tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post7333986229624297175..comments2024-01-09T05:47:12.466+00:00Comments on <b>The TEFL Tradesman</b>: Bismarck Sunk!The TEFL Tradesmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-39905611406486058282010-02-25T17:08:29.954+00:002010-02-25T17:08:29.954+00:00Yes, he is a bit of an ugly bastard, isn't he,...Yes, he is a bit of an ugly bastard, isn't he, KJ/QA. I think Tefl should have a condition stating that all teachers and anybody related to the EFL field should be at least a little bit shaggable, eh?The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-71795224312216248662010-02-25T14:52:13.688+00:002010-02-25T14:52:13.688+00:00Yes, there's a link here:
http://news.bbc.co....Yes, there's a link here:<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8535245.stm<br /><br />Clearly our Mr Millns spent too long a year at CAMRA - he looks like a well-soaked beer-towel!Queen Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-62065726374893252392010-02-24T17:51:53.141+00:002010-02-24T17:51:53.141+00:00Such a shame - it's a great loss for the UK Te...Such a shame - it's a great loss for the UK Tefl Trade!<br /><br />Where are you now, Ashley - temping at that employment agency again?!Nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406766355355473701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-81858631176508042002010-02-24T16:48:57.597+00:002010-02-24T16:48:57.597+00:00I would deduce from this that Ashley has closed hi...I would deduce from this that Ashley has closed his little agency down altogether. What a loss.King Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-59331080682414820952010-02-24T11:20:14.305+00:002010-02-24T11:20:14.305+00:00the address is an English outfit selling shite dom...the address is an English outfit selling shite domain names- he probably forgot to pay his bill and lost the domain name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-41967336940869388962010-02-23T11:27:36.628+00:002010-02-23T11:27:36.628+00:00All is not well in the world of little Ashley Arno...All is not well in the world of little Ashley Arnold. His website has been hijacked by a Taiwanese outfit selling fake Rolex watches (seriously, type in<br /> <br />www.linguas.co.uk <br /><br />and see what you get)<br /><br />No doubt he will overcome this minor obstacle with his usual commercial flair and boundless charm.King Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-61695713051617428942010-02-22T14:57:30.000+00:002010-02-22T14:57:30.000+00:00Don't worry, Stef - Paul Lowe will protect you...Don't worry, Stef - Paul Lowe will protect you from those evil lizard-men! Look , he's doing all he can by standing right behind you and ... oh, I see - he's running away.<br /><br />Free Windsor?! When has ANYTHING ever been free there?! Oh, yes - there was the unpaid overtime; I s'pose that counts as 'free' in some way...<br /><br />BTW, what's become of Ashley The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-62993969755548119872010-02-20T21:33:57.888+00:002010-02-20T21:33:57.888+00:00And now the Lizard Men descend from their Zeppelin...And now the Lizard Men descend from their Zeppelins, all around me, yes, hundreds of them, I must put on my tin foil helmet to protect my brain, oh no they are waving copies of OUP books and chanting BC songs<br /><br />'BC BC you the one for me e e e e' <br /><br />Thankfully I am sane and I have my placebo syringe to protect my school.<br /><br />I am transmitting.<br /><br />Dot dot Stef, management Coordinatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-66269321799082547742010-02-20T16:00:01.112+00:002010-02-20T16:00:01.112+00:00Let's be frank here - if the language schools ...Let's be frank here - if the language schools had got their act together a long time ago, via their employers' association called English UK, and actively worked to tightly control students who break their visa restrictions, disappear, fail to attend class, etc, then they would not have had to endure this drastic action. <br /><br />Instead they've just been chasing the bucks over theEl Cabron que se rie...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11807995874131419833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-21654691672284188192010-02-19T17:48:53.635+00:002010-02-19T17:48:53.635+00:00I apologisen - the language benchmark has been rai...I apologisen - the language benchmark has been raised from A2 to B2 (Common European Frame of Reference), whch is apparently somewhere near GCSE level. But it still leaves a lot of people stitched up - abroad and in the UK!<br /><br />For the full 'ministerial statement', have a look here...<br /><br />http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/news/wms-tier-4-studentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-63697722213375821672010-02-15T12:04:49.366+00:002010-02-15T12:04:49.366+00:00So, at last an end to the scumbag schools that hav...So, at last an end to the scumbag schools that have beset our 'industry' with a poor reputation for too long. Yes, there are failings but let's stop whinging and get on with building.<br /><br />Good schools will survive. The best always come through in any recession and now is no different. <br /><br />My only concern is whether the abundance of teachers - soon to be available - willLeon Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-86054030265550003562010-02-13T16:14:30.550+00:002010-02-13T16:14:30.550+00:00recent entrants to the profession
age 21, degree c...recent entrants to the profession<br />age 21, degree cert tefl(now I am a professional), loads of applicants, yes I'll work for £7.50 an hour. Oh dear what will all the wonderful, valuable, experienced teachers do? Oh no have to enter the real world of work where you get paid for how hard you work - how will they cope? they won't so it's £7.50 an hour down at tlsi or the supermarket.at the end of the daynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-7487979266935153212010-02-13T09:20:16.819+00:002010-02-13T09:20:16.819+00:00The smart money seems to be going on a transfer of...The smart money seems to be going on a transfer of the 'beginners-to-intermediate' business to Ireland. So if I were you, and looking for a job, I'd be heading there...The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-47964074306482477322010-02-12T07:29:25.699+00:002010-02-12T07:29:25.699+00:00Five quid an hour? Even Paul Lowe will be paying m...Five quid an hour? Even Paul Lowe will be paying more than that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-36546876190615274162010-02-11T18:56:42.013+00:002010-02-11T18:56:42.013+00:00Paul tried to find a job in Tesco.
But they want ...Paul tried to find a job in Tesco.<br /><br />But they want people who work with conviction.<br /><br />Not convictions for fraud!!<br /><br />Lovely, I never get tired of that one.<br /><br />Never been happier.Clarence Rhode, Corporate Strategy Director and Management Coordinator, UK Business, Windsornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-70931985652954414592010-02-11T18:37:14.146+00:002010-02-11T18:37:14.146+00:00hurray mass sackings and wages down to £5 an hour....hurray mass sackings and wages down to £5 an hour. So much for the "profession" <br />You never had it so good losersandy nesbittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-2550265542289117872010-02-11T14:01:28.673+00:002010-02-11T14:01:28.673+00:00No more Tefl? Let it bleed!No more Tefl? Let it bleed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com