ESL Teach

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Nearly everyone in the world wants to acquire English, the language of International commerce and higher education. Most of the teaching jobs abroad are for English teachers. But you do not really need a credential at all. Your credential is simply your ability to speak English. However, you should, at the very least, get some formal training in TEFL or TESOL. You can find TEFL or TESOL classes online for as little as $200 and some are as short as a couple of weeks. Also, some foreign employers will pay you a little more if you have a TEFL or TESOL certificate. I think it looks even better if you have your California teaching credential and have at least a little bit of experience in teaching in the classroom. I have come across job postings, especially in Brazil, where you will receive a letter of denial due to “lack of experience” even though the job posting never specifically said what the experience is that they are looking for. I have also heard about California teachers applying for jobs overseas and being hired based on their resume and experience without ever leaving California and having to physically visit the school (job site) first.

ESL Teach Acronyms

When you start looking for a job overseas, you will notice lots of acronyms in the job postings you are searching through. Below are some common ESL acronyms you are likely to come across in your job search.

ALM = Audio-Lingual method of teaching English.
B.Ed = Bachelor of Education degree.
CALL = Computer Assisted Language Learning
CEELT = Cambridge Examination in English for Language Teachers.
CELTA = Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults – Cambridge University’s certificate program, formerly the CTEFLA.
CELTYL = Certificate in English Language Teaching to Young Learners – Cambridge’s certificate program for teaching children.
CV or Curriculum Vitae = resume
DOS/DoS = Director of Studies – Head teacher/administrator responsible for staff and/or academic aspects of school management.
DELTA = Diploma English Language Teaching to Adults - Cambridge advanced in-service qualification formerly DTEFLA .
Dip = Diploma
EAP = English for Academic Purposes - Learning/teaching English to enable further academic study in any discipline. Often associated with TOEFL or IELTS preparation.
EFL = English as a Foreign Language – Refers to the English studied and used by non-native

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