Although 4 weeks worth of training is not a lot some of the teachers are still having a positive influence on the students, ie the ones out in the sticks where the kids are scared of talking to a farang. If they have an approachable teacher the fear is diminished. This will automatically help them relax more in English class and learn more.
The forum doesnt seem to understand why people dont just go back to the west and make money to be able to return to Thailand and not have to teach English. However not everybody has a lot of money and once you are bitten by the Asia bug dont want to have to spend the next 10 - 15years living in the west to be able to return to the east.
For some living for now is more important, is this wrong? |