Tennessee Foreign Language Institute

The Tennessee Foreign Language Institute (TFLI) is an agency of the State of Tennessee established in 1986 with the purpose of "doing research into the most effective methods of foreign language instruction and disseminating that information,
and improving the language skills and teaching methods of foreign language instructors at all levels in the state’s schools, colleges and universities."

TFLI provides language teacher training and certification through our internationally recognized 150-hour TESL Certificate course, which is recognized by the British Council as meeting the highest standards of teacher training. We have been the leading TESL Certificate course in the southeast for over 15 years. Our graduates are teaching all over the world!

TFLI is also a center for language learning. We provide group and private classes in many languages. We hold regular classes in English (ESL), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Japanese and Chinese.