EARN YOUR TEFL DEGREE BY PURSUING YOUR TEFL COURSE IN KOLKATA
ASIAN COLLEGE OF TEACHERS
TEFL which stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language is the training program meant for those looking to have a career in teaching abroad. Pursuing a TEFL in class course will really be beneficial if you are looking to have a long term career in Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language in any location around the world. Pursuing your coveted TEFL course in Kolkata, one of India’s most culturally rich city, will be no less fulfilling for you. Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, is the main commercial and business hub of eastern India. A self-sufficient, thriving city before the British Raj and during the period when it was made the capital of British India, with the shifting of capital to Delhi in 1911, the ill effects of the partition of India in 1947 and again taking part in the Bangladesh’s bloody fight for freedom (also known as Bangladesh Liberation War) in 1871 leading to a huge refugee problem, along with the bloody Naxalite movement in 1970s, paved the way for the city towards its gradual decay and economic and social stagnation. However, since the early 2000s, Kolkata has started establishing and implementing economic reforms leading to its regrowth and prosperity. The city has its fair share of historical monuments and landmarks build during and before the British era. To name a few they are Victoria Memorial, Maidan, Howrah Bridge, Nandan Cinema, Princep Ghat, and many others. Also, Kolkata is and will always be remembered for the contribution it has made towards the field of art and literature, in a national as well as international platform. If you are one of those, who get fascinated by art, poetry and other forms of literature, then Kolkata is the place for you to pursue your TEFL course. The land of fiveNobellaureates –Sir Ronald Ross (Medicine), Rabindranath Tagore (Literature), C V Raman (Physics), Mother Teresa (Peace) and Amartya Sen(Economics), Kolkata today awaits with humble sincerity for its next NobelPrize winner. Another main aspect of Kolkata is its food, the local cuisine. The amalgamation of the original Calcuttans and the east Bengalis have mainly reflected in its food habits with the city offering a large variety of dishes to suit every taste bud. With its variety of fish preparations, its vegetable fries and dishes, that are very typical of Kolkata, the city is actually quite popular for its sweet dishes. They involve mishit doi (fermented sweet yogurt), rosogolla (sweet dumplings made from Indian Cottage cheese made in sugary syrup), sandesh (a dry sweet made from a type of curd cheese), kheer/payesh (creamy rice pudding) and many other equally yummy dishes that are a must try for any one visiting the city. During the in-class TEFL course, as you learn and acquire the latest methodologies for teaching ESL/EFL, grammar and phonetics knowledge, lesson planning, classroom management techniques and skills, and the necessary teaching practice sessions, and groom yourself to become a confident teacher ready to face the world, after the class hours, you will get ample time and opportunityto explore the city and satiate your wanderlust as well as your taste buds.