What isTEFL

What is TEFL and What is TEFL Certification?

Learn what TEFL means and understand how a TEFL Certification provides the professional-level training you need to teach English abroad and online.

“TEFL” is the acronym for Teaching English as a Foreign Language or, simply put, English language instruction for non-native speakers. It is also commonly known as Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), English Language Teaching (ELT), and teaching ESL (English as a Second Language).

What is a TEFL course?

A TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course trains people to teach English to students who live in a country where English is not the official language.

There are a number of different types of courses, including introductory courses, 120 hour certificate courses (the main entry-level qualification for paid work overseas), specialised courses such as those for teaching young learners or teaching one-to-one lessons, and advanced courses such Masters degrees and diplomas.