Thinking about teaching English abroad? You’ve likely realized that the "TEFL world" is a bit of an alphabet soup. Between TEFL, TESOL, CELTA, and CertTESOL, it’s easy to feel like you’re trying to decode a secret language before you’ve even taught your first verb. If you’re looking for a "passport" that works everywhere – from a boutique language school in Spain to an international academy in Thailand – there is a significant difference between a generic certificate and a Trinity CertTESOL ....

If you’re training to become an English teacher or thinking about taking a Trinity CertTESOL course, one of the most important classroom skills you’ll need, and something many new teachers struggle with at first, is the ability to grade your language. A Common Classroom Mistake New English Teachers Make “Do you need a hand?” This is the question I asked one of the students in my first Trinity CertTESOL teaching practice class. At the time it seemed to me a perfectly natural and reasonable...

Are you dreaming of trading your office cubicle for a classroom in Tokyo, a beachfront school in Thailand, or a prestigious language academy in Madrid? The "laptop lifestyle" and the reward of education are more accessible than ever, but there is a significant hurdle that many aspiring teachers overlook: qualification standards . If you have spent any time researching how to teach English abroad , you have likely been flooded with ads for "120-hour TEFL certificates" priced at a hundred...