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Overseas careers have become increasingly popular during recent years as people see more
opportunities for diverse careers away from Britain. It is a bold step to pack up and move to a
foreign country where you have secured a job for yourself. However, it is also an exciting leap of
faith to move abroad and start teaching English as a foreign language. But how do you choose
which training process? There are so many different ways to become a TEFL teacher, be it in
Britain or abroad as well as different course types which grant you different qualifications.
Unfortunately, no universal qualification to become a TEFL teacher exists, but there are courses
which are given more credence than others. The Certificate of English Language Teaching To
Adults (CELTA) is awarded by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
(UCLES). Alternatively, you can gain the certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages (Cert.TESOL) through Trinity College London.
These are the two courses that enjoy the highest prestige at English teaching schools around the
world, especially if you are hoping to teach in a country where there is high competition from other
TEFL teachers. These courses are normally given more precedence than others. There is also
another benefit in the fact that these two courses are offered in institutions around the world, so
you can learn and gain experience at the same time.
However, if you choose to look for an alternative training scheme, there are several options you
can choose between. Online courses are good as they offer students the option to work in their
own time and at their own pace. Unfortunately however, most online courses do not give students
any hands on experience before they qualify, which means that classroom management, language
management and teaching methodology have to be learned once the course is over and the
teacher is face to face with pupils, without any guidance from a trained TEFL teacher. Most
schools see face to face teaching experience with pupils as a necessity in order to gain the skills
needed to be able to teach English well.
There are also intensive weekend courses available which are good as a starting point from which
you can carry out more modules at a later date. It is unlikely however that you will be accepted to
teach at a school after just two days experience. They are a good idea if you're not sure if teaching
English as a foreign language is for you though.
The most important thing to consider is whether you feel comfortable with the courses offered and
if you feel that the training would be enough for you to feel confident enough in teaching young
and adult students alike. Also an important point to consider is whether the school that you hope to
teach at accepts the course you decide to take. There is no point in completing an online course
then finding out that the school you want to teach at only accepts a CELTA or Cert.TESOL
certificate.
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