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Article #77: ESL Teaching - Is it For You?

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Would you like to teach English to You may decide to work with an agency
foreigners in your country or travel to based in your home country that will
another country to teach? Many young assist you with legal questions and
people consider such employment assist you in making living arrangements.
advertisements with great interest since While many foreign positions are
the position offers them the opportunity available to individuals without
to travel and often does not require any experience or certification you will
experience other than being a native likely find the education and resources
English speaker. of a class to be valuable before taking
Foreign countries looking for English an assignment. If you think you would
teachers greatly desire the instructor to like to try this career out you might
be a native English speaker. The course offer your services locally, as a private
materials may be provided or you may be tutor, or take an instruction class to
asked to show previous teaching familiarize yourself with the
experience or a TEFL or TESL certificate. responsibilities and work required to
Common Terms: teach a language.
Before you excitedly answer any If you choose to work in your own country
employment ads you should learn the there will be various guidelines for
meaning of commonly used terms as well as certification, experience and materials
recommendations for working locally or as determined by the employers. If you
abroad. consider private tutoring you can
TEFL: Teaching English Foreign Language; research recommended course materials and
often refers to teaching English in a methods online or at a book store or
foreign country. Known to students as EFL library. You can then advertise your
classes. services in a local paper or on college
TESL: Teaching English as a Second and university billboards.
Language; usually refers to teaching Teaching English can be very rewarding.
English to foreigners in an English However, English is a language that is
speaking country. Known to students as full of rule breaking nuances. Trying to
ESL classes. explain these to a student can be
Teaching Locally or Abroad? difficult and a person needs to have
For people who wish to travel TEFL can be patience and good personal skills to
a great opportunity to interact with new become an effective teacher.
cultures and to finance traveling. It is If you would like to review what types of
important to investigate the country you positions are available you can check
will be traveling to as well as the them out online through employment and
employer offering the position to ensure ESL teaching sites.
you will be safe and have reliable work.






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