TEFL Courses Abroad
What is TEFL?
Knowledge of the English language and the ability to use this language is rapidly becoming a valuable global commodity due to the fact that the English language is in ever increasing demand throughout the world.
All About Languages not only offers our clients the opportunity to learn foreign languages abroad but also the tools to learn how to teach the English language to those who strive to learn it.
Teaching English abroad is one of the best ways to support yourself financially while living abroad.
At present there is a great worldwide desire to communicate in English and, as a result, there is a huge demand for trained and skilled teachers of English. The standard, international qualification required is a TEFL certificate or TESOL certificate.
With this qualification you are able to put your English skills to good use and to find employment throughout the world.
Why settle when you can travel?
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Living in an era which is dominated by the words and phenomena of the likes of ‘recession’, ‘cuts’ and ‘unemployment’ people naturally choose to explore new options and possibly new horizons too. Being TEFL-qualified is one way of doing this.
One could quite easily relocate to places where the teaching of English as a second or foreign language is as necessary to the locals as their daily bread and butter. TEFL Scotland, which includes TEFL England, TEFL Wales and TEFL Courses Ireland, provide the necessary courses.
The more time passes the more English people are becoming TEFL and CELTA qualified and are moving out of the UK and settling elsewhere.
The latest blow has come along when English Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the government shall be cutting the housing benefits which are currently being given to people under the age of 25. This obviously puts an even bigger burden on these young youths who want to settle down and in some cases it might even result in a failure to actually fulfill their dream of settling. So what’s the option? Travelling of course!
Some might see it as a form of escapade.but let’s face it. Who wouldn’t want to escape from a figure of one million unemployed in the 16 to 24 age range alone?
Who would want to pile up on more debts? On the other side of the continent (and for the more adventurous ones even on the other side of the globe) there are people who are dying to quench their thirst for learning English. So moving to one of these countries, especially when you are fully qualified and, on top of that, a native is possibly the best career move one could make, given the situation!
Author: Bernice Farrugia
Available courses:
TEFL Courses in the USA
- TEFL / TESOL / CELTA Course in California – Cal America, California
TEFL Courses in Malta
- 60 hour TEFL Course – inlingua, Malta
TEFL / TESOL Courses in Canada
- TESOL – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages – CSLI, Vancouver
TEFL Courses in South Africa
- TESOL Course in South Africa – LTC, Cape Town
Teacher Training Course in Spain
- Teacher Training Course – CLIC International House, Seville
CELT Courses in Ireland
- CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING – CLCI, Cork
- Certificate in English Language Teaching (CELT) – Atlantic Language Galway
Teacher Refresher Courses
- Refresher programmes for international teachers – OISC, Oxford
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What is the difference between TEFL / TESOL?
This question can be complicated, we will try to clarify below:
- TEFL – Teaching English as a Foreign Language: This term is predominantly used when English is being taught in a country where it isn’t the native language (for example teaching English to Spanish people in Spain).
- TESL - Teaching English as a Second Language: This is where English is being taught to non-native speakers of English in a country where it is the native language (for example teaching emigrants to the UK/USA).
- TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: This term theoretically encompasses all of the above.
- ELT - English Language Teaching: This term is mainly used by institutions in the U.K.
Although there are slight differences in theory, these terms are often used interchangeably. It should not make any real difference to your future career and job prospects whether you receive a TEFL certificate or a TESOL certificate.
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