 The Many Reasons for Taking a Teflocourse There are many different reasons why someone might choose to complete a Teflocourse. For some it may be simply to earn a new qualification whilst for others there may be much more to it than that. This post will highlight and explain some of the main reasons why people choose to study and complete Teflocourses. The Gateway to a New Life Abroad One of the main reasons why people choose to complete a Teflocourse is to gain a qualification that will help them to obtain a job in a foreign country where they wish to live and work. Teaching English in their country of choice may not be the only job that is available to them, but it is one of the easiest ways to be able to live in a foreign country. Following Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, English is the most commonly spoken language in the world and out of the three top languages it is the most widely spoken. Being utilized in 106 countries and with over 950 million speakers communicating in English around the world, everybody wants to learn it, and so, learning Teflocourse and teaching foreign students the language is a great way to find work abroad and to help the world to become a much more globally connected place. Learning Teflocourse and working abroad is also a great way to be adventurous, experience new cultures, learn new languages and change up the normal 9-5 lifestyle. Plus, international experience, whether working or studying abroad, is almost always seen as a plus to future employers all over the world. International Job Requirements There are a certain number of countries where Teflocertificate will not be needed, whereas in other countries it may be essential that an aspiring teacher holds a Teflocertificate to even think of applying for a job. For example, in specific countries, an English teaching school may wish to see a Teflocertificate with a certain number of hours completed on it, such as a 120-hour Teflocertificate for teaching in Korea. Other countries may place experience above certification as a necessity, and in some cases a country may require the applicant to hold both a Teflocertificate with a certain number of hours as well as a certain period of experience in teaching. For example in Dubai teachers are expected to hold a Teflocertificate as well as a minimum of one year teaching experience in the same grade. In some cases a job which specifies positions for a business English teacher or an elementary school English teacher may look for someone who holds a certificate in teaching business English, C-T-B-E, or a certificate in teaching English to young learners, C-TIL. Build on your existing teaching skills. Another reason why someone may wish to study a Teflocourse is to improve their own way of teaching. If someone is a teacher of English to foreign students already, they might choose to take on a Teflocourse as a way to update their knowledge of teaching the language. An English language teacher with a certain style of teaching might complete a Tefloso that they can broaden the way they teach and add new styles to their teaching form, which in turn, can help vary their lessons in the future. It could be that a one-on-one teacher has acquired a new class which involves multiple students and they would like some insight on how to manage and control such a group, or perhaps it is the other way around, and a classroom teacher finds themselves teaching privately in a one-on-one lesson. A new teacher might take a Teflocourse to help boost their confidence and to enhance the experience they give their students in the classroom by applying what they learn on the course into their lessons. A Teflocourse can provide some new activities, games and ideas on how to focus on specific elements of the English language that a new teacher might not be aware of. A Teflocourse can also provide an opportunity for a new teacher to go over some of the materials that they may have learned recently to help them feel more grounded. Some teachers might be extremely good at teaching the productive skills of speaking and writing but they might not be so great at teaching the receptive skills of reading and listening, in this case it would be good for the teacher to take a Teflocourse and to brush up on these skills to make their lessons more varied and successful. Some people may be a natural at teaching English to foreign learners of the language, but they may struggle with lesson planning, classroom management or seating arrangements, that's where studying and completing a Teflocourse can be useful. Overall, studying a Teflocourse will help current and new teachers improve their class dynamics and atmosphere, as well as introduce new skills and practice to those that they may already know. Build a CV, Resume for the Future. There are also people who will choose to study a Teflocourse just to add to their curriculum variety or resume in hope that it may come in handy in the future. Maybe they will meet a new foreign friend who wishes to improve their English or perhaps they will find themselves in a situation teaching a foreign student who has moved to an English speaking country without any knowledge of the language, teaching them English will help them to open new doors. Some people who are aspiring to work in a career in education may wish to take on a Teflocourse not because they hope to work abroad but because it will help improve their future job prospects at home as a teacher. It is your motivation for taking a Teflocourse. Although there are many different reasons for completing a Teflocourse and a person may have more than one reason for studying Teflocourse there is one thing that can be agreed upon. Studying a Teflocourse cannot be a disadvantage and can only benefit the holder in acquiring a job, improving their career possibilities or even helping a friend improve their English skills. Speak with an ITTT advisor today to put together your personal plan for teaching English abroad. Send us an email or call us toll free at 1-800-490-0531 to speak with an ITTT advisor today.