Courses for overseas teachers of English 2.f. First degree courses 2.g. Postgraduate qualifications 2.h. There are a number of ways to become an EFL teacher. These vary according to your needs, current academic qualifications and professional experience.
Confusion sometimes arises over the terms used to describe English language teaching.
Teaching is directed towards individuals whose first language is not English, often in commercial language schools both in the UK and overseas. Objectives of students will vary, but generally range from learning for leisure, e.g. improvement of general or conversational English to more focused study such as learning English for specific or academic purposes. Usually classes in the UK take place in state colleges with a high non-native speaking population in the local area. In the UK, TESL often involves teaching individuals from ethnic minority groups who require a level of English that will allow them to integrate into the country's educational, work and cultural environment. Overseas, TESL is the term most often used to describe a context in which English is the language of administration and communication between different language groups, for example Nigeria, Kenya and Singapore.