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I am a happy little camper! Last weekend, i passed my 60hour course! It was a challenge. It almost brought me to tears in sheer frustration. But suddenly the clouds of confusion parted, I completed it, submitted and passed it on the first attempt! I feel EPIC!   Now... just 3 specialist modules and a weekend course to go and I will have 130hours of TEFL under my belt! YE-HAAA!

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2005 was a time I felt I needed to broaden my horizons and gain more knowledge in a subject I would enjoy. I was 27 years old and had travelled to many places either alone or with other people but I felt that I had not truly immersed myself into the countries and cultures enough and I wanted to pursue a REAL travel experience. I found I-to-I and I visited their office in Leeds (conveniently...

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I'm nervous about taking my first checkpoint tomorrow. Are they difficult and how much time will I need to invest for one checkpoint? Also, what happens if you fail a checkpoint 3 times? Last question: Is it possible to skip the checkpoint, do the quizzes first and afterwards go back to that? Thanks in advance for your answers.

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Hi Everybody, When taking that job abroad, how much money can you actually make without relocating? Hence 2-10 week jobs? (I have a place at home that I need to keep paying rent and utilities for while being overseas and am not planning to move out). What have been your experiences? Do you make any money at all after deducting flight, food, hotel, and necessities? What countries have offered you to best pay and what...

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Hello,   I have just had a job offer at Jiangsu University in Wuxi. The recruitment agency is called CCESL. Has anyone had any experience of this agency or the university ?   Many thanks in advance !   Philip. 

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Is there anyone out there????  I couldnt find any other groups or post related to I-to-I's highest award. Anyone like to share their EDI fun with me?

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Hello, just wondering if anyone has had any experience teaching in turkey with the company 'oxford as academy'? Just have a few queries about them and can't find any reviews, good or bad, online at all. Any info would be great!   Thanks.

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Hi everyone! Nearly finished by TEFL course but just working on the Cultural Awareness module.I have focused on Panama/Costa Rica as I am going there next year. I have done loads of research on the web which is fascinating. However, the module suggests talking to other teachers about their experiences, so I thought I would sign up to the forum and seek some experiences of Cultural Differences/experiences of teaching in these countries. I am from...

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新年快乐! - “Xin nian kuai le!”  (Happy New Year!)  I celebrated the Chinese New Year, in China.  Also known as the ‘Spring Festival,’ the country spends the first half of February celebrating the Spring Festival and Chinese New Year.  The New Year actually is a whole week long, but people spend anywhere from 1 week to 1 month celebrating it.  The Spring Festival is the largest migration of people, on the face of the planet.  China...

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I requested information from a large school in Russia.  They have outlets located throughout Russia.     I received an email from the school that was very critical of online courses.  They apparently had bad experiences with people that had taken online courses.  The people were simply not qualified to teach because they did not acquire the skills necessary to teach.  Apparently the school's interview process did not reveal that fact!  Therefore, the school is...

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