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ESL Resources

Descriptive Career Information | Job Banks & Searching Advice | Employer Directories | Training Programs | Associations | Graduate School Information

Descriptive Career Information

Beginning a career in TESOL
A great place to start if you are considering a career in TESOL. From the website of TESOL, Inc., an association for teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Gives an overview of the association, the profession, and the field of study. Discusses teaching in the US and in foreign countries.
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?TRACKID=&CID=232&DID=1703

ESL Magazine
ESL Magazine is a bi-monthly, color, print magazine serving English language educators and other professionals. ESL Magazine combines practical, informative articles by recognized leaders in the field with information about the latest ESL/EFL products and services.
http://www.eslmag.com/

Job Banks and Searching Advice

EFLWEB
Online magazine for those teaching English as a second language. Includes resume bank and current vacancies.
http://www.eflweb.com/

ESL Worldwide
Contains list of international teaching positions searchable by language, position title and type of organization.
http://www.eslworldwide.com/

Teacher's Job Search Resources
A collection of links to many ESL-specific and other general education job banks.
http://resumes-for-teachers.com/teachers-job-resources.htm

Dave's ESL Cafe: Job Boards
This listing of job posting services for ESL includes both home and abroad work. Check out the home page for a huge amount of additional ESL resources.
http://eslcafe.com/jobs/

ESLemployment.com
Large ESL / EFL job bank browsable by geographic region. Also includes some professional developement articles on English language teaching.
http://www.eslemployment.com/

Idealist
International non-profit searchable job database with subscription service
http://www.idealist.org/

English Job Maze
British and Australian agency with ESL job resources worldwide.
http://www.englishjobmaze.com/job.php?action=fetch+list

The Chronicle of Higher Education Online
See all content of the Chronicle online now, includes articles, career center, etc..
http://chronicle.com/

See Also: General Job Banks and Searching Advice

Employer Directories

Super Pages: English as a second language schools
A list of English as a second language schools in the US organized by city and state. Also consider some of the other education sections of the directory.
http://www.superpages.com/yellowpages/C-English+as+a+Second+Language+Schools/PI-7033/

Resource Net
A 'yellow pages' of Boston's human and social service agencies. This resource is useful for targeting potential employers because it allows you to search a diverse collection of organizations that provide ESL courses. Limit your search to service type: ESL.
http://www.bostonresourcenet.org/

Training Programs

American Language Institute amTEFL Graduate-Level Certificate
An offering of the American Language Institute at San Diego State University, the amTEFL program is a 120-hour, graduate-level certification course for people hoping to teach abroad. The program's emphasis is on practical classroom teaching and includes mentoring by veteran teachers and observed practice teaching. The Institute provides graduates lifetime job-placement assistance.
http://www.americanlanguage.org/amtefl.html

School for International Training TESOL Certificate
A 130-hour course, the Brattleboro, Vermont-based School of International Training's (SIT) TESOL certificate focuses on teaching demonstrations, practice teaching and learning theory, covering everything from second-language acquisition to lesson planning. Typically a four-week course, the program is offered internationally through SIT partnerships.
http://www.sit.edu/tesolcert/

TEFL International TESOL Certificate
TEFL International, based in Thailand and Woodburn, Oregon, offers intensive four-week training in locations such as Phuket, Thailand and Alexandria, Egypt. The learning experience includes training in a foreign language to help teachers in training reflect on the experience of learning a new language. The course covers various language learning approaches, lesson planning and other areas, and includes teaching practice and observation.
http://www.teflintl.com/

Cambridge ESOL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)
Cambridge ESOL is part of the UK-based University of Cambridge. Offered in more than 50 countries, the CELTA is designed for people with little or no teaching experience. CELTA courses are typically four or five weeks if taken full-time, and include practical skills for teachers, as well as hands-on teaching practice.
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teaching/celta.htm

Associations

Teachers of English to speakers of other languages (TESLO)
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/index.asp

Massachusetts association of teachers of English to speakers of other languages (MATSOL)
http://www.matsol.org/

ESL associations
large list of ESL and Bilingual associations, organized geographically.
http://www.multilingualbooks.com/eslassoc.html

Graduate School Resources

Finding teacher education programs in TESOL
From the website of the TESOL association, a collection of links to schools offering TESOL education. Includes Undergraduate, Master, and doctoral programs, as well as other certificate programs. Provides information on the common qualifications needed to be a TESOL.
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=124&DID=1594&rcss=print

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Page updated: February 28, 2008