December 2009

Starting this February, two more universities, Khon Kaen University and Prince of Songkla University, (Phuket campus), will join the growing trend toward offering fully accredited university issued TEFL training in Thailand. Now, prospective teachers who have been looking for university teacher-training courses have choices in three different areas of the country to select from.

For those in the far North East, the Khon Kaen University campus is a great place to explore the more rural side of Thailand while getting your university TEFL/TESOL certification. For those who prefer the beach and the excitement of Phuket, there is now the Prince of Songkla University TEFL/TESOL course.

For more information please contact:
Khon Kaen University http://www.kku-li.com  
Prince of Songkla University http://www.fis-psu.com  
Chiang Mai University http://www.teflcmu.com   

SIT is now offering complete survival guides to new applicants. The Chiang Mai Survival Guide and the Bangkok Survival Guide contain all the information you need to prepare for a course in Thailand. SIT is hosted by the AUA Language Center and ensures a minimum of one full-time trainer for every four trainees accepted on to the course. The next course dates for those interested are Chiang Mai: January 7 - February 3 and Bangkok: March 11 to April 7th

For more information: www.auathailand.org/sit  or contact Steve: 081 646 8410. From abroad: +6681 646 8410

IH Bangkok has introduced the part time CELTA course in Bangkok. The course is designed for people who are too busy to commit to a 4-week intensive course, but who still wish to obtain an internationally-recognised qualification. The course has exactly the same content as the full time CELTA course, and designed to be highly practical in order to equip you with the tools you need to excel at teaching English. The only difference is that the course is over 10 weeks so you can fit it in around your other commitments. Therefore if you can commit to 5 Saturdays in 10 weeks and Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings every week, then this course could be for you.

The first course is for 10 weeks starting on Monday 25th January 2010. To find out more about IH Bangkok and their courses, go to the website at www.ihbangkok.com  or contact them at

The Special Thai Project of American TESOL Institute has now been running for two years. Within this two-year time, ATI has trained approximately 400 students in four semesters. As part of the program. you will get a chance to work four to five months in Thailand.

The Special Thai Program of American TESOL Institute takes place in three locations, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Bangkok. To know more about new offer and program details visit http://www.tesolcoursethailand.com

SEE TEFL's certification course allows without additional charge, participation as a volunteer with the DSS Foundation in Chiang Mai. You can view people who have joined previous courses at http://www.flickr.com/photos/seetefl

SEE TEFL are currently offering an early-bird US$200 discount for people who confirm their place at least 45 days in advance of their course. http://www.seetefl.com

Dates for the ECC training courses for 2010 are now up on the website at www.eccthai.com  If you complete your application and are accepted on the CELTA course 45 days before course commencement, you are entitled to an early-bird discount of 10% (making the cost of the course US$1440instead of US$1600) Get your application in early!

Both the Bangkok courses come with a free Teaching English to Young Learners add on.If you are interested in any of the above courses, visit the website at www.eccthai.com  or email Paul at

Text and Talk has introduced the study-at-home TEFL finishing course for teachers already trained and who still have problems! This unique course helps teachers already trained overcome at their own pace the problems faced daily - whether because they have forgotten part of their initial training or because it did not contain all the information they needed to know.

If you are you bothered by being thrown into a classroom of 40 to 60 students and being expected to teach them well, then this course could be a solution.

For more information, go to http://www.teflteachthai.com/TEFL_Finishing_Course.html.  

You can also talk to Enrollments Director Mr Leigh Richards for more info Mobile: +6689 823 7049 (locally, 089 823 7049). U.S. toll free: 1 866 554 4438. Or chat online using Skype: tefl.info