TEFL Certification Course Mexico
Length of training: 4 weeks
Tuition: $1,995 (housing costs are not included)
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| Guadalajara, Mexico's pearl of the west, is an incredibly diverse and stately city with amazing qualities, both modern and historic, that embrace all who visit. For a city that is not a resort, Guadalajara offers a very pleasant surprise to the unsuspecting tourist. Guadalajara is an ideal vacation destination for the traveler who is seeking a change of pace from the, sometimes overwhelming, resort scene. |
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| As the second largest city in Mexico and boasting a population of over 3 million, you are constantly reminded that Guadalajara is a busy metropolis, and a major Mexican business center. Although this city beats to a busy pace, things here have a way of seeming to always remain serene. There are many places in Guadalajara where you will feel like you have stepped back in time to a different era. |
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| Guadalajara is a city of monuments, parks and flowers, fountains and tree lined avenues. A city alive with subtle attractions that can keep the first time visitor entertained for weeks. Guadalajara's history dates to the 16th century and the rich heritage of Mexico's colonial gem is evident everywhere you look. |
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| The Guadalajara area is known as the birthplace of the world famous Mariachi bands and also as the home of the Mexican hat dance. Nearby is the town of Tequila, everyone knows or should be able to guess, what this town is famous for. The area around Guadalajara is mainly known for the Mexican craftsmen that turn out countless handmade items that are treasured the world over. |
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Tuition does cover: |
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- TEFL course fee
- Job Placement Assistance
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Tuition does not cover:: |
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- Food
- Personal Expenses
- International Flights
- Visa (must obtain in advance)
- Immunization
- Accommodation for the four weeks of the course (shared room)
- Airport Pickup
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TEFL Certification: |
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| Your course will be a 4 week, 120 hour professional certification. There will classroom work, home study, and live classroom experience in an ESL classroom. |
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| During your four-week course you will study the ‘theory’ of teaching and language development. You will hone your personal grammar skills to the highest level in an environment that is designed to provide you with all the support and nurturing your need to succeed. Each day you receive 4 hours of classroom preparation, you will study: |
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- Effective teaching strategies
- Fundamentals of learning and classroom management
- How to maximize your students time to reach their learning goals
- Develop teaching materials and how to make use of classroom aids such as Television, CD, DVD, Video, overhead projectors and the white board.
- Making classroom manipulative (learning tools)
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| You will study and master: |
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- Teaching methodologies
- Creating assessment tools
- Oral communication techniques
- Developing listening strategies .
- Pronunciation methods
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| Additionally you will observe and interact with ‘real world’ students. For an additional four hours a day you will interact with you professional ‘mentor’ teachers (2) who will guide and support you throughout your classroom experience. Within the first week you will be teaching students in two different classes. |
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| In the subsequent weeks you will apply those skills, develop your abilities to manage a classroom, work in groups and individually. Each week teaching for longer periods of time until in your third week you are teaching two, whole 2 hour grammar and conversation classes. |
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| By the end of your training program you will be confident and comfortable in the classroom. Between your professional and seasoned mentor teachers as well as your TEFL teacher you will be ready to venture out into the world of real life teaching.
Teaching English as a Foreign Language is an exciting and rewarding career. It is a professional future that will always be in demand. As you gain more experience and hone your skills further you will always be in demand from the individual to the classroom to the executive boardroom. Teaching ESL is a career for the twenty first century; worldwide job openings are posted every hour of every day. After completing your TEFL course you will be one of the few, one of the elite – a respected Teacher of English. |
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Living Accommodations/Meals : |
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| Living accommodations can be arranged by our course director. |
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| Choices include: |
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Option A: homestay with a local Mexican family
$ 18 USD per night -
3 meals per day
Shared or private bedroom & bathroom
Option B: homestay with a local Mexican family
$ 23 USD per night -
3 meals a day
Wireless internet
Cable TV
Prvate bedroom and bathroom
Option C:
home residence
$ 23 USD per night -
Breakfast
Private bedroom and bathroom
Internet
Cable TV
Shared kitchen
(Laundry service extra cost)
- Hotel: There are several options of accommodation nearby with various price levels.
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Activities |
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| There are bullfights at Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso (most Sundays, October to March), rodeos at Lienzo charro de Jalisco, every Sunday at noon. The charros (cowboys) compete in 10 events, mariachis perform during breaks, and food and beverages are available. You can possibly catch a professional soccer match (varied schedules) at Estadio Jalisco. For the racers in your family there is a great go-kart track called, appropriately, Go Kartmanía featuring 4 different tracks An abundance of modern multi-cinemas show (almost) current movies all over the city and in all of the malls. Scattered throughout the countryside surrounding Guadalajara are numerous water parks and natural hot springs. |
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History |
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| The town of Guadalajara was founded in 1531 by Spanish explorer Cristóbal de Oñate, who was commissioned by the conquistador Nuño de Guzmán. It consisted of 42 inhabitants settled on the Mesa del Cerro, near the border with Nochistlán in the province of Teúl, known today as San Juan. The name Guadalajara was taken from the birthplace of Nuño de Guzmán in Spain. |
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| Guzmán and Cristóbal de Oñate decided to relocate to a place with more water, fewer dust storms and better transportation. They began the project on May 19, 1533, and by August 8, 1533 they had moved the town to its second location, near Tonalá. Two years later, in March 1535, they again moved the town to a new location. |
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| On November 8, 1539 the emperor Charles V granted a coat of arms and the title of City to Guadalajara |
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| After a large attack by natives on September 28, 1541 during the War of the Mixtón, it was decided once more to relocate the city and re-establish it again in the Atemajac Valley. |
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| Today's city of Guadalajara was founded at this site by Crístobal de Oñate on February 14, 1542, by Royal decree of King Charles V. |
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| During the Colonial era, Guadalajara became the capital of Nueva Galicia and prior to the War of Independence it was the capital of the Intendencia of Guadalajara. |
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20th century |
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| "Colonia Americana" one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Guadalajara. |
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| The beginning of the 20th century saw the Porfiriato coming to an end as the Mexican revolution unfolded. Guadalajara came through the revolution relatively unscathed. After the Cristero War, peace returned to Guadalajara. For a long period the city bloomed and developed in diverse points. Medium and big companies emerged, and the areas around the residential nucleus began to grow from the colony. New architectural concepts emerged, which decorated the city with styles from 1920 to 1980. The city passed through several structural plans during every government period, where new zones and commercial areas were born, and the creation of transnational companies and the arrival of international industries made the city prosperous. The first commercial centers appeared, which also were among the first being constructed in the country and Latin America. |
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| The city began to expand quickly until finding the territorial union with the municipality of Zapopan. Many important developments occurred during this period: Expo Guadalajara, Light Train, commercial centers, hotels, the expansion of streets and avenues, and the birth and development of the road infrastructure, services, tourist and industrial infrastructure. Guadalajara grew quickly until it became the industrial, tourist and commerce headquarter of the country, and the second most important city in Mexico after the national capital (Mexico City). This accelerated development was stopped by the explosions on April 22 of 1992; hundreds of houses, avenues, streets, companies and infrastructure were damaged seriously, leaving losses calculated at a billion dollars, in one of the most tragic events in the history of Guadalajara. This event, combined with the economic crisis of 1994, resulted in the loss of industrial power for Guadalajara; the investigation lasted more than 11 years without finding sufficient evidence to name a guilty party. The investigations are now closed and the events were deemed accidental. These events led Guadalajara to explore new visions development, making the service sector the key to economic reactivation. |
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