Teacher Tim's TEFL International blog |
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| “Teacher Tim” is Tim Torkildson, who was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Before becoming an ESL professional, Tim led a most interesting life, first as a circus clown, and then as a radio newscaster.
While visiting friends in Bangkok several years ago it was casually suggested that he take the TESOL certification course at TEFL International, on the Gulf Coast in Ban Phe, near Rayong. His friends thought he might like teaching in Thailand. More on a whim than for any other reason, Tim took the course and became totally enamoured with introducing Thais to the mysteries and joys of the English language.
After several years of successful ESL teaching in Bangkok, Tim returned to the States for some further education and then moved back to Thailand for good in 2009. He now works for TEFL International as their Communications Specialist, and has also been involved in online ESL teaching.
Tim says “I really enjoy working with people, especially recent college graduates, who want to take control of their life and not wait around for that big job break back home; these are the people who make outstanding students and then outstanding teachers here in Thailand and elsewhere.”
Founder and CEO of TEFL International, Bruce Veldhuisen, says “Tim is an outstanding communicator, with a daffy and endearing sense of humour that works well with Thais and farangs alike. I plan on giving him a big raise in the very near future!” |
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| Surprise, Surprise, It Is A Conspiracy! | 10/7/2010 |
| Sweat | 17/7/2010 |
| Teaching ESL In Thailand Using Alice In Wonderland | 24/7/2010 |
| How To Get Along With Your Boss At School | 31/7/2010 |
| The Many Marvelous Uses Of Marmite For ESL Teaching In Thailand | 7/8/2010 |
| The Sales Bug | 21/8/2010 |
| An Open Letter To My 24-Year-Old Unemployed Son Back In The United States | 28/8/2010 |
| Using Modern Media in Your Thai Classroom | 4/9/2010 |
| Teacher Tim Gets The Business | 25/9/2010 |
| Lunch Time | 2/10/2010 |
| Teacher Tim Remembers | 9/10/2010 |
| Water, Water, Everywhere . . . | 9/10/2010 |
| Food For Thought | 13/11/2010 |
| It's Better Than A Poke in the Eye With A Sharp Stick | 20/11/2010 |
| Teacher Tim and the Sticky Wicket | 27/11/2010 |
| The Burping Contest | 4/12/2010 |
| Tis The Season | 11/12/2010 |
| The Immersion Version | 18/12/2010 |
| You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover - Unless You're Illiterate | 8/1/2011 |
| My Guilty Secret | 15/1/2011 |
| Lucy & Ricky Ride Again | 22/1/2011 |
| The Sky Is Falling | 29/1/2011 |
| Teacher Time Talks Turkey | 5/2/2011 |
| A Public Service Announcement From Teacher Time | 12/2/2011 |
| Salvador Dali Was A Thai | 19/2/2011 |
| If You Are Absent Today Please Raise Your Hand | 26/2/2011 |
| Gesundheit! | 5/3/2011 |
| A Soliloquy | 12/3/2011 |
| The Long Commute | 19/3/2011 |
| James Joyce Pitch Hits for Teacher Tim | 26/3/2011 |
| A Resume By Any Other Name | 2/4/2011 |
| The Isaan Diet | 9/4/2011 |
| Speaking of Talking | 16/4/2011 |
| The World's Oldest ESL Teacher in Thailand | 23/4/2011 |
| The Necktie Party | 30/4/2011 |
| Are You Wokin' Hard or Hardly Workin'? | 7/5/2011 |
| The WC And Me | 14/5/2011 |
| Landlords | 21/5/2011 |
| An Apple a Day | 28/5/2011 |
| Dog Daze | 4/6/2011 |
| The Good, the Bad, and the Whacked Out | 11/6/2011 |
| How to Watch TV with a Thai | 18/6/2011 |
| Haunted Hunting | 25/6/2011 |
| That's My Boy | 2/7/2011 |
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Who Goes There? |
9/7/2011 |
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It's 4 AM - Do You Know
Where your Lesson Plans Are? |
16/7/2011 |
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How Red is Your Tape? |
23/7/2011 |
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What Was Heard Between
London And Washington? |
30/7/2011 |
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I Never Met A Deadline I
Didn't Ignore |
6/8/2011 |
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Tap Water Truths |
13/8/2011 |
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Beware Of The Pie Crust
Promise |
20/8/2011 |
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Disconnect Your Panic
Button |
27/8/2011 |
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Even The Best Thais Won't
Tell You |
3/9/2011 |
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Golf In Thailand |
10/9/2011 |
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Scrub A Dub Dub |
17/9/2011 |
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The Second Language I
Teach, Or "The Ugly Farang" |
24/9/2011 |
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Teaching English B.C. &
A.C. |
1/10/2011 |
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Mr. Blandings in Thailand |
8/10/2011 |
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A Visit To The Doctor |
15/10/2011 |
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A Visit To The
DoctorRomance In Thailand; How To Break It Off (The Romance, That Is!) |
22/10/2011 |
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T'aint Funny, McGee! |
29/10/2011 |
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Backseat Driver |
5/11/2011 |
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Teaching ESL Online |
12/11/2011 |
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A Guest Column From Teacher
Tim's Wallet |
19/11/2011 |
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Will Hay Redux |
26/11/2011 |
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Thanksgiving Memories |
3/12/2011 |
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Textbook Trials |
10/12/2011 |
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Thailand Snapshots |
17/12/2011 |
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A Guest Column From ESL
Student Somsak Praphan |
24/12/2011 |
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Taking A Nap In Thailand |
31/12/2011 |
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I Get Five Dollars For
Writing This |
7/1/2012 |
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Flower Power |
14/1/2012 |
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You Didn't Say |
21/1/2012 |
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The Man In The Moon is A
Rabbit |
28/1/2012 |
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Beef In Thailand |
4/2/2012 |
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The Bugs |
11/2/2012 |
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The Dangers Of Blogging |
18/2/2012 |
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Taxis in Thailand |
25/2/2012 |
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Fishing For Squid In The
Gulf of Thailand |
3/3/2012 |
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Going Shopping with your
Thai Girlfriend |
10/3/2012 |
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The Great Capsicum Caper |
17/3/2012 |
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Odds and Ends |
24/3/2012 |
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Your ESL Horoscope |
8/4/2012 |
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Can Thais Be Taught? |
15/4/2012 |
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Everything You Ever Wanted
To Know About Thai Beer But Were Too Drunk To Ask |
22/4/2012 |
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The Visa Run |
29/4/2012 |
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What's Up, Doc? |
26/5/2012 |
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Let's Play Dress Up In
Thailand |
9/6/2012 |
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