| If you are considering teaching English as a foreign | | | | what grammar you should know, classroom methods, |
| language, you may be planning to knock about the | | | | and lesson planning. You might also have the chance |
| world and see where work turns up. This | | | | to present a lesson to the other students in your |
| adventuresome lifestyle can work out fine, particularly | | | | course or to a small group of them. |
| if you are good at selling yourself, if you go to places | | | | You may end up with some sort of certificate |
| that are short on English teachers, and if you have an | | | | indicating that you have taken this short course. It's |
| emergency supply of cash just in case. | | | | certainly better than nothing, but don't expect it to be |
| You can increase the likelihood of finding satisfying | | | | very important in helping you get a job. |
| work by getting some training in TEFL (Teaching | | | | Becoming TEFL Initiated |
| English as a Foreign Language). There is a range of | | | | If you take a course in learning TEFL that is 100 hours |
| choices: weekend courses of about 20 hours, the | | | | or more of instruction, it will provide you with a |
| standard TEFL certification course of about 100 hours, | | | | certificate and you will have the right to describe |
| and university or even post-graduate degrees in the | | | | yourself as a "TEFL initiated" teacher. This is a good |
| subject. Here, we'll discuss the first two options. Many | | | | level to be at, and it is probably where most TEFL |
| places around the world and on the internet offer | | | | teachers are. If you are thinking of working in a |
| these courses. They may be less expensive in a | | | | particular country, before you go to the trouble of |
| country where you might want to teach, and taking a | | | | becoming TEFL initiated, do read up on what that |
| course there can give you useful contacts in the | | | | country looks for by way of training. |
| country. | | | | There are courses of this sort that you can take |
| Short Courses in TEFL | | | | online. This would be more useful for people who are |
| A weekend course or other short course just gives | | | | already experienced in the classroom or have a |
| you an overview of what is involved in teaching English | | | | degree in education. |
| as a second language. It might cover the basics of | | | | |