| Author |
Message |
 Topic: Can't keep all the tests straight |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 1
Views: 15533
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 Forum: ESL Certification Issues... Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:12 pm Subject: God Save The TOEIC (or not) |
Why are the Cambridge tests (First Participate, CAE, Proficiency) generally considered better than the ETS tests such as TOEIC . . .
Folks, does your ESL school either administer the TOEIC or prepa ... |
| Topic: Beware of (Sandy) Quanzhou job |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 3
Views: 20496
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Forum: ESL in China [Only]... Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:51 pm Subject: When People Take Jobs Without Recommendations. |
. . . at the time she used a Canadian (who was also her employee) to recruit teachers for her . . .
El Torro Note: no offense to the 99.9% of decent, honest Canadians.
Lady, when a legitimate e ... |
| Topic: With Regards to Getting "Paid" to Teach English |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 7
Views: 32780
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Forum: Open ESL Expert Discussion... Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:54 am Subject: For ESL Teachers Who Do This Just For Kicks |
. . . We need to get off this thing about "money is your problem . . .
Snoop doggy-dog? Git yo'self a jobby-job (now gimee five dollah).
What in the god-awful heck are they puttin in your kibbl ... |
| Topic: Source of Side Money |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 13
Views: 54003
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Forum: ESL Private Lessons... Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:43 am Subject: Undercover Info on Getting Ahead Quickly in the ESL industry |
. . . I am in a relationship with a lady who already runs a language school here, so I have some very useful 'inside' information . . .
Well now, there you have it folks: the golden KEY to success ... |
| Topic: Poland, Czech, Russia, or Ukraine |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 24
Views: 114852
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Forum: ESL in the Baltic States, C. & E. Europe... Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:35 am Subject: Teaching ESL to a Cartoon Dog |
. . . where in premintion you are in Slovakia after all? . . .
Hold on there scoobster...the girl gotta give us a dang ole 'nother clue man.
Thought you were a detective with that "mystery" van ... |
| Topic: Why do you want to teach abroad? |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 45
Views: 208304
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Forum: Getting the ESL Job... Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:41 pm Subject: Makin' my own "path not taken." |
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference
Yeah, but where'd Frosty's other road go hoss?
With all that the word road impies, I s ... |
| Topic: Non-Native teachers and butter |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 10
Views: 34784
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Forum: Say Anything... Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:35 pm Subject: Re: you know you have too much time on your hands when: |
Heh, heh.
Looks like you snapped a photo of my family vehicle taken me to the weekly tractor-pull. Give back to the earth: recycle.
Now, how do you explain this to an ESL class overseas?
P.Pe ... |
| Topic: Quality of degree... |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 5
Views: 29854
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Forum: ESL Academic Degrees... Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:33 am Subject: What Else Can I Do With a TEFL Cert.? |
A TEFL degree is only going to get you a TEFL job...nothing else.
Amen to that sister.
Pete |
| Topic: Poland, Czech, Russia, or Ukraine |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 24
Views: 114852
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Forum: ESL in the Baltic States, C. & E. Europe... Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:02 am Subject: Sczeczin or Stettin? |
It was called something "Zema" so your handle gives away your location, busted!
Scotty-Do, Scotty-Don't,
I don't know about no dang old "zimny pogoda" or whatnot (I prefer "lato") but that there ... |
| Topic: Is TEFL / TESL "Really" a Career? |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 9
Views: 44637
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Forum: Open ESL Expert Discussion... Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:00 am Subject: Making a career out of defending my career choice |
I've seen a number of young teachers try it out in order to get a feel for working in class, often before deciding to go after a Master's in Education degree
Woo-wee, I tell ya hoss, that's exactly ... |
| Topic: What I should get certified in? |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 2
Views: 18173
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Forum: ESL Certification Issues... Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:22 pm Subject: Re: What I should get certified in? |
I am interested in teaching ESL in the New York/ New Jersey area . . . Do I also need to get my TEFL certification? Or does a TEFL certification just allow me to teach abroad?
Yeppers, your TEFL ce ... |
| Topic: Interesting New Topic about ESPs |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 1
Views: 22998
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Forum: ESL Private Lessons... Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:09 pm Subject: Re: Interesting New Forum |
. . . . there seems to be no end to the ESPs . . .
Whoa! So that's what that means, huh?
And here I was signing up for that class so I could learn to teach them private students ESL via telepath ... |
| Topic: Revenge??? |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 48
Views: 121060
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Forum: Say Anything... Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:03 pm Subject: Lifestyle Diversity in the Cowboy Kingdom |
except of course for the 'Brokeback Mountain' type
Whew,
Them dang old kind of yahoos make me nervous ya'll. Keeps my soap on a rope while I'm a ropin' them ole' doggies. 
I do enjoy ... |
| Topic: Why not???? |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 7
Views: 24672
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Forum: Say Anything... Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:57 pm Subject: Re: Why not???? |
. . . an idea which will help you . . .
Henry,
Just to stay on topic here - do you think this guy meant "TEFL" earnings, by any chance?
I'm like you: I just had that yacht picked ... |
| Topic: ESL BLACKLIST?? |
PittsburghPete
Replies: 2
Views: 19911
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Forum: ESL in China [Only]... Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 6:03 pm Subject: How come? |
after I asked for class sizes, references, if I can get in touch with current foreign teachers, I don't hear from them anymore
how come everytime somebody goes and applies for a dang job and then d ... |
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