Pick how you want to earn your certificate to teach English abroad.
There are two choices for getting a certification to teach English abroad.
If you want to work at your own speed and want to get certified while still working or going to school, you can complete your certification course online, which is incredible. For this option, you’ll need to be self-motivated, as it’s precisely the same as taking an online class and you’ll have tasks and exams to take on your own.
The downside is that you won’t get experience in the classroom, but some online courses send you videos of sample lessons taught in various parts of the world by experienced teachers. This offers you the chance to take a look at actual lessons. By volunteering to teach in your town, maybe at a YMCA or local school, it is also a good idea to try to get some in-class experience on your own.
To get TEFL approved, you don’t need to complete 20 hours of practical teaching or observation, but it will make you more suitable when applying for work.
If you happen to have teaching experience already, the best and most cost-effective way to do it is probably to get certified online.
If you choose to study in a classroom, you can opt to do so overseas or back at home in a major city. The benefit of obtaining your qualification abroad is that it will help you interact with language schools that can employ you once you are qualified. Still, it’s also much more expensive than doing it at home because you will have to pay for airfare, housing, and more. Both options can provide teaching experience in the classroom.
