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Steps To Become a Certified TESOL Tutor

Author: Attia Nawaz
by Attia Nawaz
Posted: May 17, 2014

A specific course labeled as Tesol or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages is known to be vital for individuals who seek to teach the English language. Just as the demand for teachers of the English language all around the world is greatly rising, the popularity of the TESOL and TESL (English as Second Language) courses is increasing too specifically for those residing in the US or UK. Primarily speaking, there is a definite and promised job awaiting those certified individuals added with the opportunity of traveling and a great wage.

The steps to partake in order to become a TESOL Certified tutor are as follows:

  • Without a doubt, acquiring a TESOL certificate is the first step. The objective of this is to grant individuals with a vision of varying techniques of teaching English as a foreign language to others. This is also aided with specific training regarding their future students’ requirements. The TESOL course may be taken along any other undergrad course and does not hamper it in any manner.
  • Moreover, those seeking to tutor others need to possess a diploma of high school. After acquiring the course, the teachers need to garner proper tutoring experience. This aspect is proffered by most courses in the shape of fixed teaching hours. Having met this requirement, the students qualify for the TESOL certificate.
  • Afterwards, the prospective tutor is required to pass an exam for the state licensure or else acquire another degree of an advanced level in TEFL or TESOL. This further degree of certification or the successful completion of his exam grants you eligibility to teach.
  • Those tutors who seek jobs in universities or colleges require a Master’s degree. The undergrad courses of TESOL center round plans of study while the graduate’s courses the hypothetical facets of teaching the language. In both cases, it is agreed upon that further study provisions greater opportunity for teaching.
  • Even after meeting all the standards of becoming a certified TESOL teacher, this does not promise a ticket to any teaching job in the world of today. There are other factors which greatly affect the job you yearn for. Where you wish to work for instance is a major example of such a factor. Learning the native language of the area where you wish to teach might be compulsory. Plus, teachers need to acquaint themselves with the requirements and standards set by the country in question in order to place themselves in a better position to get the job. Acquiring the teaching job also is directly affected by the country’s political state and its need for tutors and this makes it easier and harder to get the job in some places than others.

Today it is not out of the question to acquire the TESOL certificate online. Most of the times, students who wish to obtain an extra degree for teaching, are greatly aided by these online courses. All it needs is a little attention and discipline to make online courses a blessing.

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