{"id":1576,"date":"2016-08-30T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T18:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/?p=1576"},"modified":"2017-07-06T16:55:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T20:55:43","slug":"4-fields-with-jobs-teaching-english-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/4-fields-with-jobs-teaching-english-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Specialize While Teaching ESL Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations! You\u00a0have\u00a0your\u00a0TESOL\u00a0certificate, and opened a world of exciting jobs teaching English overseas. There\u2019s opportunity to explore exciting new cultures, and teach in a variety of different classrooms and settings.\u00a0As you gain more experience teaching ESL, there are many different areas that you can\u00a0specialize in. The more specialized training you get under your belt, the better teacher you\u2019ll be, and more\u00a0jobs teaching English abroad<\/a>\u00a0will become available.
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Saudi military cadets taking IELTS course – photo by author<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Here are four fields\u00a0that offer jobs teaching English abroad after obtaining your TESOL\/TESL\/TEFL certificate<\/a> from Oxford Seminars.<\/p>\n

1. Teaching General English Abroad<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n

A\u00a0general English teacher prepares non-native speakers for everyday life or a trip to an English-speaking country. This is a very common type of teaching position for new English teachers, whether you are teaching English overseas, or\u00a0teaching immigrants who are living in an English-speaking country. If you\u2019re teaching in an English-speaking country, it will probably have its own national system of levels and standards in place.<\/p>\n

2. TOEFL Test Preparation Courses<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This type of ESL teaching focuses on students studying for\u00a0standardized English Tests such as the\u00a0TOEFL<\/a>,\u00a0IELTS<\/a>,\u00a0or TOIEC<\/a>. These tests have long been a staple of the ESL teaching industry. Rather than general English, the idea is to teach students strategies and answers to common questions on tests to help them succeed and prove their linguistic proficiency.<\/p>\n

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Teaching an EAP class in Kazakhstan – photo by author<\/p><\/div>\n

3. English for Specific Purposes (ESP)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

ESP can be divided into a large number of subsets:<\/p>\n