Get a TEFL-ing good start to your teaching career with this 120-hour course.
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Travel the world while earning an income
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) offers a unique opportunity to travel the world while earning an income. Upon completing this online course, you will be equipped to pursue rewarding roles in a variety of locations. Whether you're a newcomer to TESOL/TEFL or an experienced educator seeking new challenges, this course is structured to maximise your learning across all modules.
Benefits of taking this course
- This fully accredited course enables you to travel the world while teaching English, opening doors to exciting international opportunities.
- From teaching fundamentals to advanced topics like grammar and classroom management, this course covers all aspects of teaching English, ensuring you're fully prepared, even if you're new to classroom environments.
- This complete TESOL/TEFL job module guides you through the process of applying for and securing your dream job abroad, making your transition into teaching smooth and stress-free.
What are the outcomes of taking this course?
This course covers everything you need to effectively teach English to non-native speakers. You'll learn how to motivate students new to the language and how to use their primary language as a tool for teaching. The course includes an introduction to linguistics to help bridge language gaps, along with essential skills for teaching reading, writing, speaking, and listening. You'll also gain knowledge of basic pedagogical techniques, classroom management strategies, and guidance on how to secure a teaching position abroad.
Course Modules:
- Welcome to the course!
- Module 1: Teaching and learning: In teaching and learning, motivation, understanding cultural backgrounds, and recognising the importance of first language are key to getting started effectively.
- Module 2: Linguistics: In linguistics, phonology, lexicology, morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics all play essential roles in understanding language structure and function.
- Module 3: Reading: Developing reading skills involves auditory and visual discrimination, forming associations, decoding, and reading for a specific purpose.
- Module 4: Writing: In writing, sentence structure, grammar, creating new knowledge, and focusing on informative, explanatory, and persuasive writing are vital components.
- Module 5: Speaking: Effective speaking includes sounding out words, reading aloud, responding to questions, and presenting new ideas.
- Module 6: Listening: Listening skills are honed by decoding sounds, repeating or transcribing, paraphrasing, engaging in conversational English, and using what you hear to generate new ideas.
- Module 7: Pedagogy: Understanding motivation, exposition, goal setting, constructive criticism, and modelling are critical aspects of pedagogy.
- Module 8: Lesson planning: Lesson planning focuses on aligning with standards and objectives, following a curriculum, varying instruction, applying teaching strategies, and creating meaningful assessments.
- Module 9: Classroom management: Effective classroom management includes setting expectations, fostering respect, and accountability, choosing battles wisely, and applying unique strategies.
- Module 10: Getting a TEFL job: Preparing for a TEFL job involves understanding job requirements, building a resume, exploring possible destinations, mastering interview techniques, and preparing for cultural adaptation.
