TESOL Insights

You may already have a strong command of English. Perhaps your English is around C1 level, or English may be your first language. But when you seriously start thinking about teaching, a very different question can appear: “I can speak English, but can I actually teach it?” We have worked with trainees who came to TESOL/TEFL from very different starting points. Some already had teaching experience, while others had never stood in front of a class before. Over the years, one th

You have planned the lesson carefully. The activities are ready, the timing makes sense, and you have rehearsed what you are going to say. Then you walk into the classroom and discover that some students do not have the book, the class has already covered the material you were asked to teach, or an instruction that sounded perfectly clear during practice is met with confused faces.

When choosing a teaching qualification for Vietnam, it is easy to spend a surprising amount of time comparing four or five letters. Is TEFL better than TESOL? Do Vietnamese schools prefer one, and could choosing the wrong acronym affect your chances of finding a teaching job? These are questions we increasingly hear from prospective trainees at TEFL International Vietnam.