TEFL Academy Accreditations
Before discussing the accreditations of TEFL Academy it is extremely necessary to ponder upon the meaning of accreditation and its necessity. Etymologically, the word ‘accreditations’ mean ‘to recognize an educational institution as maintaining standards that qualify the graduates for admission to higher or more specialized institutions or for professional practice.’ Accreditation is given to the institution on the basis of their performance, validity and professionalism. Accreditations for the TESOL or TEFL courses are mainly given by institutions at the national level as there is no international body to accredit these courses.
A question can always arise that why is there a necessity of a TESOL certificate which is accredited. Accreditation is extremely important because it recognizes the significance of the course provider; proves its authenticity and validates the course curriculum.
The member bodies which TEFL Academy is supported with are given below:
| Institutional Member of |
 IATEFL
or International
Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language:
the main aim of this institute is to link develop and support
English language professionals globally. This institute was
established in the year 1967 and currently is proud to have more
than 35,000 members in 100 different countries. By 2010, IATEFL
aspires to reach a new level. |
 CALICO this acronym stands
for ‘The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium. This
organization is associated with both academics and technical
education or rather the combination of both. It is one of the
premier institutes in the field of computer assisted teaching
and education. CALICO has an experience of over twenty five
years and over the years foreign language educators, web page
designers, technicians, teachers and academicians have
associated themselves with them. |
| Commercial Member of |
 Association for Language
Learning is one of the premier associations who are involved
in language training organization through out the world. |
| Corporate Member of |
 The International Association of
Language Learning Technology is Established in 1965, IALLT
is a professional organization whose members provide leadership
in the development, integration, evaluation and management of
instructional technology for the teaching and learning of
language, literature and culture. |
| Member of |
 The
International E-Learning Association (IELA) is dedicated
to advancing the knowledge and practice of e-learning in the
classroom and the workplace. With members hailing from every
continent—and from the realms of business, industry,
government, and academia—the IELA is a vibrant and diverse
community of e-learning professionals, researchers, and
students. |
 The
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
is the only national organization dedicated to the
improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of
all languages at all levels of instruction. ACTFL is
an individual membership organization of more than 9,000
foreign language educators and administrators from
elementary through graduate education, as well as government
and industry. |
 Pebble
Hills University, incorporated in America (Delaware, US)
under Delaware LLC Statutes: Delaware Code, Title 6; Chapter
18 and Australasia (HuttRiverProvince).
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| TEFL Academy & Pebble Hills University launches mutually benefited “Bachelor of Arts in Teaching English as Other Language” degree program. Any participants from TEFL Academy can earn 15 credits after completion of the 120 hrs Online TEFL Course and complete the Bachelors in TEFL course from PHU (through Online E learning Course). Email - contact@teflonlinecertification.com for more details. |
