What is TEFL and What is TEFL Certification?

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What is TEFL What is TEFL Certification?
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• TEFL stands for Teach English as a Foreign
  Language.
• TESOL, ESL, CELTA are similar courses.
• Fundamentally they mean the same, nevertheless
  there are some marginal differences.
• TESOL stands for Teach English to Speakers of
  Other Languages,
• ESL is English as a Second Language
• CELTA stands for Certificate in English Language
  Teaching to Adults.

What is TEFL?
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• TEFL varies from TESOL.
• TESOL is for native speakers who teach English to
  non-native speakers located in their own
  countries.
• TEFL is for those who travel away to foreign
  lands to teach English
• The main difference between TEFL, TESOL and CELTA
  is that the latter is specially designed to teach
  adults whereas with a TEFL or TESOL one can teach
  both kids as well as adults.

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How is TEFL Certification Beneficial?

• The modern world is shrinking with the
  advancement of technology and all people are
  coming closer to each other.
• We live in a world where people want to
  communicate themselves more effectively and
  therefore there is a rise in the demand for the
  working knowledge of English.

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• English language trainers or facilitators are in
  demand.
• If you have a command over the English language
  you can gift yourself the chance to travel
  anywhere in the world and earn your money by
  teaching English.
• TEFL acts as a badge and gives your profile that
  extra boost to earn the position of English
  language teacher in a foreign land.

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Advantages of TEFL

• Be eligible for teaching jobs in your preferred
  location abroad.
• Develop and nurture the skills (like lesson
  plans, grammatical knowledge, etc) required to
  teach abroad.
• Be noticeable when applying for a job.
• Earn a higher salary than your counterparts and
  get hired by reputed schools.

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A TEFL course is designed in a way to help you

• To teach with conviction the five elements of
  language learning like reading, writing,
  speaking, listening, and pronunciation.
• Upgrade your lesson planning skills to convey
  knowledge effectively.
• Enhance your grammatical understanding and
  deliver efficiently in a simplified manner
  difficult grammar concepts to your students.
• Learn to manage your class in a way to maintain
  discipline at the same time encourage your
  students to interact without hesitation

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Who can be benefited from the TEFL course and
TEFL Certification?

• Fresh Graduates/Undergraduates.
• New or Experienced teachers.
• If you want to change your field of work and
  embark on a profitable career, and you have a
  good command over the English language then the
  TEFL course is one of the most recommended ones.

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How to get TEFL Certification?

• TEFL certification courses are available
• Online
• As a weekend course
• On a part-time basis
• Through regionally accredited colleges and
  universities.

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• TEFL course online are conducted often on 1 on 1
  basis and are comparatively cheaper
  (approximately 1000 USD) .
• can be completed from the comfort of your home,
  at your own pace and convenience.
• you can complete online TEFL course while
  completing your studies or pursuing a job.

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• Offline courses are costlier (above 2000 USD).
• They do offer some relaxation of time but being
  regular courses they do have certain norms to
  follow.
• You need to attend sessions at a certain time and
  at a certain place.
• They score a point more than the online ones as
  they are considered more reliable by prospective
  employers.

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• A standard TEFL course ranges from 40 hours to
  150 hours.
• However, a minimum of a 120 hour TEFL certificate
  is recommended for most countries.
• Most countries(government requirement) ask for a
  graduation degree along with 120 hours TEFL
  certification for teaching English learners in
  their schools.

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