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Going abroad as a student, whether it is for a semester, a year or an entire degree, is one of the most accessible opportunities to live abroad meaningfully.

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More and more people of all ages taking time out to travel meaningfully—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.

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i-to-i placements offer full training, a guaranteed TEFL job and in many cases accommodation and bonuses. i-to-i provides a hassle free way to find well-paid teaching work overseas. Complete the online TEFL course and participants are guaranteed to have a ...
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ITTT has been at the forefront of providing high-quality teacher training programs since 1993. In that time we have produced thousands of graduates every year through our extensive range of online, in-class and combined training courses. We provide a wide ...
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Saxoncourt offers TEFL courses, advice on starting a career teaching English abroad and job recruitment for various schools in Asia. All of their teacher trainers and recruitment consultants are highly qualified and have a wealth of experience in the EFL/ ...
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Volunteer Nepal partners with various NGOs to support community leaders and youth workers in community building, rural development and sustainability efforts. Projects are undertaken in the sectors of social work, health services and education and trainin ...
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Your exciting new adventure starts here. Once you have successfully completed the TEFL Certificate Course (online), you will be qualified to teach English as a second or foreign language. This qualification will also allow you to explore the world, and en ...
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Get certified to teach English worldwide! BridgeTEFL is the largest provider of TEFL certification courses in the United States with over 4000 graduates per year. Take your TEFL course online or at one of our numerous international locations and qualify f ...
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The Trinity CertTESOL is a long established certificate providing a professional entry qualification for recent graduates and others into the TEFL teaching industry since the 1970's. The course is recognised by the british council as it contains real teac ...
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Since 2008 Reach Out Academy Cairo has been teaching thousands of nonnative speakers English. Doing a CELTA course with us means that you will receive training in modern teaching methods AND you get the chance to put these into practice by teaching local ...
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We offer CELTA courses in more than 60 different locations in the world. You may be looking to begin a long term career in English Language teaching and see CELTA as a springboard into a good teaching post in the country of your choice. You may be a grad ...
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English Canada World Organization offers the Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification which allows participants to teach English as a foreign language in organizations which employ English language tea ...
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The ACE TESOL Certification gives participants the qualifications to teach English abroad or in Canada. The programme has many highlights: * An affordable ESL teaching credential * 100 hours of classroom instruction * A 20-hour practicum (a 10-hour practi ...
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Oxford Tefl is among the most highly-regarded teacher training institutions in Europe. Last year more than 400 teachers earned their TESOL certificate in our centres in Barcelona, Cadiz, London and Prague and around 20 completed their Trinity Diploma in T ...
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Learn to teach English and get an internationally recognized English teaching certificate! The School of Teaching ESL offers TESOL Certification courses in Seattle, Washington. Twelve and 24-credit options are available. We also offer ELL and Bilingual En ...
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CCELT TESL courses blend online and in-class components to provide a tailor-made course that is effective and efficient. CCELT is comprised of dedicated, experienced teachers who have taught ESL and lived overseas, giving them the ability to speak from ex ...
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We offer internationally recognized TEFL courses in English Language Teaching to both young learners and adults. These courses are undertaken via Online Learning. As a new comer to this academic field, you may wonder what TEFL stands for. It is Teaching E ...
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