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Any complaints from these people?? Europe (views: 17)

Michael Boyd -- Thursday, 16 Feb 2012, 06:55 pm

Any complaints from these people?? The hourly euro seems too much. Dear Applicant, Reference to ESLemploymentWe are in need of a part-time American based language teacher that can teach our client direct from his/her home via skype or any...

Re: Any complaints from these people?? Europe (views: 12)

Admin -- Thursday, 16 Feb 2012, 07:12 pm

Michael: I would suggest going tohttp://www.docklandsidiomas.com/ to contact them directly about whether they are offering this position. I would also ask ESLemployment to screen their job for ...

ESL Survey for Teachers Asia ( Country : Taiwan ) (views: 39)

Terry Terrian -- Friday, 27 Jan 2012, 01:55 pm

Hi everyone, I am working on a project to help ESL teachers who teach children. I have prepared a short survey that should only take 2-3 mins to fill out. If you wouldn't mind taking the time I would really appreciate it. ...

woodfield middle school Other (views: 73)

John -- Monday, 09 Jan 2012, 09:28 am

i believe this woodfield middle school offers are fake! i keep searching for this school but, unfortunately i really think it's not true. Please beware of this kind of offers.

Re: Woodfield middle school Other (views: 60)

Admin -- Monday, 09 Jan 2012, 07:17 pm

John: Where are they located? I can help do some research to tell you more abou them...if they are a real school, etc.

Teachers Wanted - Woodfield Middle School Europe (views: 181)

Admin -- Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011, 06:16 pm

I noticed a new job posting our our jobs board fromWoodfield Middle School in England but the email leads to a site that is "under construction" which always raises alarm bells. If anyone...

Dr. Low of Warsaw, Poland - Chicago, USA - Beijing, China Other (views: 109)

Admin -- Sunday, 04 Dec 2011, 07:16 pm

Notice and Warning to All Female Teachers: It seems that "Dr. Low" is still out there and conducting his bizarre and distrubing interview techniques. He likes to call only female teac...

How to Teach English Video Guide Asia ( Country : Korea ) (views: 115)

Ian -- Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011, 07:18 pm

Here is guide with over 100 how to teach English videos that were shot in the classroom. You'll also find video interviews with ESL teachers in Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China. And a starters guide to teach English in Asia....

Total ESL China (aka Enrich Education China)- Not affiliated with Total ESL Other (views: 162)

Total ESL Admin -- Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011, 08:53 pm

We have recently been contact by teachers applying to "Total ESL China Recruitment" asking if we are part of this organization. We are not part of the organization nor does Total ESL recr...

Best Learning - China Asia ( Country : Other ) (views: 241)

Sam -- Thursday, 03 Nov 2011, 09:00 pm

Does anyone have experience with Best Learning in China? They are a McGraw-Hill company from what I can tell.

Re: Best Learning - China Asia ( Country : China ) (views: 176)

Douglas Matthews -- Friday, 04 Nov 2011, 10:41 pm

I think Best Learning English (China) is the language school division of Mcgraw-Hill Publishing similar to how Pearson Longman started Longman Schools (China) and Disney started Disney English (China). The market for English language learning in ...

Does anyone know if TeacherGig is a serious site? Other (views: 177)

YeseniaParks -- Monday, 31 Oct 2011, 03:35 am

Does anyone know if TeacherGig.com is a serious site?

Re: Does anyone know if TeacherGig is a serious site? Other (views: 149)

Michael -- Monday, 31 Oct 2011, 11:40 pm

Yesenia, Never heard of the site but the name is rather unprofessional. Regardless, I noticed that the website name was registered in March 2011 and the site ranks about 2,000,000 globally for traffic with no "teaching" or "ESL&...

Re: Does anyone know if TeacherGig is a serious site? Other (views: 146)

TWW -- Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011, 06:30 am

It's the first time I've come across the site. It does seem to have some jobs there but also there is NO information about who they are, the faq and so on. In fact, it looks like the site i...

Find Work Abroad Asia ( Country : China ) (views: 196)

Renata -- Friday, 30 Sep 2011, 10:49 pm

Hi all, Wondering if anyone has accepted a contract through Find Work Abroad? I have been dealing with someone from the China office who keeps 'hand picking' jobs for me but they want me to start immediately even though I don't have all my docs re...

Re: Find Work Abroad Asia ( Country : China ) (views: 206)

Doug -- Saturday, 01 Oct 2011, 09:13 pm

Not personally familiar with Find Work Abroad but you can ask them for their license number to make sure they are legit. Also, from personal experience I know that many Chinese recruiters and schools try to get you into the country and then sort out...

Re: Find Work Abroad Southeast Asia ( Country : Other ) (views: 204)

Renata -- Sunday, 02 Oct 2011, 06:04 pm

Thanks for that. I think I'll give them a miss unless someone else who's dealt with them can help put my mind at ease.

Dilko Balikesir Turkey Other (views: 284)

Omer Bilgic -- Wednesday, 07 Sep 2011, 09:43 am

I am the director of that company,Dilko English Balikesir and it is a must for me to answer Mathew Gill.I think he is dissapointed of being fired kindly and because of this he is trying to take revenge from us.I only want to say one thing,he worked f...

ARA RECRUITMENT SCAM Southeast Asia ( Country : Thailand ) (views: 321)

matthew -- Monday, 22 Aug 2011, 03:38 pm

I have just had a threatening letter from christian phillips saying that they have submitted my papers and i must pay them 9825 baht otherwise they will not let me enter Thailand or any other country they deal with do not send any money they are just...

Re: ARA RECRUITMENT SCAM Southeast Asia ( Country : Thailand ) (views: 287)

Mike -- Monday, 22 Aug 2011, 06:56 pm

Who is ARA? Do you have more details? How do they feel they can bar you from entering Thailand? Regardless, I would never send anyone money for a job.

Teaching English Overseas as a Filipino Asia ( Country : Other ) (views: 298)

Marjorie -- Saturday, 13 Aug 2011, 08:15 pm

Is it possible for me to teach English overseas although I'm not a native English speaker? I'm from the Philippines and English is just my second language. My passion is really to teach English to young learners...Thanks ...

Re: Teaching English Overseas as a Filipino Asia ( Country : Other ) (views: 329)

Admin -- Saturday, 13 Aug 2011, 08:25 pm

Thank you for the question and I have posted the question and answer on the Q&A section of the site at http://www.tesall.com/tesol-questions. The short answer is Yes (but with caveats) Yes, it is...

Working Legally in China Asia ( Country : China ) (views: 611)

Bill D. -- Monday, 18 Jul 2011, 06:08 pm

Can anyone tell me what the requirements are to work legally in China? I have all the degrees and paperwork they could want but I can't seem to find anyone who knows what is required or willing to do anything. It makes me very uncomfortable working...

Re: Working Legally in China Asia ( Country : China ) (views: 127)

Ian -- Monday, 28 Nov 2011, 03:57 pm

It varies a bit across China. Usually just a degree is enough, although I met many people over there teaching without even that. Some schools might also prefer a TEFL/TESOL cert. Here's a guide to teach English in Asia....

Certified Spammers aka Dr.Ahmad Sun Other (views: 603)

Gwen -- Sunday, 19 Jun 2011, 08:58 am

Dear Esl Teachers, The photo I have attached here was the spammer from malaysia that eslteachers should not entertain. I have read several posts here similar cases as what i have got recently. He is dr.ahmad sun, a certified criminal,that will off...

Dubai English Institutes Middle East (views: 671)

Admin -- Saturday, 18 Jun 2011, 08:52 pm

Dear Teachers: There is a recent posting on our jobs board from a Dubai English Institutes that struck me as odd (http://www.tesall.com/esl-tesol-jobs?id=61792) so I wanted to ask my fellow teachers ...

Re: Dubai English Institutes Middle East (views: 564)

Bobby -- Monday, 20 Jun 2011, 12:43 am

I just applied and sent them my documents. I'll let you know what happens.

Re: Dubai English Institutes Other (views: 773)

fethy -- Tuesday, 21 Jun 2011, 06:03 pm

i applyed of job last week @ Dubai English Institutes and they told me, i got the job on monday and they went me to apply for work permit,not in the UAE MINSTERY OF Labour wib sit but in e amil address workpermit@uaeministryoflabour.tk.which sounded...

What Not To Do When Looking for an ESL Job Other (views: 817)

Admin -- Monday, 13 Jun 2011, 07:25 pm

Teachers: I thought I would give some basic advice to teachers that are looking for jobs online. Though I have mentioned this (and many other sites have as well) in various places across the site, i...

Dr. Low, Warsaw Poland - ESL Strong Europe (views: 840)

Anvar -- Thursday, 02 Jun 2011, 04:49 am

Help PLEASE!! Has anybody heard from a Dr. Low, Warsaw Poland? He says he work for ESL Strong as a doctor. He's offering me a job. Said that for policy of the institute, could not put me in touch with other teachers? ...

Re: Dr. Low, Warsaw Poland - ESL Strong Europe (views: 630)

IGT Admin -- Thursday, 02 Jun 2011, 09:00 pm

Anvar: I can find nothing online about a Dr. Low, ESL Strong or any combination of the two in Warsaw, Poland. That is not a good sign. Regardless, if a school doesn't want you to talk to other teac...

Re: Dr. Low, Warsaw Poland - ESL Strong Europe (views: 662)

TEFL World Wiki -- Friday, 03 Jun 2011, 02:47 am

Is he asking for any money? That is usually the warning sign!

Female Teachers in Georgia Other (views: 611)

CKS -- Wednesday, 01 Jun 2011, 01:33 am

Hello all, I have been living in Western Georgia for a year and half and experiencing life here as a foreign woman. I am not in the Teach and Learn Georgia program but I was here long before the foreigners started trickling in, and I know the locals ...

Re: Female Teachers in Georgia Asia ( Country : Other ) (views: 572)

Mark -- Saturday, 18 Jun 2011, 09:47 pm

CKS, this is pretty shocking stuff. I hope the organization that brought all the female teachers to the country has done something about this. It is never too late to start an educational campaign on women's right or human rights. ...

Mixing tenses Europe (views: 566)

Wazungu 97 -- Thursday, 26 May 2011, 04:17 am

Other than conditionals when can you mix eg: the past tense and future tense in the same sentence. I was to understand you shouldn't. Thanks for your help Paul

Re: Mixing tenses Other (views: 646)

Wazungu97 -- Friday, 27 May 2011, 01:57 am

Doug this is the sentence that was written by an engineer that I questioned. After MO-xxxx has been performed this section tasks has been overruled with newer AMT tasks. I re-wrote the sentence to read. After MO-xxxx has been carried out, this se...

Re: Mixing tenses Other (views: 595)

Doug -- Thursday, 26 May 2011, 10:18 pm

Paul: I am assisting many students with grammar questions but without an example where you used mixed tenses in a sentence, I won't be able to help you. ;-) Though many will argue this point, there is nothing incorrect about using 2 tenses in a se...

SCAM AT ILBC YANGON - SERIOUS WARNING Southeast Asia ( Country : Other ) (views: 803)

Overthere1 -- Sunday, 22 May 2011, 03:08 am

ILBC cheats its teachers and retains 25% of their salary. They break contracts with impunity. The turnover of foreign teachers is almost 100%. Some last two days, some a week and some a few months. The HR dude is immoral, anti-foreign and a bullying ...

dr. ahmad sun scam Southeast Asia ( Country : Other ) (views: 718)

danilo dagohoy -- Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 07:05 am

All ESL Teachers beware of this recruiter.teachahmadfamily@gmail.com also agent barr thomas ben (barrthomas_ben@live.com) who pretends to be his immigration lawyer working at Malaysian Travel Agency.

Re: dr. ahmad sun scam Other (views: 424)

sherrie -- Wednesday, 08 Jun 2011, 08:45 pm

were you scammed by these people? they emailed me and sounded really legit and then thomas started to ask me money. thats when i knew something was up.

Re: Re: dr. ahmad sun scam Other (views: 631)

Ivy -- Monday, 20 Jun 2011, 09:20 am

Hi, I also received their scams..I'd been in touch with this "drsun" for several times until the "barrthomasben" which i suspected as the acting "dr.sun" too asked a money $2000 to me, and then i just didn't reply, just last friday, so i'm actually t...

Teach my family scam Other (views: 718)

Justin Hampshire -- Monday, 16 May 2011, 09:50 pm

Offer was too good to be true. Raise a red flag if someone asks you teach their family as they are independent. A great offer was made, but it wasn't until they asked me to send $3000 to verify financ...

Re: Teach my family scam Southeast Asia ( Country : Other ) (views: 715)

Admin -- Monday, 16 May 2011, 10:07 pm

Justin: Thanks for the information. "Teach my family..." is one of the oldest online forms of ESL scams. Looking at your attachment, you are correct that it is "too good to be true" at $5,000 USD per month. Regarding send money, the old caveat I...

Negaive form of correct Europe (views: 661)

Wazungu97 -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 05:28 am

Help. All of my life I was to understand that the negative form or correct is incorrect. i am trying to find written proof of this but can't find any site that can answer this question.can anybody help me? Many thanks Paul ...

Re: Negative form of correct Other (views: 679)

Admin -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 06:22 am

Paul: Not sure if you mean Negative form for grammar or the cultural ramifications of negative and affirmative responses. In relation to culture, check out this article: http://eslarticle.com/pub/ar...

Total Learning Academy Job in Myanmar Southeast Asia ( Country : Other ) (views: 882)

Admin -- Saturday, 07 May 2011, 08:28 pm

I am enlisting the help of visitors for a job posting that has struck me as "odd" and a possible scam. It is for Total Learning Academy in Yangon but the email is hr@brainworksschool.com. You can se...

Re: Total Learning Academy Job in Myanmar Other (views: 713)

Total Learning Academy -- Monday, 09 May 2011, 06:40 am

Apologies, I tried to reply to this comment just a moment ago but I believe I accidentally included the wrong text, which happened to be information about our application process and timetable. Problems with the cutting and pasting... :) Thank you ...

Re: Total Learning Academy Job in Myanmar Southeast Asia ( Country : Other ) (views: 684)

TLA -- Friday, 03 Jun 2011, 03:38 am

Just a note that our new website is now up and functioning, although we will be refining the rest of the month. You can see it at www.tlaschool.org Thanks for your patience!

Sude English Training Center (sudenglish.org) Asia ( Country : China ) (views: 1007)

Admin -- Friday, 22 Apr 2011, 08:21 pm

Many have contacted me regarding job offers from this Sude English language school at http://www.sudenglish.org/. One visitor actually posted a question in the Q&A at http://www.tesall.com/tesol-questions/7 but when another user responded about t...

Re: Sude English Training Center (sudenglish.org) Other (views: 635)

bri -- Sunday, 08 May 2011, 07:35 pm

Also, check THIS out: http://englishtutoronline.org/index_en.html Shadyy.....

Re: Re: Sude English Training Center (sudenglish.org) Other (views: 614)

eslteacher -- Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 05:11 pm

I really wish I had found this thread before I fell for this. I really thought this was a legitimate school. Wow I am so embarrassed and upset!

Footprints Other (views: 868)

Ms Gotcha 79 -- Wednesday, 20 Apr 2011, 02:59 am

Ok. So a friend of mine has been offered a job overseas and spent most of his time dealing directly with the people in the country he has decided to go to rather than with footprints (who put in the initial contact with the country). I'm interested ...

Re: Footprints Europe (views: 852)

Admin -- Wednesday, 20 Apr 2011, 06:54 pm

I would not worry overly much because Footprints Recruiting is a very established recruiting company with a good reputation, similar to Teach Away. They are professional and thorough. Regarding going around a recruiter, I believe some of the plac...

Re: Re: Footprints Other (views: 542)

CKS -- Wednesday, 01 Jun 2011, 01:02 am

But if you are a woman teaching in Georgia; beware- there are many dangers. I will start a new thread discussing life in Georgia as a single woman. And for anyone wanting to do this program; remember this- you are stuck in whatever village they throw...

Cambridge DELTA Course Recommended Reading List Other (views: 1056)

TEFL TEACHER -- Saturday, 16 Apr 2011, 12:11 am

Cambridge DELTA Course Recommended Reading List Grammar Batstone, R. Grammar Bygate, M., Tonkyn, A. & Grammar and the Language Teacher Carter, R., Hughes, R., McCarthy, M. Exploring Grammar in Context Leech, G. Meaning and the English Verb Leec...

YAKI IS NOT LOOKING FOR TEACHERS Europe (views: 792)

Lionel Lebron -- Monday, 11 Apr 2011, 11:28 am

DEAR SIR: THE ESCUELA INFANTIL YAKI LOCATED IN MADRID IS NOT AND HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY TEACHING POSITIONS TO ESL TEACHERS. WE APPOLOGIZE FOR THE INCOVENIENCE. BUT THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SCHOOL IT´S EMPLOYEES AND RELATED PERSONAL IS NOT INVOLVED ...

Elaborate Scam or Dream Job? Other (views: 1001)

Admin -- Sunday, 03 Apr 2011, 06:55 pm

Asking for user input/help in investigating. As admin, I usually try to screen jobs as best as possible using two simple criteria. Firstly, does the offer sound "too good to be true". If yes, then secondly I check the email address to see if it is...

Re: Elaborate Scam or Dream Job? Europe (views: 761)

Admin -- Sunday, 17 Apr 2011, 07:03 pm

Victoria: Thanks for the heads up and help. Yes, it is definitely a scam. Dead give aways: A UK Government agency have an email with .kt (workpermit@ukhomeofficegov.tk)? No interview...just send your passport? Naturally, the biggest scam indic...

Re: Elaborate Scam or Dream Job? Other (views: 767)

victoria -- Sunday, 17 Apr 2011, 01:55 pm

I have contacted the job and their reply supplies no email address with only a mobile contact information and email, and their address redirects to school of accounting. We appreciate to notify you that your application has pass our screening proces...

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