What is TEFL, TESOL Certification?

What is TEFL?

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

•  TESOL, TESL, ELT, ESL

•  Bottom line is you’re

teaching English as

a Foreign language

Fastest growing Education field in the world.

Which creates thousands of teaching jobs

for you worldwide.

Use t h i s s l i d e t o p r ov i d e a Compe l l i n g a l l - t o - a c t i o n ( CTA )

Why is it important to get TEFL trained?

Is it your dream to live in Japan?

Do you want to experience life in... Germany?

How about migrating

south to Costa Rica?

Top employers want professionally TEFL trained, native English teachers

Not all TEFL certifications are created equally

What does that mean? Well, there are

professional standards for this industry.

International standards for accredited TEFL training are

*drum roll*

100 hours of course work

at least 6 hours of in-person practice teaching experience

accredited curriculum by independent, recognized organization

Education provided by a qualified instructor

(who has an equivalent to a Master’s Degree in TESOL

or related field)

It is also recommended that you take your TEFL certification course from an

organization that provides comprehensive job search guidancE!

All International TEFL Academy TEFL

certification courses meet and often

exceed these standards.

To learn more about what to consider when looking at TEFL

certification courses, check out What Is TEFL/TESOL Certification

on our TEFL Articles page.