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 h48DwVC20578; Thu, 8 May 2003 09:58:31 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 09:58:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <fc.001e5de004159ddc001e5de004159ddc.4159de8@pbs.org> 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: "Fran Keenan" <fkeenan@pbs.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8928] bogus certification X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1918 Lines: 45 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. __________________________________________________________________
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