Boston Language Institute - TEFL Programs

  United States

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Boston

Length of Position: 4-week full time and 12-week part-time

Description: Intensive 4-week (English Teacher Training) TEFL Certificate courses (120 hours) offered monthly. 12-week Saturday programs also offered. Our teacher-trainer program is based on giving TEFL students extensive opportunities to practice what they learn, to lead their own classes of ESL students with guidance and feedback from experienced ESL teachers. Special TEFL Certificate Program for Non-Native Speakers of English also offered: course includes additional training on pronunciation, American culture and other relevant topics.

Qualifications: We do not require participants in our program to have a college degree. Having one may be helpful, however, in securing a job. Some schools require candidates to have a degree, and some countries, such as Japan, will not issue a work visa to individuals who are not college graduates. Still, there are many opportunities for teachers with TEFL certificates but no college degree, both in the U.S. and overseas.

A good ESL/EFL teacher does need a solid general knowledge of a wide variety of topics, but this knowledge may be acquired through life experience and self-study, not just through a college education. Our most important considerations in granting a TEFL Certificate are your efforts and your accomplishments in meeting the requirements of our program.

Our program attracts people with varied backgrounds, including college students and recent graduates, career changers, and retired people. Some want to begin a long career, while others want to live overseas for a period of time, or to volunteer at a community organization. Some have never taught before, while others have some teaching experience but want to qualify for a new area of teaching. For all of these people, a TEFL Certificate program provides the fundamental skills necessary for good language teaching.

Cost in US$: Inquire for more information.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to United States Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 4-12

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

The Boston Language Institute's Mission Statement: The Boston Language Institute is one of the most diverse language schools in the United States. In addition to Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Farsi, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, and Russian classes offered year round on a group basis, the Institute also arranges private and semi-private instruction in over 100 additional foreign languages, including Dutch, Hebrew, Latin, Polish, Thai, Vietnamese, and rare languages such as Khmer, Nepali, Tamil, Tibetan, Urdu and Swahili.