Today you can get a very sound TEFL training held in a stimulating environment, providing trainees with the basic skills - and above all the real-life classroom experience - to take on TEFL classes, big and small, anywhere in the world.
To give you an example of TEFL training destinated to prepare English teachers for teaching abroad, here we`ll describe the opportunity offered by Prague Institute.
The picturesque city of Prague is located on the cultural and historical crossroads of Europe, and is considered to be a Mecca for tourists all year round. Visitors come to the city to see the stunning gothic and baroque architecture and to take in its many and varied cultural events. Prague is the city of music. For some tourists a visit to Prague is an opportunity to sample many of the country's cheap frothy beers and famous goulash.
Windsor Institute offers an intensive 4 week teacher training course in Prague, leading to the highly reputable Trinity Cert. TEFL or, in other words, TESOL qualification. This certificate will enable you to obtain paid teaching work all over the world. The course consists of 3 assignments, each worth 10% of the final mark, 1 exam worth 15% and at least 6 hours of observed teaching practice worth 55%. The students you will teach are authentic learners of English from the local Prague community.
They can offer you three options for accommodation in Prague: a house, a flat or a hotel.
The student house offers you a spacious, bright bedroom with study area, and is about 35 minutes from the school. The student flat offers you a large bedroom with study area and is about 15 minutes from the school. The house and flat option is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. There is also a large hostel about 40 minutes from the school, set in a relaxing location. The cost is around 15 euro per night.
Windsor Institute offers the highly reputable 4 week Trinity Certificate TEFL training to suitable candidates, who have a genuine desire to teach English as a second language and who are keen to embark on new cultural experiences. The professional, supportive tutoring team will guide you through this intensive, demanding and rewarding TEFL training. By the end of the 4 weeks, you will be sufficiently competent and confident as an ESL/EFL teacher to begin your teaching career, so to teach English as a foreign language anywhere in the world - from China to Chile.
To get TEFL training, candidates must be 18 or over with high school diploma / 2 A levels or equivalent. A University Degree is useful. No previous experience as a teacher is necessary.
And don`t forget, that Prague has a buzzing and active social life. All tastes are catered for with a large number of beer halls, jazz bars, cafes and night-clubs scattered throughout the city.
For the sports and outdoors enthusiasts, every thing can be found in Prague or within an hours drive of the city, from skiing and ice climbing in winter, to trekking, fishing and camping in the summer. Czechs are active people and enjoy "getting away from it all " for the weekend and holidays.