| is in all simplicity, Teaching English as a First Language. | | | | teachers who would like to teach English overseas. |
| What this means is that if you are a native English | | | | Living life to the fullest is important and the adventures |
| speaker, your first language is of course English and | | | | that await you out there teaching English to those who |
| as such, your teachers were in fact TEFL. On the | | | | truly want to learn are many. Live a bit on the |
| other hand in the event that you are learning English as | | | | adventurous side and get your TEFL certification so |
| a second language, it is then known as ESL or English | | | | that you can live in another country and still have a |
| as a Second Language. | | | | means of income irregardless of age or gender. The |
| Knowing the difference is important especially if you | | | | demand for certified native English speaking teachers |
| plan on working overseas teaching English. While in | | | | is growing at an exponential rate and all that you need |
| most cases this can be done without any real | | | | to do to help fill this fast growing demand is to become |
| credentials other than being a native English speaker, | | | | certified and then take the step to live over seas and |
| some places do require that you need to have a bit | | | | teach English. |
| more qualifications under your belt. In most cases | | | | With years of experience in ESL (both teaching in |
| these qualifications will fall under the need for obtaining | | | | schools and recruiting staff), our staff have a |
| certification in a particular field of teaching English. | | | | combined experience of over 14 years teaching |
| In contrast to teaching English as a second language, if | | | | English as a Second Language. Having taught all over |
| you plan on teaching it as a first language even in a | | | | the world including countries such as Kuwait, China, |
| country where English would still technically be a | | | | South Korea, Japan, England and Germany, we are |
| second language, the approach and structured | | | | very knowledgeable in the ESL field. |
| curriculum between the two is very different. | | | | We started this site in 2002, trying to provide a |
| Taking a course is a simple process and when you | | | | resource where teachers could post their job offers, |
| are good in English, you may be able to make your | | | | and native English teachers could post their resumes. |
| way through this course with ease. Once you have | | | | We hoped to make a clear and easily read website |
| fully completed the course and of course passed it as | | | | that would succeed in bringing together teacher and |
| well, you will receive your TEFL certification which is | | | | jobs together in the ESL industry. |
| good all over the world. This will allow you to obtain a | | | | Our website has continued to grow year after year, |
| job teaching English virtually anywhere in the world. | | | | and we are proud to have one of the leading ESL job |
| Having a TEFL certification is important because while | | | | boards on the internet. Find your dream English |
| you can still get a job without them, you can make | | | | teaching job, or find the perfect teacher to fill your |
| substantially more income by having this certification as | | | | vacant teacher position. All for free, on ESLJobs .biz. |
| well as the many others that are available to English | | | | |