Hi,

I am in the process of sorting myself out to move to Thailand.

It is my intention to teach English, and I am looking into which TEFL course to do, however there seems to be many different types of TEFL qualification. Local colleges here in England run courses and there are countless colleges across Thailand offering the same, but they all seem to be slightly different qualifications.

Does anybody know which one is best to hold, and whether it makes any difference where the course is done. I assume that a TEFL certificate should have the same standing wherever it was obtained, but maybe in practice, schools give preference to Thai issued Certificates?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

Darren.

Lots of info available on the varous teachers sites "Ajarn"

Here is a couple.

Chok dee na krup

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http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html

http://iteslj.org/

http://ajarn.com/

Couple of handy phrases:

1. Hello (sa-wat dee)-Krup/Ka

   Is used for both "hello" and "goodbye".  

2. Thank you (khorb koon)  

 Always try to be polite say "thank you"

3. How much? (gee baht)

 

4. Where is ...? (... yoo tee nai) ...

   Just point on your map or  guide book and say    

5. I don't want (mai ow)

    useful phrase.  

6. Sorry (khor toat)

    Be polite. Use this when you have to push by someone .

7. One-ten (neung-sib)  

   Learn how to count up to ten.  

8. Can you make it cheaper? (lot noi dai mai)  

  A little Thai you might get a better discount.  

9. Delicious (a-roi)  

   Food delicious say so..

10. Never mind (mai ben rai)  

Used Everywhere........