TEFL TESOL Certificate
Completing a tefl/tesol Certification Course
By successfully completing a tefl/tesol certificate course you are on your way to a fulfilling and exciting career teaching English abroad. The qualification required to secure jobs Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (tesol) are recognised throughout the world as the tefl and tesol certificate.
Many companies provide courses which progress to the tefl and tesol Certificate. However, there are only a few international companies that supervise the distribution of internationally acknowledged TEFL/tesol qualifications. ITTT is one of the larger companies who oversee this.
TEFL/TESOL Certificate
English language schools and institutes worldwide usually require their teachers to possess a TEFL/TESOL Certificate that is externally moderated and accredited and includes a minimum of 100 hours of training. To meet international regulatory standards, these courses require 6 hours of supervised, observed and constructively assessed English teaching practice with foreign English language students. This is a requirement established by the British Council in the UK and TESOL in the Usa who set the international TEFL/TESOL standards. Training courses should also include active, student guided lessons involving all areas of teaching English, such as teaching styles, phonology and grammar, as well as a marking structure that incorporates a student’s classroom performance and a final exam.
ITTT
Once you have received a TEFL/TESOL Certificate from a company like ITTT, language schools will recognise that you have studied a highly regarded course which incorporated at least six hours of supervised teaching time, along with the completion of a range of coursework and projects. Your standard of English teaching will be good and you will have the ability to adjust to foreign surroundings and cultures (particularly if your course was studied abroad).
You will find that some companies offer short weekend TEFL or TESOL courses, as well as online TEFL or TESOL courses. However, prospective employers recognise that these do not provide the same course content as the 4-week classroom based course. The certificate awarded from these shorter courses may not provide you with as many job offers from the more desired English teaching locations.
Therefore, if you wish to teach English abroad it is more beneficial for your future English language students and future career prospects for you to study with a highly regarded organisation like ITTT.