Around Phuket: the Similan Islands
There are so many things to do on Phuket, and there are even more exciting places to see within one hour of Thailand’s biggest island. When you take a language course at Patong Language School, or sign up for one of the TEFL teacher training courses at TEFLPlus you’ll have a hard time finding the time to do it all. …
Read MoreA big welcome to our November 14 advancedTEFL trainees in Phuket, Thailand
Today marks the start of our four-week advancedTEFL and our two-week TEFL programs. Everyone showed up at Patong Language School this morning eager to get started, and we’re happy to finally see everybody in Phuket. Eighteen trainees and some of the TEFLPlus staff just came back from a delicious welcome lunch on their first day of TEFL training. The buffet-style …
Read MorePhuket dry, Bangkok drying!
With all of the beautiful, sunny weather Phuket has been experiencing lately its quite a contrast from all of the sad news of the flooding in Bangkok. Some items in stores which have been diverted to support the flood victims are being restocked, and no significant food shortages have been reported on the island. We’ve experienced quite an influx of …
Read MoreCongratulations to our October 31 introTEFL trainees!
In just five days, our October 31 introTEFL trainees have completed their teacher training at TEFLPlus in Phuket, Thailand. With just a 40-hour investment, they now have all of the teaching tools necessary to hold classes of their own. A sound teaching methodology and experience in the classroom with real language students are essential before starting a new career as …
Read MoreMore video reviews of our October 3, 2011 advancedTEFL course
Alex and Ben, two of our October 3rd advancedTEFL course graduates, stopped by our school in Phuket yesterday before heading to the beach. Ben has started his job search in Phuket and Alex is going to take some time off to do some traveling. They were both kind enough to leave us a couple of video reviews which have been …
Read MoreadvancedTEFL video reviews from our October 3, 2011 TEFL course
What is it really like to take a TEFL teacher training course at TEFLPlus? A handful of our October 3rd advancedTEFL trainees were kind enough to let us know. You can see what David, Greg and Luke had to say on youtube.com.
Read MoreA warm welcome to our October 31 introTEFL trainees
Our October 31st introTEFL course started this morning at 10am sharp, and all of us at TEFLPlus would like to welcome everyone to Patong, Phuket. This is the beginning of our one-week forty-hour TEFL teacher training course which is designed to prepare those with little or no teaching experience to become successful English teachers abroad. There’s quite a lot to …
Read MoreCongratulations to our October 3rd advancedTEFL course graduates!
TEFLPlus would like to congratulate everyone in our October 3rd advancedTEFL course for doing such a superb job. Four weeks of intense methodology and grammar instruction in addition to 20 hours of class observations and observed teaching practice has paid off, and we’re happy to see everyone do so well. Some of our trainees have already started the job search …
Read MoreLove tennis? Chang ITF Thailand Pro Circuit Oct. 29 – Nov 12.
For the first time ever, the Chang ITF Thailand Pro Circuit 2011 men’s tennis tournament is taking place this year in Phuket. The event will be held on six new tennis courts at the new Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club. For the low admission of 50 baht, you can see some of the world’s best tennis players vie for points …
Read MoreThailand TEFL Blogs: KWExperience – Quest to the Far East
Almost exactly one month after completing their TEFL and Thai language courses at Patong Language School and TEFLPlus, Kelsey and Wes have moved up to Chiang Mai where they have recently secured teaching jobs at Anubaan Chiang Mai School and Chiang Mai Technical College. A lot has gone on since they first arrived in Phuket, and we’re all very happy …
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