Is TESOL/TEFL for a near-native english speaker from non-Western country?
But I am not from a Western country, I’m from Malaysia. I have a Bachelor degree from a university in US (Not an online degree!). I worked in the corporate world where English is dominantly used. I even teach in English at my church’s sunday school. I considered myself a near-native English speaker.
I have researched online for TEFL jobs and 99.9% of the job requirement read like this: “Native English speaker or 12 years in an English Speaking Educational Institution / Native English speaker with British, Canadian, Irish, American, Australian, New Zealand or South African nationality / Native English speaker – Must be a holder of a native English passport eg. UK, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, USA, Canadian.”
Would I be wasting my time pursuing TESOL/TEFL when I can’t meet those requirements?
What are my job prospects if/when I have obtained my CertTESOL/TEFL?
Favorite Answer
If you are certified (preferably CETLA or Trinity) you can get a job even easier. It doesn’t matter if you are not US, AUS, CAN, or UK, so long as you are utterly fluent AND have a TEFL certificate.
I had to turn own a job applicant, who despite boasting a completely native command in the language (an American citizen), had to be rejected because he could not teach. He assumed common sense and a passport was all you needed.
t is a discriminatory myth that no one outside the Anglophone countries can speak English properly. Besides, nowadays, there is no such thing as the Queens English.’
So do not be discouraged. Get certified and off you go!
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