Resources for TESOL Certificate Students

Resources for Careers in TESOL

Whether you are interested in traveling the world or teaching in your own community, earning a TESOL Certificate is a first step to entering the exciting world of teaching English to speakers of other languages.

Below you will find a list of resources related to pursing your career in TESOL. We also offer a Career Workshop (online access) each spring to our current students.

A TESOL Certificate will allow you to pursue some of the following career opportunities:

• Teaching EFL in private or public schools overseas*
• Teaching English for Specific Purposes in various contexts
• Teaching in community ESL programs in the U.S.
• Tutoring ESL/EFL students online through various platforms
• Tutoring in community-based programs
• Applying to/Teaching in the English Language Fellows Program
• Applying to/Teaching in the Peace Corps
• Working in TESOL materials development
• Working in TESOL testing/placement
• Working in TESOL publishing contexts

*Our Certificate does not prepare students for teaching ESL in U.S. K-12 contexts.

Curious what some of our recent TESOL Certificate Alumni are doing now? Here of some of the recent jobs they have accepted:

• Teaching international students in a university Intensive English Program
• Teaching English in a private language school overseas
• Teaching immigrants/international students in community programs
• Working as a testing/placement coordinator

RESOURCES

• TESOL International Association
• TESOL International Association – Career Center
• TESOL Resume Advice
• Dave’s ESL Café – Job Center
• Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages  
• ESL Boards
• TEFL
• The International Educator
• ESL Job Feed
• VIP Kid – Online Teaching
• The English Language Fellows Program
• The Peace Corps
• The Jones Library
• The Center for New Americans