For Teachers
Why teach ESL?
- ESL teachers generally experience joy, personal enrichment, work-life balance, and career satisfaction.
- ESL instructors are global citizens.
- Certified K-12 ESL instructors can gain access to quality teaching opportunities abroad.
- Current trends in education show exponential growth in ESL and SLA fields in K-12 and higher education.
- ESL teachers will have plentiful opportunities to strengthen their skills and knowledge in other subject areas such as math, science, and social studies.
- ESL and dual-language education (DLE) teachers will have daily opportunities to practice and strengthen their own L2 skills.
- ESL teachers will have daily opportunities to enhance their knowledge about other world languages and cultures.
- ESL teachers have extraordinary opportunities to experiment with pedagogy to develop teaching methods, techniques, and hone their educational philosophy and vision, too.
- SLA refers to the adoption of a new language. It does not mean the native or “home” language should be replaced in the process.
- Certified ESL instructors with full-time jobs can take on additional assignments abroad over the summer and possibly after retirement in quality positions.
Professional Associations
Job Opportunities
Certified ESL teachers are in great demand in public schools across the United States. The need for ESL teachers is not limited to K-12 public education. ESL instructors are needed to teach adult learners in schools and community centers. The U.S. Department of Education reported that there is a shortage of qualified ESL teachers Moreover, the number of ELs in the U.S is growing exponentially. ESL is one of the fastest-growing fields in K-12 public schools and there are many well-paying online teaching assignments, too.
Free Lessons and Activities
Teach Abroad
Certified ESL teachers can pursue many opportunities outside of their full-time teaching position to supplement their income or professional development, and personal enrichment.. Many of these opportunities are teaching ESL abroad. There are abounding opportunities to teach in Korea, China, Japan, Russia, UAE Emirates, and many other countries.