Specialized Online TEFL/TESOL Certificates
Take your TEFL/TESOL certification to the next level and enhance your resume with Bridge Specialized Certificates in high-demand teaching areas. Take these 100% online courses on their own or in combination with any of our TEFL courses.
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Foundations in Teaching English Online
60-Hour Online TEFL/TESOL Course
Learn the theory and methods of teaching English in a virtual classroom in this introductory course.
Advanced Methods in Teaching English Online
60-Hour Online TEFL/TESOL Course
Take your existing knowledge to the next level– master lesson planning and other practical skills for teaching English online.
Teaching English Online
as a Freelancer
30-Hour Online TEFL/TESOL Course
Empower yourself with the skills needed to succeed as an entrepreneur with this step-by-step course in becoming a freelancer or starting your own online English tutoring business.
Practicum in
Teaching English Online
60-Hour Online TEFL/TESOL Course
Get hands-on experience teaching English online and showcase your skills to employers.
Teaching English to Young Learners
60-Hour Online TEFL/TESOL Course
Specialize your skills and qualify for more jobs with certification in the high-demand field of teaching English to children.
Teaching English to Teenagers
60-Hour Online TEFL/TESOL Course
Gain specialized training in teaching English to adolescents and stand out to employers with this targeted certification.
Teaching
Business English
40-Hour Online TEFL/TESOL Course
Learn the specialized skills you’ll need to excel at teaching English in the corporate environment.
Designing Custom Courses
40-Hour Online TEFL/TESOL Course
Learn to create your own English for Specific Purposes courses in this highly specialized course.
Teaching English Grammar (Grammar Advisor)
40-Hour Online TEFL/TESOL Course
Become a certified English grammar expert and enter the classroom with confidence.
Guided Teaching Practicum
20-Hour Online TEFL/TESOL Course
Make yourself more marketable for TEFL/TESOL jobs by adding a hands-on teaching practicum to your online certification.
Specialize your skills and advance your professional teaching career with Bridge!
Earn a TEFL/TESOL certification you can build on.
Demonstrate your expertise with a lifetime certificate.
- Download and print your TEFL/TESOL certificate for free.
- All BridgeTEFL certifications are detailed on your certificate, including Primary and Specialized.
- Courses are stackable! The total number of hours you completed is indicated, and this number updates each time you add another course.
- Option to order a hard copy certificate mailed to anywhere in the world!
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Specialized Certificate Overview
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Specialized Certificate Course Content
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Specialized Certificate Overview
Bridge Specialized TEFL Certificates offer professional development to boost your resume. Train to become an expert in a specific area of the TEFL field or get hands-on classroom experience by completing a teaching practicum. We offer the following 20-120-Hour Specialized Certifications:
• Teaching Business English - 40-Hours
• Teaching English to Young Learners – 60 Hours
• Teaching English to Teenagers – 60 Hours
• Designing Custom Courses (i.e. Teaching English for Specific Purposes) – 40 Hours
• Teaching English Grammar- 40 Hours
• Teaching English Online - 60 to 120 Hours
• Guided Teaching Practicum – 20 Hours
Specialized TEFL Certificates are self-paced, allowing you three months to complete the course on your schedule. You will be assigned a personal tutor* during your course, who will be available to answer questions as you progress and give you personalized feedback on assignments.
You take each Specialized Certificates on its own, or you can bundle Certificates together. You may add these specializations to your existing TEFL certification, or combine them with BridgeTEFL Online courses or the graduate-level Bridge IDELTOnline™ Teaching Diploma, to take your training to the next level.
*The English Grammar course is a self-study online program with no personal tutor, but students can email the “Grammar Advisor” with any questions.
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Specialized Certificate Course Content
Delivered 100% online, these content-rich courses give you an in-depth view of the area of specialization you choose.
The courses consist of online reading and practice exercises, in addition to relevant videos and links outside resources, all offering you the latest in methodology, best practices, and current technologies in the field. You can complete the reading and other tasks at your own pace. Ungraded self-check quizzes and graded quizzes help assess your comprehension and ensure that you are prepared for your assignments.
Upon successful completion of one or more Specialized Certificate course, you’ll receive a certificate indicating the number of total Bridge TEFL/TESOL hours completed and a list of the specific courses you have taken.
For course-specific content and other details, please click on the Specialized Certificates above to learn more.
Bundle your training for the very best online TEFL/TESOL certification.
Not TEFL certified yet? Bundle one or more Specialized Certificates with our premier TEFL/TESOL Certification, the 150-hour Bridge International Diploma in English Language Teaching (IDELTOnline™). Taught by master’s level instructors, this accredited course with optional teaching practicum offers our most advanced online TEFL certification. Qualified candidates can even earn transferrable graduate credit toward a graduate certificate, master’s, or doctorate degree program or scholarship at the following Pathway Partner universities.
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