TESOL

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

TESOL is a multi - billion dollar industry - It is, on the whole, unregulated on a global scale. Over 1 million English teachers can be counted across the globe at any one time teaching English. Most are run with teachers' training at the fore front.

TESOL membership organizations are set up across the glob with a lose legal connection to the parent TESOL.org (a U.S. based group of teachers involved in TESOL related business's.) Before joining any group, determine what benefits you get for your membership fee and determine how the membership money is spent. Check the organization's bank balances per published Audits - see where the money is being spent and how that organization is advancing teacher's conditions. The newest TESOL Organization (TESOL PHilippines) has been legally set up with 7 Directors, office and staff. They provide TESOL certificates and training supported by the Philippine government.