http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tefl-course-news/ All Blogs on Ajarn.com en Ajarn.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T04:27:52+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tefl-course-news/february-2012/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tefl-course-news/february-2012/#When:04:27:52Z In this month's TEFL course news blog, we got a free package upgrade for ajarn readers and also the chance to earn a swim instructor certificate along with your regular TEFL course certification. February 2012 2012-02-02T04:27:52+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/dancing-with-coordinators/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/dancing-with-coordinators/#When:10:51:16Z The next term is fast approaching and many schools have job openings. Have you decided to apply to another school and look for a new teaching job because you have some conflict with your coordinator? If you don't plan to leave then how do you handle the conflict? Dancing with coordinators 2012-02-01T10:51:16+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/culture-of-insouciance/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/culture-of-insouciance/#When:08:18:38Z Many of the students in my class with their fancy clothes, laptops, I-phones, and I-pads, rarely experience an atmosphere where true learning takes place. Outside of the odd serious teacher they may have encountered along the way, they also live and learn in a rubbish dump, an educational one. Culture of insouciance 2012-01-23T08:18:38+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/rob-white/life-on-the-celta-course/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/rob-white/life-on-the-celta-course/#When:09:31:31Z On a TEFL course, you're going to laugh more than you've ever laughed and you're going to spend a minimum of nine hours a day with a group of ten or so other people who'll you come to, at the very least, respect for the way they get through the week and at most love. Life on the CELTA course 2012-01-20T09:31:31+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jessica-watson/dealing-with-the-troublemakers/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jessica-watson/dealing-with-the-troublemakers/#When:08:02:04Z Troublemakers. We have all seen them do their thing, causing mayhem and disorder in the classroom; perhaps you were even one yourself at some point during your time as a student. Troublemakers are the bane of every teacher's existence and they make our job go from difficult to pounding headache and hair-tearing proportions. Dealing with the troublemakers 2012-01-19T08:02:04+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tefl-course-news/january-2012/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tefl-course-news/january-2012/#When:09:38:54Z New year! New start! There's never been a better time to take a TEFL course in Thailand and ajarn.com has got all the latest discounts and special deals from Thailand's major TEFL course providers. January 2012 2012-01-03T09:38:54+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/a-ticket-to-happiness/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/a-ticket-to-happiness/#When:09:12:54Z In the past I never paid any importance to my environment. Whenever I rode buses, I would crumple up bus tickets. I would play with them like a ball, fold them into a paper plane and let them fly. Sometimes I would fold the ticket into a neat triangle and insert it into the back of someone’s seat. But I guess I’m not the only one who does this right? A ticket to happiness 2012-01-03T09:12:54+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/cross-cultural-education-for-teachers/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/scott-hipsher/cross-cultural-education-for-teachers/#When:09:58:24Z When writing about the ESL industry and Western English teachers in Thailand or other Asian countries, it should be kept in mind the industry is extremely fragmented, unregulated and there is a startling lack of reliable statistics or data about the industry and the teachers working in the industry. Cross-cultural education for teachers 2011-12-06T09:58:24+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/the-queen-of-fruits-and-her-vanishing-land/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/the-queen-of-fruits-and-her-vanishing-land/#When:06:07:26Z Although Pak Kret is noted mainly for its pots, it once had acres of sumptuous durian plantations and was known as the Land of the Queen of Fruits. My American friend who has lived in Thailand for more than 30 years and also my Thai friends who have spent all their lives in Pak Kret, all call it ‘The Land of the Durian' The queen of fruits and her vanishing land 2011-12-02T06:07:26+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jessica-watson/i-dont-want-to-learn/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/jessica-watson/i-dont-want-to-learn/#When:04:38:00Z Motivation in the classroom, both from the teachers and the students, is essential for learning but it is a tricky balance to strike since the two are so interconnected; if the teacher loses motivation, so do the students and if the students lose motivation, so does the teacher. I don’t want to learn! 2011-12-02T04:38:00+07:00