TEFL stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language, also known as Teaching English as a Second Language. It has become a very popular path for young adults to take after they graduate from college or even several years later when they are considering a career change. Teaching demonstrates organization, leadership, patience and the ability to influence others. While I am not interested in a life long career in Education, I believe these qualities are extremely important and overlap in a variety of different career paths. In order to prepare for my career as teacher I enrolled in a TEFL course this summer through the TEFL Institute. The course consisted of a weekly reading and then several assignments, mostly lesson plans to measure our understanding. The final project was a thematic unit including five days of lessons. I have learned so much about different teaching styles and the importance of understanding the learner. I am now certified to teach English as a foreign language anywhere in the world. This will help me to secure tutoring jobs when I am in Spain and to charge higher rates than my peers who are not certified. I highly recommend it if you are interested.
nice, homie. i just got mine too
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have you been teaching yet?
haha ah thats so funny! I am going to Spain in a week and 2 days! I start teaching October 6. I am so excited we will have to meet up at some point this year. Also Georgina is in Paris so we should include her!
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