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Forget it

thaitang

jandajoy / killjoy or whatever your name is, i guess if i had the experience you were asking about i wouldn't be here asking the questions i am asking.

i am already sure teaching isn't straightforward and even less so in LOS where many rules and regulations, whether just or not (not exactly what i am looking to debate), are in place that don't exactly extend the welcome message to foreign teachers.

i am not sure what i could bring to the class until i get there but do you know what, i'm willing, for my own reasons, to look into the possibility of changing gears in my life and trying yet a new challenge along the way.

i assume you are a teacher jandajoy and you are talking from a wealth of experience. but i also know alot of trolls like yourself that lurk online willing to try and cut people down at the knees whether it is because you feel threatened or inadequate at whatever it is you happened to choose to do in life rather than put a positive spin on your advice for someone who is reaching out and asking for it.

i guess i'll have to get myself a better grammar-checker that is up to snuff for these forums... or NOT!

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jandajoy

Yes. Was / am


Hmmmmm about 30 years. Not as much as many.

Teacher, Principal, Management, Government. Oh, and the private sector, a lot. My own business. Plus, of course teacher training, British Council stuff and so on.

Not trying to put you down mate. Just trying to be realistic.

What was your question?

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thaitang

so how much experience did any of the teachers you have trained during your extensive history in the teaching industry have, before they started teaching?

which came first, the chicken or the egg... or rather the experienced or the inexperienced?

i am happy to hear your intentions were meant to provide some realistic input.

i understand all too well that "some" people tend to get a little sensitive when anyone from "outside" of their profession might be entertaining the thought of breaking into that profession. especially when it tends to be an older person looking to make a transition in life rather than just getting started. they need to be told just "how difficult the path will be" and that it isn't for the "faint at heart" and all that. blah blah blah.

i was last asking for anyone's input that might have experience with any of the schools i short-listed offering degree programs in English Communications in the BKK area.

Bangkok University
Dhurakij Pundit University
Kasem Bundit University
Ramkhamhaeng University

so if you would like to shed any light on how effective or ineffective any of these schools have been in your experience, then i would look forward to hearing what you have to say.

i was also wondering if anyone knew of any forums on the web to read about foreign student's experiences attending university's in LOS/asia.

cheers,
tt

john1000

I guess this has been answered.. but worth a go.

I am thinking of a 3 day TEFL course in UK; is this a waste of time? Could I get job teaching with a work permit? I have no degree but an experienced IT trainer.

Thanks if anyone can answer.

kingwilly

3 days ? That sound like a waste of time I thought ur average tefl course was 2 weeks

john1000

yes, but you can also get a two day weekend course. But if a degree is the minimum requirement in LoS then its academic.

john1000

Look at this: -

For those interested in taking a TEFL in Thailand, the good news is that demand is very high for English language teachers year round and you are sure to be offered a TEFL position soon after completing your TEFL course. Opportunities teaching TEFL in Thailand are countrywide, from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, Phuket to Koh Samui.
With our TEFL courses running year round at three diverse locations, we are confident of having a TEFL course in Thailand which meets your wishes. Our three TEFL course locations in Thailand offer different features for those interested in TEFL Thailand.

dirtydog

^Yeah, but they are selling tefler courses, they might be a bit biased?
Sadly, if you can walk and your white you will be able to get a job teaching english in Thailand, if you can walk and your black you will find it a bit harder, if you are able to use a wheelchair and breath you still have a good chance of getting a teaching job in Thailand, the standards are pretty low as is the pay.

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Adolf

absolute bollocks!

It's a piece of piss getting a job in Bangkok without a degree at a decent school. I've done it myself for years and so have about 70% of all Teflers there - no problems whatsoever.

As for 'being a good teacher because you have a degree' that is even more bollocks. Since when did a degree in Physics make one a good language teacher?

kingwilly

critical thinking aint his strong point...

john1000

Contacted other people without a degree after taking these 2 day courses... all working!!

Seems alot of myth on this subject

dirtydog

^There is a lot of difference between 25,000baht per month and 100,000baht per month, one includes a degree, a legally obtained work permit and a lot more money, the other, well, as I posted earlier, if you are white and breathing you can get a teaching job in Thailand.

hillbilly

This has all been cussed and discussed. DD's comments are valid. Why you ask? I have been on the upper end teaching here in Thailand for over 10 years.

Do a few teachers fall through the cracks? Sure, but the gap gets closer and closer every year. Personally, in the upper end I have yet to see a fake...

My own personal experience has shown that it is damn tough even to be hired. Try to be a fake in the bigger schools and, personally I do not think a person would make it through the process. A minute percent perhaps.

Having said that does a qualified teacher make a good citizen in Thailand? Only time will tell on this issue.

Good luch with your choice...

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