TESOL Certificate in Florence, Italy

  Italy

• Florence: 
Florence

Length of Position: 4 Week Course

Description: This 4-week course meets all internationally-recognized standards for TEFL and TESOL Certificates and is accredited by the BOAA (please see details on our site). With 120 hours of classroom instruction and 9 hours of teaching practice, this is the best way to prepare you to teach English and live abroad.

Highlights: Our school is located in the zone known as San Jacopino, a ten minute walk from both the central train station, Firenze Santa Maria Novella, and the Fortezza da Basso, a former fortress and an example of Renaissance architecture. Nearby, you will find various schools that makeup the University of Florence, the new courthouse, a cinema, and a plethora of stores and restaurants.

This area is a real Italian area; that is, you will meet, eat lunch with, and socialize with Italians who actually live and carry out their daily lives in the actual zone of the school. This means that you will be exposed to the authentic Florence, and not the Florence that is created for the tourists. This is one of our goals for our students; we want you to interact with and be exposed to the real, authentic Tuscan lifestyle. Since you may or may not be teaching in a big city where English is present, we want to prepare you not only to teach, but to succeed and flourish in your new Italian life.

Qualifications: Applicants must be at least 19 years old and be native English speakers. If you are not a native English speaker you must show strong fluency with an additional essay and possible interview.

Cost in US$: 500 deposit + 985 Euros. Accommodation starts at 300 Euro.

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 8-12

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

TEFL Services International's Mission Statement: TEFL International is a non-profit international training organization that creates intercultural opportunities for our customers through teacher education, language training, camps and internships. Through the enrollment and customer service center, TEFL Services International, we are able to provide top quality customer service and best prepare students for their time abroad.

Year Founded: 1998