FAQ - TEFL Academics

Where is the American TESOL Institute?

American TESOL Institute headquarters is located in Tampa, Florida, USA. Dr. John May is the President of ATI and Jonathan Lazarus, the Director. The foundation of American TESOL Institute was based on the dedication of a team of education experts who wanted to know how a second language is learnt.

What is TESOL and is it internationally accredited?

TESOL, is the flagship product of American TESOL Institute and is the acronym for teaching English to speakers of other languages .TESOL as an internationally accredited teachers training program, enjoys a sweeping popularity across the world as it inculcates the special techniques of teaching the basic language skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Why is TESOL different?

Apart from teaching the basic language skills, TESOL provides a thorough teaching orientation, covering all the possible areas of classroom teaching and student handling. Years of research and insight from Asia and methods used in the USA has lead to ATI's standard TESOL online and in class education along with the job placement system.

Is there a demand for American TESOL instructors?

There is a demand from Central America, Western & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia especially China. To meet these demands American TESOL Institute offers on-going programs in class or online. These programs provide teachers opportunities to teach English while traveling, living and working abroad.

On completion of the course where can one teach?

On completion of the ATI Online TESOL Certification Course one is qualified to teach English as a second language or as a foreign language in at least fifty countries in the world. By the virtue of specialization on teaching language to children and business professionals it is now possible to go beyond regular school teaching. Candidates develop potential to be absorbed as corporate trainers, Language School trainers, voice and accent trainers and soft skill trainers. With the growing need for learning English in Non English speaking nations the demand far exceeds the supply. So there is never a dearth of teaching opportunities for ATI trained teachers.