Comments on: I’m off to do a CELTA for a month

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:26:31 +0000

Hi Rachel,

I’m afraid that I strongly disagree with what you have said – certainly as far as ECC in Chiang Mai goes. I thought it was a very professionally run course in every way, with great course tutors and great Thai students. No-one lied to any of us about anything, and none of us was treated like crap!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:48:02 +0000

I wouldn’t TOUCH ECC with a 10 foot pole. They have one of the worst reputations in Thailand. They treat their teachers like crap and lie to anyone who signs up for their CELTA course. Terrible place. I complained to CELTA in the UK about ECC but, of course, all they care about is the money they get from ECC. You would have been better taking any course before you paid ECC your hard earned money, IMO.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:22:13 +0000

Good luck Al! The CELTA courses are so strictly moderated by the Cambridge moderators that you’ll find they are all very similar indeed – whatever school you do them with.

Something that does however affect your experience is class size – of both students you are teaching during teaching practice and your fellow CELTA students.

Let us know how it went

By: Alan Foos

Alan Foos — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:31:41 +0000

I’m considering the TEFL/CELTA as I sit now in Chiang Mai – four years now, I love it here. It’s a little more of a big deal than I’d thought.. am I too old? too lazy? too broke? Probabily not. But a coward? I have too look a little closer at IH versus ECC. I’ll come back and let you all know what happened. Al

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:14:07 +0000

Hi Jay, we made a podcast about our experiences during the CELTA which you can listen to here:

http://www.earthoria.com/celta-course-chiang-mai.html

Good Luck!!

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:14:48 +0000

Can you email me and let me know how your CELTA class was? I am considering doing the same in Chiang Mai.

muchas gracias!

Jay
North Carolina
USA

By: Thailand Musings

Thailand Musings — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:55:51 +0000

Good luck with the CELTA. Everything I’ve read indicates that it will be a very long, busy and stressful 4 weeks. Of course once you’re done you’ll be able to look back fondly on it and reminisce.