# Getting certified TESL/TEFL....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-certified-tesl-tefl/352369>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 12, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-certified-tesl-tefl/352369 "2006-04-12T14:18:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![gitfiddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-certified-tesl-tefl/352369/1 "2006-04-12T14:18:18Z")

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I’m living in Paris right now, but next Fall I’m planning on moving to Taiwan where I would like to teach English. I know for most of the positions I won’t need to be certified (I’m a native speaker, and I have a BA in English), but I’m just curious about getting certified. If it’s not too expensive, I would like to be bona fide.

Anyone got any advice?