SEE TEFL Chiang Mai

SEE TEFL up in Chiang Mai have been teaching a full-time 120-hour course for seven years and can boast over 600 graduates. They now offer a teacher training and paid internship opportunity twice a year to coincide with the two school semesters in Thailand. The SEE TEFL internship program is a great way to experience Thailand as a paid teacher, but also ideal for those who aren't ready to commit to a 4-week TEFL course program or a teaching committment longer than five months. Internship includes pre-arrival classroom familiarization training, two weeks face-to-face classroom skills and cultural awareness induction training in Chiang Mai. Then a paid one-semester teaching job of four to five months in a rural or provincial Thai school. Interns are paid a minimum of 25,000 baht a month. More information here. If you want to read an article on the topic of the 3 Ps - presentation, practice and production - then there is a great article on the SEE TEFL website.  

TEFLPlus Phuket

TEFLPlus is celebrating its 30th year in the training industry with a nice offer on its 120-hour, 4-week advanced TEFL course. The first five trainees to mention they saw this blog entry on ajarn.com and confirm their places on the 13th January course in 2014 will receive a 30% discount. So sign up early and you could be earning your TEFL certificate with TEFLPlus for just 29,400 baht. That's about 939 dollars US or 579 GBP. Schools aren't the only places that hire teachers and you can read all about Meghan's life in Phuket in the fourth installment of TEFL Spotlight. She graduated from TEFLPlus and has ended up working at a place you probably wouldn't expect. If you would like to get an insider tour of the TEFLPlus facility, take a look at this video as Li takes you on a guided tour of the training center at Patong Language School.

Chiang Mai University TEFL

The year has got off to a busy start at Chiang Mai University and to celebrate the new year, Chiang Mai University is offering couples applying for the February TEFL course a reduced fee of 35,000 Baht per person. That is a saving of 7,000 Baht per person (230 USD/130GBP). Please note this offer is subject to course availability and is not transferable for another month. Don't forget to check out their new look website with more photo galleries and videos from their trainees. As ever, check out their growing number of followers on facebook and youtube.

UniTEFL Chiang Mai

UniTEFL Thailand is offering a limited special offer to ajarn.com readers at their Chiang Mai location. Enrol in their 120-hour program and receive 'free accommodation' for the month plus save an extra 5,000 baht off the course starting on February 3rd. Rooms will be reserved on a 'first come, first served' basis and supply is limited. All course participants will have access to UniTEFL's International Job Placement Network with over 30 worldwide locations. Wondering where the most popular TEFL jobs are and their potential salaries? Take a look at UniTEFL's latest blog on the subject and find out about the top TEFL teaching destinations worldwide. Check out why two of the UniTEFL alumni chose Thailand and the UniTEFL course itself. On the UniTEFL program, you will experience teaching in local government schools and you'll gain some insights into the Thai education system. Visit the UniTEFL website for more details or send an e-mail. 

Samui TEFL

The winner of the Ajarn.com / Samui TEFL competition was Robert Ross and he will be attending the February 2014 course on Samui. Congratuations Robert! And in further news, Samui TEFL is excited to announce that they have been chosen as the course provider for Experience Teaching Abroad's (ETA) new Thailand Monthly Program ETA and their sister company, ECHO English, have provided quality teacher training and placement programs in Asia and South America for quite some time. Samui TEFL is understandably proud to partner with ETA and they are looking forward to welcoming and training ETA's candidates on Samui island. SamuiTEFL also has a good contact for teaching jobs in China should you fancy taking your course in Thailand and then moving on. If you let Samui TEFL know in advance that you would prefer to teach in China - and you are a native-English speaking degree holder - you can start the work visa process (for China) before you start your TEFL course.

AYC TESOL

AYC have been running TEFL courses in Thailand for over three years and they've had in the region of 300 graduates go through their teacher training programs, which are accredited by NFE-UK and InTESOL USA. The full-time TEFL course is currently 799 US Dollars (approx 24,000 baht) AYC also runs one of the biggest teacher recruitment / placement programs in Thailand and currently employs over 200 teachers in schools all over Thailand. AYC offers teachers the chance to qualify for a job via the TEFL program and then go straight into the classroom. Take a look at the website for more info.

Chichester College

Steve, from the popular Chichester College TESOL Course in Bangkok, has written an excellent blog entry entitled, "How much Thai do I need to be able to speak?". This is the question on everyones lips when they first consider teaching English in Thailand and Steve's ever-friendly writing tone makes this piece a pleasure to read.

With the help of some of Thailand's TEFL course providers, we list ten of the reasons why Thailand can be a good choice for your TEFL course.