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Penn State World Campus:
Learn to teach English to students from around the world with a Graduate Certificate TESOL qualification from Penn State World Campus. Based in PA, we provide quality online TESOL programs for adults in Houston TX, throughout the U.S. and around the globe.

Why Choose Penn State World Campus?


-  Take The First Steps in Your TESOL Career
Penn State World Campus has developed quality online TESOL programs for those who would like to teach English as a career. Both novices and experienced teachers will benefit from studying TESOL with Penn State.

-  Rich, Interesting Classes
As a student, you can learn about the rich connection between principle and practice through readings, discussions, project work, and extensive reflection.

-  Community of Learners
You will have the opportunity to identify and work closely with a community of learners in your local context, enabling you to learn both from theory and practice to reach your personal career goals.

Accreditation:

Penn State World Campus is the online campus of Penn State. Grounded in a tradition of quality since 1855, a degree from Penn State means something. Penn State is a nationally recognized institution, with the largest alumni network in the nation.

Our online courses are the same courses that we offer on campus. Therefore, your diploma will look no different from the one earned by students on our physical campus. Our programs are also accredited through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Student Services & Support:
When you think of online education, you may feel like you are on your own, but that can't be further from the truth. Our team of career academic advisers and help-desk support is vested in your success.

Through World Campus, you will have access to student support services just like our students on campus.

Online TESOL Graduate Certificate Program:

- Can be completed in 9-12 months

Highlights include:
- Flexible 12-credit course schedule
- Interactive online setting
- Access to Penn State's vast academic resources
- Completion of TESOL e-portfolio as support documentation of your skills

Specific Courses include:
- Focus on Classrooms: Planning and Supporting Language Learning
- Focus on Instruction: Teaching and Assessing Language Learning
- Focus on Learners: Identity, Community and Language Learning
- Focus on English: Teaching Form, Meaning and Us

Student Testimonials:
"I have to say that there was a lot of support in place. I was able to call and they were great in walking me through the processes."
- Daniel

"Being a World Campus student allowed me to really appreciate the technology that goes into being an online learner."
- Jamie

"I've been able to maintain everyone's schedules and put my children to bed with a kiss every night, knowing I've still had time for them."
- Amy

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• International Career Institute (ICI) is a leading, accredited distance learning school for students in Honolulu, Hawaii, across the U.S., UK, Australia & globally that offers an online TESOL (ICI Diploma) qualification course as well as courses in a wide range of other subjects and professions.

• Our online TEFL / TESOL English teacher training course will quickly provide you with the key skills you need to be a successful ESL teacher.

• ICI home study students come from the USA, Canada, Australia, UK, and elsewhere around the world. We have weekly intake dates, and you can enroll whenever you are ready.

• ICI online TESOL courses are recognised & accredited by the International Association of Private Career Colleges (IAPCC), and the International Accreditation and Recognition Council (IARC).

• ICI is a member of the College of Teachers which is the UK's professional educational institute for teachers.

Further Professional / Career Development Training Online:

• ICI offers home study courses in 34 foreign languages at various levels including: Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic & more.

• ICI Diploma & ICI Advanced Diploma qualifications in a wide range of careers:
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ICI DIPLOMA TESOL / TEFL Certification course online:
- Average duration by home study: 24 weeks
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International TEFL Training Institute, New York
Courses / Programs
Located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, New York, the International TEFL Training Institute (ITTI) provides a range of internationally recognized TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification programs.

Teach English around the world with our accredited, state-of-the-art 120-hour TEFL/TESOL (online, on-site, or combined) certification programs.

Online specialization courses are also available in teaching business, young learners and TOEFL preparation.

With training professionals who possess an MA in TESOL and years of extensive teaching experience, you can be certain to acquire the knowledge and skills you need to successfully enter the world of teaching English.

Our graduates are employed by the best schools in over 50 countries promoting the study of English.

Whether you would like to teach business professionals, or young learners, or prepare individuals to pass the TOEFL test, our specialization programs can help you achieve your goals and land the job you desire.

Over the years, we have successfully established a network of recruiters and schools that enables us to effectively support the employment needs of our graduates for life.

Student Testimonial:
"I took the four-week, intensive 120-hour program in New York...It is a demanding course, but it is really worth it."
- Katerina
120-Hour TESOL Certification Courses:

• 120-Hour 100% On-Site Course (four weeks with high-quality teaching practice with actual ESL students)

• 120-Hour 100% Online TESOL Course (from anywhere in the world at your own pace)

• 120-Hour Combined TESOL Course (online at your own pace, then attend one of our training centers to get classroom teaching practice)

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American Language Institute, San Diego State University
Courses / Programs
A division of San Diego State University, the American Language Institute (ALI) provides quality TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) courses to students from around the world. ALI's 4-week, 130-hour TEFL certificate is specifically designed for those with little / or no teaching experience who want to teach English abroad. We provide dedicated global job placement assistance, as well as ongoing support long after the course ends.

Over 100 TEFL Certificate graduates have been employed in 38 countries with the help of ALI's job placement assistance program. The ALI, one of the most internationally regarded campus-based EFL programs in the U.S., is a "living EFL laboratory" where innovative practices are tested, adapted, and utilized on a daily basis. Graduate credit option. Bachelor's degree / interview required.
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- This 130-hour certificate program prepares novice instructors to successfully live and teach English overseas.

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- Night Class Option: 11-week (night-time program): Night-time classes are Tuesdays / Thursdays 6pm - 9pm.
Boston Language Institute
Courses / Programs
The Boston Language Institute is located close to the center of Boston, in Kenmore Square, near Boston's elegant Back Bay neighborhood, and next to public transportation.

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Full-time & Part-time TEFL Certificate Programs:

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New York English Academy
Courses / Programs
• Become a qualified English teacher with a full-time or part time TESOL / TEFL Certificate course in New York City!

• Situated in the heart of Lower Manhattan, New York English Academy is an accredited language school that provides a unique TESOL English teacher training course to local and international students.

• The New York English Academy TESOL program is inspired by the most renowned TESOL programs in the world, such as the Cambridge University CELTA and the Trinity College TESOL certificate.

• Our superb Lower Manhattan location provides a level of comfort not available at other schools. Everything is bright and clean and each of our classrooms has large windows facing north into the vast Manhattan skyline.
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EBC International TEFL Certificate, Madrid
Courses / Programs
• EBC would like to invite Americans to consider Madrid and Spain as a quality TEFL course + work destination in Europe. Madrid is a TEFL hotspot year-round with a vibrant nightlife and cultural immersion experience, and EBC Madrid offers an accredited TEFL course with job placement program for our graduates!  Contact us today for details of our next course dates.

• EBC Madrid is an accredited centre of Trinity College, and a leading provider of internationally-recognised TEFL courses and job placement opportunities for career-change seekers and global travelers.

• EBC offers a British Council-accepted Trinity CertTESOL certificate course in Madrid, the ability to earn up to 60 university credits, and the key resource of free worldwide, lifetime job placement for our TEFL graduates.

• The Trinity CertTESOL qualification is preferred by many renowned language schools worldwide, and over the last 16 years, EBC has been instrumental in helping more than 8000+ TEFL graduates finance their travels and realise their dreams of living and working outside of their home countries.

• If you are a citizen of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa, EBC Madrid provides our comprehensive Road2Spain program which offers you a 1 year student visa to work, live and travel throughout Spain and Europe.

• EBC also runs accredited TEFL courses in Crete (Greece), Buenos Aires, (Argentina) and Boracay (Philippines).
Intensive 4-week accredited TEFL / TESOL teacher certificate course:
• Comprises 150 hours including 24 hours of teaching practice.
• Written to UK QCF level 5 standards.

With Study Package options:
• Bronze, Silver, Gold and Road2Spain (Road2Spain is an ideal option, for example, for citizens of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa who want a seamless stay in Spain with accommodation and study visa included).