Specialized TEFL Courses & Certification Programs
Although a lot of people are already familiar with the term Teaching English as a Foreign Language or TEFL, what most are not aware of is that there are actually specialized courses that they can take advantage of. Instead of being an English instructor in a general sense, you can actually select a specialization wherein you will serve as a tutor for a particular group of people such as young learners or business executives.
Let's say that you chose to specialize in teaching English to business executives. For this, what you can do is obtain the Certificate in Business English course offered by us. As such, your main target audience will be professionals from a foreign country who would like to sharpen their English-speaking skills so that they can communicate with business associates, no matter which part of the world it is that they are from.
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The good thing about choosing a specialized TEFL course is that not only will you be qualified to teach English to a specialized group of students, but your chances of employment and earning a lucrative salary will increase as well. Just as it is with other profession, the more experience you gain in a specialized field, the more 'market value' you will earn as a professional.
If you're a TEFL professional who has several years of experience teaching business English, for example, you can generally command a higher salary as compared to a newly-graduate TEFL teacher who has not earned a special certification.
Now, take a look at the two specialized TEFL courses that we:
- Certificate in Teaching Business English (CTBE)
Teachers who have a TEFL and equivalent course certifications can take advantage of the CTBE. Even if you do not have experience or training in business education, you can still choose CTBE as your specialization. The aim of most CTBE students is to specialize in teaching English proficiency to a specialized group of business executives and regular employees who wish to improve their communication skills.
- Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners (CTEYL)
As the name implies, CTEYL aims to train a TEFL professional to teach English to young learners. Students are not required to have experience or training in young learner's education - although it is assumed that they would like to specialize in teaching English proficiency to young learners.
