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TROYER: English is an international language, and there are many countries where people want native speakers to teach English,

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but being a native speaker isn't good enough. You need to have background in how to teach

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and how the language works if you're going to teach it well.

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The TEFL certificate is a 26-credit hour program

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in which you take courses in linguistics and teaching methodologies in a practicum

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and after those 26 hours you earn Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate.

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 SHRESTHA: Most native speakers are unaware of their linguistic abilities. They're very unaware of their own language.

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They're unaware of the structure of their language. So by taking TEFL,

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the students can be aware of their own structure. So while they're teaching English as a foreign language

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to other students, then they can teach them effectively.

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TROYER: As part of the TEFL certificate, students will be in a 2-credit practicum course and they will gain firsthand experience

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reading students' papers and seeing the challenges that they have dealing with English as a second language to produce academic papers.

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HARGREAVES: Another great thing about the certificate is that it combines automatically with a minor in Linguistics.

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So when getting the certificate you will also be a earning a minor.

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For many students this will be the opportunity to travel and work at the same time.

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When I was in Egypt I traveled through Africa and the Middle East. When I was in Thailand I traveled throughout Asia and Southeast Asia.

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You'll also have the chance to experience cultural differences

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as you work one-on-one with students from China and Saudi Arabia and other countries throughout the Middle East of Asia.

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SHRESTHA: English is an international language, and there are 70 different countries that have English as an official language.

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And English is being widely used. So with this certificate,

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our students will have opportunities to reap benefits of this global economy.

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