Specialist Online Teacher Course

120 HOUR ADVANCED TEFL COURSE

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Modules One-Three:

Module One: How to Make Sense of Teacher/Learner Needs

Understanding your students’ language abilities and why they want to learn English. Get to know the basic principles behind TEFL teaching and teaching English online.

Module Two: How to Understand and Use Grammatical and Teaching Terminology

By the end of this module, you’ll know your present continuous from your present simple tense. Most of all, you’ll be familiar and confident with grammatical terms. We know that grammar can be intimidating for new teachers – it won’t be at the end of module 2!

Module Three: How to Plan Your Syllabus and Lessons

Being the best teacher you can be is down to planning. On this course, you’ll get the planning techniques that will not only save you time but will ensure your lessons run smoothly. You’ll gain students’ respect which, of course, is great for reviews (especially when you are teaching online).

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Modules Four-Six:

Module Four: How to Teach Grammar

Now that you know grammatical terms, you’ll fly through this module on how to teach it. Breaking down your students’ English levels, you’ll know which grammatical term to teach and how to teach it. You’ll get so much useful information about how to prepare engaging grammatical building block lessons that work. Watching your students progress will be so exciting!

Module Five: How to Teach Vocabulary

Did you know that there are around 171,000 words in the English language? Don’t worry, you’ll only be asked to teach a few hundred of those! From beginner restaurant vocab like, ‘hello’, ‘good’, ‘name’, and ‘please’ to advanced business such as, ‘university’, ‘opportunity’, and ‘overseas’, you’ll study the tools to teach vocabulary and use them effectively so your students can use it in the right context.

Module Six: How to Teach Pronunciation 

Help your students speak English confidently by practicing pronunciation. This is the primary reason they want to learn English from you. As a native speaker pronouncing a word like ‘enough’ is simple for you, but not for many other nationalities. On this course you’ll learn modern techniques to help your students sound as fluent as possible.

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Modules Seven-Ten:

Module Seven: How to Teach Reading and Listening Skills

These are called ‘receptive skills’ because the student is receiving language. By the end of this lesson, you’ll know the most effective ways to engage students in reading English and how to write it. This includes setting tasks from listening to music, radio and recordings to reading letters, emails and Facebook posts inside and outside the classroom. Oh yes, you’ll be setting a lot of homework for your students!

Module Eight: How to Teach Writing and Speaking Skills

These are called ‘productive skills’ because students produce language. You’ll learn plenty of useful ideas about how to get your students up on their feet and chatting to you about hobbies, politics or story-telling. You’ll also get help with how to teach your students to write English – at all levels, from favourite foods to the economy in Spain.

Module Nine: How to Teach English for Specific Purposes

Your students have a reason why they want to learn English. You’ll learn how to differentiate these different types of students and how to tackle their lessons. For example, how to teach teenagers, business people or exam classes to help students get into universities in the USA or UK. You’ll end lesson 9 armed with a breadth of knowledge about who you are teaching, why you are teaching them and what you should teach them.

Module Ten: How to Move from Learning to Earning

Here you’ll get up-to-date tips on the current employment market. Once you’ve secured your first job, this module will give you details about how to get the best career to jump into any job online or abroad.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEFL/TESOL TEACHERS

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Unit 2 - How to Teach Young Learners

Teaching young minds is probably one of the most rewarding jobs you’ll do. The demand for your know-how will be high. You could find yourself teaching online from home on one of the many platforms hiring thousands of teachers monthly. If your sights are set abroad, then schools across the world will be eager to employ you. Why? Because they have thousands of students on their books who need English teachers.

Over five jam-packed modules, you’ll learn how to apply real or virtual classroom techniques and management skills to educate eager young minds. Here’s a brief overview:

• Teaching grammar and vocabulary.
• Teaching reading and writing.
• Teaching listening and speaking.
• Lots of FUN and ENGAGING activities for 3-16 year olds.

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Unit 3 - Teaching English Online

There are currently around 1.5 billion people learning English around the world. This means the demand for people who are qualified to teach English – and confident to tutor students online – is one of the fastest-growing markets in the (already) booming English language learning sector.

This How to Teach English Online course will help you become a TEFL pro in the virtual world. At the end of this course, you’ll learn how to teach remotely and what options you have when it comes to freelancing or teaching independently. This could be one-to-one or small group sizes.

This six-module course is packed with creative content to make you a competent online English teacher and covers:

• How to teach the four skills in a virtual setting (reading, writing, listening and speaking).
• Methods for keeping students engaged in a remote classroom.
• Considerations for being employed or working independently.

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Unit 4 - Virtual Teaching Practicum

Over two 3-hour workshops in the Teacher Studio with a DELTA-qualified teacher trainer, you will put theory into action during this dynamic peer-to-peer teaching practice module.

Be part of a new teaching community, prepare and teach lessons together with classmates from around the world and get invaluable live feedback from your tutor. You receive lots of dedicated tuition with our 14-person small groups. Session dates are added every month to give you flexibility.

We care about your TEFL journey from the moment you decide you want to teach English as a foreign language. So, we want you to be well prepared, have the right qualifications and all the skills necessary to realise your ambitions. The TEFL Institute assists you every step of the way and offers guidance to ensure you take the right course or internship that best suits your needs. From the moment you get in touch, we are here for you and you become a member of the TEFL Institute family.

Our Core Principles

Passion – Our team is passionate about travel, teaching and building lasting relationships with our clients. We are constantly generating new leads, creating new programs and internships, and generating new content to help meet our clients’ needs.

Genuine & Committed – We genuinely care about our clients and interns and are committed to providing them with personal one-on-one help from our dedicated and experienced team to ensure that his or her TEFL dreams are met.

Partnership & Collaboration – We work with a variety of other companies across the globe to create lasting relationships and partnerships to help service our clientele by providing them with opportunities to live and work abroad. We are continuously striving to create new and lasting partnerships to best serve our clients.

Integrity – We believe in doing everything with integrity and honesty. To uphold the highest moral standards in all we do to best serve our customers as a trustworthy and reliable source.

• WHAT IS A TEFL CERTIFICATION?

  The “Teaching English as a Foreign Language” (TEFL) certificate, is the most commonly accepted certificate worldwide. This certificate allows you to teach English to non-native speakers across the globe. The main qualifications to get a TEFL is to have the ability to speak English at a native-level and then complete a course. You can complete a TEFL course either online or in a classroom. The different courses vary based on the number of hours it takes to complete.

• WHO CAN DO A TEFL COURSE?

  First and foremost, an aspiring TEFL teacher must be outgoing and confident, and not afraid to make themselves look a little silly, especially when teaching children. Expression is a huge part of the methodologies to be able to get your point across. You’ll warm up to this in time and it all takes practice.

  We suggest people to be at least 16 with a C1 level of English or higher. If you’re not sure, we have a free English test. We also would recommend people who work on their own initiative as it is an online course and you will need to be your own motivation.

• WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY TEFL CERTIFICATE?

  As a TEFL qualified teacher, the world is your oyster. Our 120 hour TEFL certificate is fully accredited and internationally recognised, meaning you can teach online or around the globe. If you are looking to teach in your home country at a language centre or would like to go to the UAE, we would suggest you doing our higher-level qualification, our 180 hour level 5 TEFL course, as this is the requirement in such competitive countries.

• WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 120 HOUR TEFL COURSE AND THE 180 HOUR LEVEL 5 TEFL COURSE?

  Both courses are your main TEFL qualification and give you the opportunity to start your ESL career. However, there are a few differences between them and the right choice will depend on your story and goals.

  The 120 hour TEFL course is the minimum standard around the world. It is a lovely laid out course with 10 modules outlined in the course content. This certification can be used primarily to teach online and travel the world. It is the fastest route to getting a qualification.

  The 180 hour course is a level 5 qualification and can be compared to a CELTA or TrinityTESOL. This course is harder and longer to complete, but worth it in the end as it opens up so many opportunities. This course should be taken if you’d like to teach in your home country or certain places in Asia.

• DO I NEED TO BE A TEACHER TO TEACH ENGLISH ABROAD?

  You do not need any prior teaching degrees or experience to teach abroad. Once you have your TEFL certificate, you are 100% able to work as a TEFL teacher. A B.Ed. will of course help your resume, but it is definitely not necessary.

• HOW ARE THE COURSES LAID OUT?

  Our courses are filled with course content, videos, podcasts, reflective tasks, and tests. They are online courses and can be completed in your own time and from home.

  Our 120 hour TEFL course has 10 modules with a multiple choice test at the end of each module. You will need 80% to pass. We offer free retests, so if you fail the first time, simply go through your coursework again and retake the test. All examinations are completed online and at your own pace. You are given 6 months to complete the course to accommodate for people who have full-time jobs and dependents, but ultimately it doesn’t take this long.

  Our specialist courses are much shorter than the main TEFL qualifications. They are all completed online and in your own time. All tests are done online and corrected instantly. They have course content and tests throughout the course. They can be completed before or after the main TEFL qualification. 

  Our 10 hour Classroom Methodologies Course is completed through Zoom. You will join a class of no more than 12 students with your tutor, Kate. It will be held over two 5 hour days. She will be responsible for your passing mark based on your attendance, involvement and completion of an assignment. 

• ARE THE COURSES ACCREDITED?

  The TEFL Institute is fully accredited by the TQUK (center number: C000854) and ACDL (accreditation number: 2854-2540). The 120 hour TEFL Certificate is 100% accredited.

• ARE THE CERTIFICATES INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?

  All of our accredited courses include a PDF version of the certificate. This is perfect for applying for jobs online or abroad. Sometimes, perhaps for visa reasons, you may need a hard copy. We have options available, but there is an extra cost for print and postage.

• HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE TO COMPLETE THE COURSE?

  You have six months to complete your course. As seen in our average completion times, it won’t take you this long but is just to accommodate all needs. If you require more time, that’s ok! We have extension options.

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