Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h48GqGC27415; Thu, 8 May 2003 12:52:16 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 12:52:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3EBA8847.7BD60B25@morehead-st.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "m.white" <ma.white@morehead-st.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8933] Re: bogus certification X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.8 [en] (Win98; U) Status: O Content-Length: 3336 Lines: 80 An ESL / EFL administrator & instructor for decades, in both the U.S. and abroad, in intensive university programs and work-sites, a bogus applicant can be detected in a matter of minutes with a few carefully chosen questions. The fraudulent certificate may get someone in the door of a "desperate" language school abroad, but the applicant wouldn't get a contact with any English language teaching organization where quality of instruction and student satisfaction are the priorities. Gustav Kocsis wrote: > Thank you for the heads up on this one > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter MacMonagle [mailto:peter.macmonagle@cpcc.edu] > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 8:12 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8930] Re: bogus certification > > To the group, > > The piece of paper does not grant the ability to do the work. I'd hate to be > the person who tries "Catch Me If You Can" in ESL. Robin Williams could do > it in "Good Morning Vietnam" but I believe it takes more than a willing > attitude and a computer generated diploma to make it work. > Peter > > Wm. Peter MacMonagle > Instructor Workplace Basic Skills > West Campus 2214-1 > Central Piedmont CC > Charlotte, NC > 704-330-4668 > > >>> fkeenan@pbs.org 05/08/03 09:58AM >>> > crossposted from Neteach-L list: > written by Douglas DeLong: > > I've seen lots of offers for bogus university degrees, but I've never > seen anyone offering a bogus TEFL certificate...until today. > > Someone submitted an ad to my ESL Classifieds site which is amusing and > troubling at the same time. "Easy TEFL" promises to send you a "legal" > TEFL certificate if you fork over $129. They use a unique > "self-evaluation" method to grant their certificates. If you can answer > YES to this question: "Do you feel that you are qualified (through > experience or self-study) to teach ESL classes?" you can receive this > "prestigious and internationally recognized TEFL certificate" from the > "International School of English Communication." Their inspirational > slogan is: NO COURSEWORK! Who could resist their offer of a TEFL > certificate "without the hassle of studying?" They'll even throw in a > transcript detailing your 120 hours of coursework, and a letter of > recommendation which "praises your achievements and strongly encourages > prospective employers to hire you!" > > You can check out their site at: http://www.easytefl.com/ > > Douglas DeLong > > ESL Classifieds > http://eslclassifieds.com > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Give them words to grow by. > Share a story with a child in your life today. > pbskids.org/shareastory > _________________________________________________________________ > > _________________________________________________________________ > > This email may contain material that is confidential or proprietary to PBS > and is intended solely for use by the intended recipient. Any review, > reliance or distribution of such material by others, or forwarding of such > material without express permission, is strictly prohibited. If you are not > the intended recipient, please notify the sender and destroy all copies. > __________________________________________________________________ > > This message scanned by RAV anti-virus. This message scanned by RAV anti-virus.
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