The table below shows the number of students living in the UK gaining English language teacher training qualifications in 2007/8 and 2008/9, and the proportion of male qualifiers.

The table presents student totals for English language teacher training qualifications in the UK and the share of male students

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across two academic years in 2007/8 and 2008/9.

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students were more numerous than those taking the

Cambridge

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UCLES

CELTA

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and other degrees,

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the proportion of males showed a decline. A total of 32,930 enrolments were recorded in 2007/8, with the majority (25,446) taking

TEFL

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, compared with 7,484 who chose the

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qualification. Among females, 18,460 entered

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only 5,382 chose

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. Meanwhile, the percentage of males in

TEFL

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was 26.9% (6,870 qualifiers), significantly higher than the figure for

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and others, at just 17.3% (1,295 qualifiers). In 2008/9, student numbers stood at 24,917 for

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and 8,028 for

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and others. Female participation in

Cambridge

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rose modestly to 5,878,

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females decreased marginally by a mere 14.

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, male enrolments fell in both groups, dropping by 325 (to 26.2%) in

TEFL

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and by 329 (to 12.1%) in

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, which represented their lowest shares.