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Why take a TEFL courseWhy did I choose to complete the TEFL course? For me, my initial reasons for signing up for the course were because in its completion, the likelihood of my securing a position teaching english in korea was improved and in the chance I did receive a job offer, completing the TEFL course provided the means to receive a higher monthly wage. Beyond helping me get a job and increasing that employment position?s pay by approximately ninety dollars a month (CAD), I thought that taking the TEFL course would also provide the future benefit of bulking up my resume for future employment prospects, perhaps giving me the edge over other applicants. While all these things still stand true, the course did help me get a job, it did give me access to a higher pay bracket and it will look good on my resume, I no longer view them as the principal grounds for taking the TEFL course. The TEFL course prepares you for exactly what it implies; Teaching english as a Foreign Language. With english increasingly becoming the ?global language,? greater numbers of non-english speaking individuals are seeking to become proficient in the language. Taking the TEFL course allows those looking to teach the opportunity to gain valuable teaching experience without having actually entered the classroom. For many native english speakers such as myself, speaking, writing and reading english requires little thought and more often than not the intricacies and rules structuring the language go unnoticed. The TEFL course forces those who are taking the course to re-evaluate the english language and helps them to comprehend it from the perspective of an individual to whom it does not come as a second nature. The course helps re-establish skills that have been forgotten or never learned and creates an understanding of how to go about helping others learn the language. Rather than walk into a class without any guided knowledge of how to start off teaching students how to go about achieving their english language goals, the course provides direction as well as useful information concerning the basics of teaching. The TEFL course breaks down different aspects of the language and its instruction into specific categories and presents them in a way which allows the person taking the course to gain an understanding of what it is they are to be teaching. Having established an idea of what teaching english entails and some of the specifics involved in helping students grasp different aspects of the language the course provides teachers with some confidence before being put to the test before a classroom of students. The TEFL course is useful for anyone seeking to teach english to those who view english as a foreign language. Being offered online, the TEFL course allows individuals to complete it their own pace in the comfort of their own home with the guidance of experienced teachers. The teaching guidance and information gained from taking the course allows those who complete it to be one step closer to becoming the best teacher they are able to be before they even begin their experiences abroad as an EFL teacher.
