Thread: tefl vs tesol??

Hi

Im james and i will be moving to thailand soon to find a job teaching english. I was wondering what is the diff between tefl and tesol? whats the pros and cons. should i get tefl or tesol, all i know is the price is diff. what would be the best one to get as far as geting a job teaching english.

thanks for the help

james

PM esoteric1 he's the resident expert on this topic.

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

PM esoteric1 he's the resident expert on this topic.

The rest of us know, but just can't be arsed.

Happy Christmas!

so whats better...does schools take a teacher with a tefl befor they take a tesol?

Originally Posted by james_goku

so whats better...does schools take a teacher with a tefl befor they take a tesol?

Perhaps you could get a job as a prompt in the stage version of 'The Beano'

thanks for the translation.

can anybody help me out with some info about this

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
Teaching Language to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

The methodology to any good TEFL program should be very close to a TESOL program. Unless you are planning on teaching in your home country, the TEFL program (provided it's a good one) will get you just as many jobs as a TESOL program.

Even having said that, I know many people with a TEFL who teach in their home countries now.

It's not quite 6 - 1, half a dozen to the other...but it's so close as to not be really important.

TEFL Int run a TESOL course. I believe it's named TESOL, not TEFL, because they used to be a franchise of Trinity TESOL. TEFL is a more generic name. You say TESOL, I say TEFL, you sat tomayto, I say tomarto etc...

so you are saying theres no diff??

what about at geting a job stand point??

Originally Posted by james_goku

I was wondering what is the diff between tefl and tesol?

James, once you start working over here you'll realise your thinking far too much.