Simon6973

KenK:

How long does a BA in English take to do in England?

thanks

I am a Tefler here in TL and I have to admit that in 80% of lessons I am bored rigid and just willing the clock to move on . This is mainly because I find the students a little dull and basic - is this my problem or theirs?

Should I be enjoying myself - well not really as it is a job but I used to love doing Tefl until I came here - ie: with Spanish and Italian kids - here it's just not the same (as expected).

How can we make the students more fun?

I am very calm by the way so am not really sure what you mean.

How long does it take usually - is it roughly the same as back home or can it be speeded up in some way?

How much does it cost to get a BA in Bangkok?

I wasn't offering Pusa 200B an hour - more like 50B to cover food and accomodation.

Yes, he is lucky - many people here earn half that.

The man said he wanted to volunteer - I am offering him money , thus I am helping.

kuka kuka -

I see you are well versed in pidgin then.

Congratulations - I'm sure you find this skill helpful.

yes, that was my point.

No argument then - Simon is happy.

All those things you say above are true thus reinforcing my point that getting a degree to teach Tefl in Thailand is a waste of time.

Hi, I'm curious about working as a "voluteer", but not through some community or company, since thats pretty much allways really expensive..

I would like to have food and a room as my "payment".. Is this possible?

I have an international Cambride diploma that would confirm that I'm at least above average among non native english speakers..

I'm from Sweden by the way.. 24 years old!

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Well I think you're in luck.

I can help you out - I'm fed up with being paid 200B an hour so I can sub you some of my lessons . This is the real deal - proper language school in a nice suburb of Bangkok. You get to meat real Thai people on the long trip to work and see some different neighbourhoods that the tourists never get the chance to see.

It's great that your English is above average (for non natives) as at the moment there is a real influx of pidgin speaking bush men from Papua New Guinea.

I'm sure I can sort you out with some food that the locals eat and I even have a Thai friend who runs a guest house - only 70B a night - I can get you a deal on that .

You are in luck my friend - in fact it is your lucky day - Simon will help.

why all this talk of degrees anyway?

I didn't think you needed one to teach in Thailand ? - I don't have one and never did - no one asks to look at it so what are you all worrying about?

You don't get paid anymore for having one so what's all the fuss about?