Choose the best TESOL Certificate Program

By: Rida Afrilyasanti

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Recently TESOL certificate programs are being increasingly popular because as you want to have profession on teaching abroad you do need TESOL certificate. TESOL certificate is a gateway for you to the field and profession of English as a second or foreign language teaching. In order to be a professional on teaching; therefore, an independent TESOL certificate program should be taught by qualified teachers and or foreign teaching. TESOL certificate program also should give a balance of theory and practice regarding pedagogy and methodology, including minimum of 100 instructional hours as well as supervised practice teaching component. In short, here are some tips and tricks to choose the best TESOL certificate program:

1. Search as many as information about the institutions that offer TESOL certificate. You can also recheck the information about those institutions on, for instance: conferences, government websites, news media, chat boards, discussion forum, and so on.
2. Get information from the graduates. As you have found the one that is on your interest, you still need to contact graduates who have received certificates from the institutions. You can also ask about the employment or other benefits that are offered by the institutions.
3. If you find the institutions are affiliated with a major university or other organization, verify this with the institution (parent institution). Don’t get it wrong as sometimes some institutions just misuse the name or logo of another institution.
4. Verify that your TESOL certificate is qualified for the job that you will work at as the requirements to teach ESL/EFL vary by country and the institution.

In short, now you are ready to choose the best TESOL certificate program. Start checking the institutions that offer the certificate and select them based on some considerations above. I hope that the tips and tricks above beneficial for you.