I want to teach English as a foreign language. What qualifications are most recognised?
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I'm a British TEFL teacher - currently in my third year.  Basically there are 2 recognisable qualifications - either Cambridge CELTA or Trinity TESOL.  The two courses are pretty much identical.  I took the Trinity TESOL.\n\nI'd also recommend taking the qualification abroad - there are lots of options for this these days - I chose Barcelona.\n\nGood luck!
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If you mean teach ESL in high school, then a teaching degree with an ESL specialization is needed.
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While I agree with gregola1 that TEFL certification is a good idea for those who want to teach English abroad, I want to add that many schools that claim to offer this type of certification are not above offering courses that do not lead to any type of official certification. Moreover, if you're serious about actually getting trained, rather than simply buying a certificate, you might find it useful to visit the website for TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) and before you lay out any money.
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In the United States, not from a recognized, accredited University.\n\nIf you're in the United States, you might also want to consider taking an extra English class or two.
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There is no solid answer anyone can give you, it depends on a variety of factors.\n\n1. the school(s) you currently attend (especially country)\n2. the school where you want to teach (especially country)\n3. whether your work is published\n4. your mastery of local language (you said "west," not necessarily an english-speaking country)\n5. I can't think of any more, but there probably are more factors
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go to english chat rooms and talk to people.\nthey say that submerssion into a language is the best teacher.
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yes you need english in order to complete that, because examination and all the tests are done online, and you need to understand english to do that. i have the ECDL. my self, and its really very good, as you will know more about computing as well. alternatively if you want to skip English, than i suggest you do ECDL in  other private business colleges. they do not ask for any requirements there. i am now doing my PRE DEGREE IN ICT, thanks to the knowledge i gain from the ECDL course, other wise i won,t understand any thing up to now. i am now planning to do a BSC degree after this.
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I studied English and Linguistics about 8 years ago now and a friend of mine went on to do her postgrad course pretty easily. The main competition is over the quality of the institution you want to go to, but with the advent of fees in the UK system now there is a better opportunity to get the course you want as only the serious people are really applying. Universtiy of Westminster and UCL have very good linguistics departments. For a full list of course availability you should check out the Univeristy and College Admissions Service (UCAS) here:\nhttp://www.ucas.ac.uk/
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Lots of colleges and universities offer teacher certification programs. Just about all of them do. Call up the local universities, ask for admissions, and they will let you know if they do or not.\n\nIf you plan to be a teacher, start paying more attention in your English classes to spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalization.
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if u r from a non-english speaking country then IELTS is a must\nI mean the official language of that country is non-english
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With disregard to the cost, you should go for any ESL certificate, as long as they are more than 100 hrs. Anything less than a 100 hr. certificate will not be accepted by some countries such as S. Korea. TESOL is North American, and CELTA is British. Some former British colonies such as Malaysia, Hong Kong, etc, are very particular and only prefer you to have a CELTA rather than a TESOL. It's your choice of which countries you would to teach in for the future.
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take a course in english language
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Do you want to teach English the language, or English Literature?  Where?\n\nIn California, US, to get a single subject teaching credential in English, you need a BA in English or you need to pass the appropriate English equivolency exam.  You also need to pass the CBEST.  You must also take some other courses to get your credential.  \n\nMy advice is to contact the education department of a local university and ask what other guidelines there are, as they vary by location.
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Take a beginning English composition class at a community  college. They have classes at all levels, even developmental courses (remedial). All you need is a high school diploma or a GED.
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QTS- Qualified Teacher Status. This comprises of a degree plus British teaching qualification.\n\nIf you are a teacher from overseas, you may teach on a temporary basis but will have to re-train if offered a permanant contract. This is due to the vast differences in teacher training worldwide (e.g. in some countries it is 'exam based' and in others of a low status so people without full degrees get to be teachers) is unfortunately for the overseas trained teachers the government insist on -retraining. You re-train 'on the job' and are paid, however (if you fail, though, you lose your job).\n\nYou need to be a little harder to last in big cities than in nice suburban areas, but that isn't just London- it applies everywhere.
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Here's a list of IELTS exams from the British Council in your country.\n\nClick on the link below.\n\ngood luck!\n\nhope you vote this as the best answer :)
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some computer course accompanied with one foreign language !\n\nor \n\nsome tourism related course or\n\nair hostess/stewards course will also do !