| So, now you have your 4-year college degree and are | | | | 120 classroom hours and six hours minimum teaching. |
| interested in traveling abroad and to fund your trip you | | | | The certifications with the most dignififed status are: |
| want to get certified to teach English abroad. Many | | | | CELTA and TESOL. Each of these programs are a |
| people want to know if there is are a many courses | | | | minimum of 120 hours, normally more, plus 6 hours of |
| required to obtain the certification. | | | | supervised instruction. Both of these programs are |
| It actually depends somewhat on which country you | | | | seen as equals, so you can't go wrong if you obtain |
| want to teach English. The Asian countries are more | | | | either one. There is one thing people often make a |
| relaxed on certifications than Europe due to their | | | | mistake with and that is the term, "TOEFL". TOEFL |
| greater need for native English speaking teachers. | | | | (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is simply an |
| Some institutions will accept you without any type of | | | | exam you take to certify that you can in fact speak |
| certification at all. As an example, the bigger schools | | | | English, not a course you become certified in. |
| in Japan have no requirement to be certified. | | | | The term TOEFL not a certification. It is a Test of |
| The course time depends on which type of | | | | English as a Foreign Language for non-native |
| certification you are going to want. The TEFL | | | | speakers of English. It is commonly used as a guideline |
| (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and TESOL | | | | about if the non-native english speakers should be |
| (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) | | | | admitted to English-speaking universities. |
| courses are not the same in length because it's not a | | | | People have a few different choices such as |
| fixed certification, different schools will simply have | | | | universities, colleges or language schools that offer a |
| different lengths and so forth. However, if time is a | | | | month long course, which is a good route. It typically |
| concern, the TEFL or TESOL certification can be | | | | includes a few hours daily and finishes with you instruct |
| completed either in a classroom environment or online; | | | | a mock class. The prices vary for this but do not be |
| it really depends on where you want to do it. The fee | | | | surprised to see it range from five-hundred to two |
| will also be different from school to school. An | | | | thousand dollars. |
| excellent illustration, one can get your TESOL | | | | Another choice is an intensive weekend course, which |
| certification for $199 if you enroll in a 50-hour | | | | is much cheaper and obviously does not go into |
| certification program or you can choose a $1,000, 120 | | | | everything a 30 day program does. This program is |
| hour certification. You just need to look for something | | | | normally given at the very saTOEFL is the Test of |
| less costly and that you feel provides value to you so | | | | English as a Foreign Language. This is a test for |
| you can effectively teach. | | | | non-native speakers of English. It is often used to |
| Most people who have done it state, if you're serious | | | | make decisions about whether non-native speakers |
| about it you should enroll in a course that has at least | | | | should be admitted to English-speaking universities.me |
| 100 hours to be effective. Another certification, | | | | language schools that have month long courses. The |
| known as CELTA (Certificate in English Language | | | | one you choose will defintiely help you in your cultural |
| Teaching to Adults), is provided by the University of | | | | journey whether it is in Japan, China, Spain, Chile, Lima, |
| Cambridge and has additional hourly requirements. It's a | | | | Peru or Brazil. Have a good trip and wonderful |
| 4-week full-time classroom environment with at least | | | | experience. |