| Teaching English as a second language abroad gives | | | | them, you can also enroll in alternative ESL teacher |
| you a chance to mix travel and work together. In the | | | | certification programs. Find out also the possibility of |
| United States, many teachers decide to teach English | | | | registering for an online teacher ESL certification |
| as a second language (ESL) to new adult immigrants | | | | program as well as specializations, endorsements or |
| or ESL students in the public school system. Either | | | | other framework of ESL coursework. |
| way, you'll need to find out the requirements for an | | | | Teaching ESL at Colleges and Universities |
| ESL teaching certification. | | | | Many immigrant adults register for ESL courses at |
| ESL Teacher Requirements Abroad | | | | community colleges or at ESL learning centers that |
| Most teaching posts abroad require at least a | | | | may be affiliated with a college or university. |
| bachelor's degree for teaching ESL. You will also need | | | | Depending on whether you decide to teach ESL either |
| a work visa as an English teacher. Pursuing an ESL | | | | in the US or abroad, you will need to complete |
| teaching certificate is not necessarily a requirement, | | | | appropriate coursework on least on the MA level, if |
| although some more serious employers realize the | | | | not on the PHD level such as a degree in TESOL. |
| educational value of hiring a certified ESL teacher as | | | | (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) or |
| opposed to one who simply speaks and writes English | | | | TEFL. (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) |
| fluently. If you decide to go this route, read literature on | | | | ESL Teacher Training |
| schools, culture, working environment and culture of | | | | Like any job or degree pursuit, the best way to test |
| your host country. | | | | whether teaching ESL is right for you is to spend a |
| ESL Teacher Requirements in the United States | | | | few hours volunteering or finding a summer job in the |
| ESL teacher requirements in the United States are a | | | | ESL field by signing up as an ESL tutor. You can also |
| bit more complex. If you decide to teach ESL to | | | | volunteer your teaching services through any |
| school-age immigrant children in public schools, you will | | | | continuing adult education program, community center |
| need to complete teacher certification according to the | | | | or library. |
| teacher requirements of your state. If your state has | | | | |