For those of you who are living in the northeast or who may have plans to travel there soon I would like you to know that there is now the opportunity to receive a teaching English as a foriegn language (tefl) certificate in Khon Kaen. We are Text-and-Talk Academy and our course has been offered around Thailand for around ten years. Our course is accredited through the Thai Ministry of Education and our certificates are accepted worldwide. You can check out our website at http://www.teflteachthai.com if you are interested in our course and need further details. This course has been a long time in coming and is now finally available to those who prefer to live and work up country. I can be reached at 085-7403904 or contacted by email at ronaldbeachy@yahoo.com.

Hi ronald beachy, thanks for relaying this info and welcome to Talk Thailand

How long does the course take to complete, how much does it cost and do you offer on site / local accommodation?

Thank you for you questions.

Our course fee is 43,000 baht. I think all will find this fee competitive with other quality tefl courses offered in Thailand. Currently we are offering 6 week courses Mon - Thurs from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. We will consider offering a more intensive 4 week course which covers the same 120 hours + 6 hours evaluated teaching practice but as of yet do not as we feel the 6 week course gives our trainees the extra time needed to manage the heavy workload that typifies a quality tefl certificate course.

Accomodation is not included in the course fee however the cost of renting a flat in Khon Kaen is extremely affordable. Our courses will be held in the student complex building at Khon Kaen University and on site accomodation is plentiful. A nice room with a seperate bath, balcony and air condition generally is available at or around 3000 - 3500 baht per month.