The certificates issued by American TESOL Institute have recognition globally and the credibility of our candidates is adjudged through accreditations and affiliations provided by some of the best bodies entitled to set parameters of excellence for TEFL course providers. In recent times, we are associated with a plethora of affiliate institutions, organizations and government bodies, who guarantee top notch academic support and essential placement assistance to our TEFL candidates.
Listed by the U.S. Secretary of Education, American TESOL Institute is recognized as a well acclaimed institution of Postsecondary Education.AMERICAN TESOL ACCREDITATIONSAmerican TESOL Institute's online TESOL certification program has been evaluated and recommended for college credit by The American Council on Education's . College Credit Recommendation Service. (ACE CREDIT) American TESOL Institute
American TESOL Institute is approved by the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs to offer test for licensing and certification needed to enter, maintain or advance into employment in a civilian vocation or profession under Title 38 of the U.S.C., and Chapter 1606 of Title 10 U.S.C.
American TESOL Institute is authorized by the Georgia Department of Education to provide professional learning units by which teachers, administrators, and other staff acquire, enhance, and refine the knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions necessary to create and support high levels of learning for all students.
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We are the global ambassador for iEarn . iEarn is a non-profit global organization established in 1988, that equips teachers and young learners to use Internet and other new technologies to enhance learning methods. American TESOL Institute's certified candidates are provided with iEarn membership.
A member of Central Florida TESOL Organization, American TESOL Institute is licensed under SAFEA.
American TESOL Institute is accredited by United States English Teacher Training Association (USETTA), a pioneering accrediting agency established in 2005.
In addition, American TESOL Institute has partners namely "Interpark Communication" and "Talkbean" who are some of the world's largest providers of ESL training.
American TESOL Institute owns a state licence in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Global job opportunities :
Paid TEFL positions exist more or less inevery country. We have helped thousands of people realize their dreams andteach in different countries all over the world.
Career advancement:
TEFL is a fantastic opportunity to gain some experience and set you up for future academic learning. Many teachers all over the world start their careers with our courses before taking future courses
Internationally recognized certificate:
TEFL certificates are recognized worldwide and gives you the qualification and skills to teach English professionally.
1.You need it to teach abroad:
A TEFL and your bachelor's degree (any major!) is all you need.
2.You’ll land a teaching job abroad quicker.
ESL and language schools all over the worldare looking for English-speaking university graduates with a TEFL.
3.A TEFL gives youthe skills to actually teach in the first place.
You’ll learn essential stuff like how to teach English grammar, plan lessons and manage a classroom!
1.You’ll beat out the competition.
Top international schools are looking forcertified teachers who are also TEFL qualified.
2.You’ll earn a higher salary.
With your teaching background and TEFL inhand, you’ll qualify for the best paying teaching jobs abroad.
3.You’ll learn must-have skills for teaching English language learners (ELLs).
You’ll learn strategies for tailoring your lessons more effectively for ESL students in your classroom!
1.All college graduates looking to teach abroad
If you’re a recent or soon-to-be graduate,you’re probably sick of being asked about your plans for the future. Before starting out in their long-term careers, more and more college graduates are looking to spend some time living and traveling abroad after finishing their studies.
2.New (and experienced) teachers
Faced with teaching job shortages in their home countries, more and more recent teacher graduates and experience deducators are getting the urge to take off and explore the world by teaching English abroad.
3.Career changers
If you’re officially over the 9-to-5 grind,you’re in luck. Hiring schools around the world are clambering to hireTEFL-qualified English teachers with life and professional work experience!
Not so fast! Speaking English doesn’t automatically mean that you’re qualified or indeed able to teach it. Hiring schools and language institutes require candidates to have relevant training onhow to teach English as a foreign language.
For teaching jobs abroad, you'll typically see ESL schools and recruiters require applicants to be fluent in English, hold a bachelor's degree and have a TEFL certificate. Even if having a TEFL certificate isn't a requirement for the job you’ve honed in on, you might still want to consider it as a worthy investment.
Simply put, A TEFL certification is your key to traveling and working all around the world as an English teacher.
With your TEFL certificate in hand, you’llbe eligible for teaching jobs in non-English speaking countries across Europe,Asia and Central and South America.
Affirmative! Once you have native-level English proficiency and a TEFL certificate to showcase your English teaching chops, you’ll encounter little difficulty finding a teaching job abroad as a non-native speaker.
What will I learn in a TEFL course?
In brief, you’ll learn the skills you needto confidently plan English lessons and effectively manage a foreign-language classroom, including how to:
Plan effective ESL lessons that meetrequired learning objectives.
Manage a classroom and cultivate a strong and positive learning environment for your English language learners.
Teach English language skills, including reading, writing, speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar.
Adapt your lessons to different learning styles.
Find, adapt and personalize materials to build your own toolbox of teaching resources.
TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language): This will allow a teacher to teach in an English-speaking country tostudents whose first language isn’t English.
TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages): This encompasses both TEFL and TESL and can mean either oneor both. This will allow a teacher to teach a student whose native language isn’t English.
CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English toSpeakers of Other Languages): This is a specific brand of course, operating under Cambridge University, similar to a TESOL. This course is usually taught full-time over 4 weeks or part-time over 6 months.
TEFL and TESOL are both acronyms for teaching English to non-native speakers. Both acronyms can be used to describe qualifications which certify you to teach English as a foreign language.
To a larger extent both "TEFL"and "TESOL" are used interchangeably.
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
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