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What is the difference between TEFL, TESL and TESOL?
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TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language): This will allow you to teach English to adults and/or children in a country where English is not the primary language. You can also teach English online, or teach English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) in an English-speaking country. By doing a TEFL course, you will learn various teaching techniques and other useful skills such as classroom management. A TEFL qualification is the most widely recognised type of teaching certification in non-native English speaking countries around the globe.
TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language): This will allow you to teach in an English-speaking country to students whose first language isn’t English.
TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages): This encompasses both TEFL and TESL and can mean either one or both. This will allow a teacher to teach a student whose native language isn’t English.
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