Teaching is a skill that you learn. Having a post secondary degree does not qualify you to be an English teacher. A TEFL course rectifies this matter in a few weeks.
Although some language schools hire applicants with only a degree, many others prefer those who have BOTH a degree and TEFL certificate. Get TEFL certified to edge out your competition.
Taking a TEFL course will greatly enhance the quality of your lessons and classroom time and make you feel better about your work. You will not have the feeling of someone who is simply faking it.
Taking a TEFL course will provide you with a variety of skills and techniques to use in the classroom so you will never be stuck for ideas.
A TEFL course will teach you how to use books, supplementary materials and audio-visual aids so you will feel comfortable using a variety of resources with your students.
Your students will be paying good money for their English lessons. It is only fair that they get a teacher who knows what they are doing in the classroom. When you know what you are doing in the classroom, it shows.
A TEFL course provides the opportunity to experience how students may react to you in a classroom setting via role-playing.
A TEFL course shows you how to plan, create, prepare and deliver lessons for students of all ages.
The probability of getting your contract renewed is highly dependent on how well your students assess you in the end-of-term evaluations. Moreover, your renewal-of-contract raise is highly dependent on how well your students assess you as a teacher. A TEFL course can help increase your rating. When seeking private students, you can advertise that you have both a degree AND TEFL certificate. This may encourage potential students to take your lessons.
