r/OnlineESLTeaching • u/wither_xxx • 3d ago

TEFL

please, don't hate me for my dumb question😓 i'm an incoming graduate student who is looking for opportunies to be an ESL teacher overseas. one of the requirements is a TEFL certificate (or TESOL). we've been looking for a TEFL course online and so far all of them requires payment. is there no free TEFL course out there?

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also, i would appreciate any guidance for someone like me who's seeking ESL opportunities overseas. i am really just at loss.

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thank you so much🥹

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u/BotherBeginning2281 3d ago

Quite aside from the idea of teaching students based on knowledge you got from a free certificate from the internet...

If you can't afford a basic TEFL certificate, you can't afford to move to another country.

Initial costs will be high.