120 Hour Advanced TEFL Course with Au Pair Specialisation

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

The first module of the course is concerned with understanding the needs of a learner from the perspective of a teacher. You will learn why students need English as a foreign language, as well as how to ascertain the initial language ability of your students to start preparing lessons. We also cover the basics of teaching.

Moudle Two: How to Understand and Use Grammatical & Teaching Terminology

The second module is all about teaching you the basics of grammar and understanding how to teach it effectively to your students. You will be able to differentiate the different uses of grammar in certain situations and then give that information to your students in a way that they can understand. This is a big module, so we don’t provide an examination at the end. Instead, give it a little later in the course once you have developed your skills with the other modules.

Module Three: How to Plan Your Syllabus & Lessons

The third module is all about learning how to structure and plan according to a syllabus and create lessons to suit your role as a teacher. You will be given an education in different planning techniques, how to create lessons that follow a syllabus, and how to provide a proper education for your students. We will also teach you how to maintain control of the classroom, as this has been proven to be one of the hardest tasks for a new teacher who needs more confidence in their classroom presence.

Module Four: How to Teach Grammar

The fourth module is all about instruction and grammar. You will get a more advanced education on teaching grammar and how to work with students. This is also where we begin introducing official examinations and tests surrounding grammar now that you are confident enough to attempt them.

Module Five: How to Teach Vocabulary

Once you have completed the fifth module in the course, you are halfway through your education as a new teacher. In this module, we look at vocabulary. Out of the roughly 171,000 words in the English language, we expect you to teach a few hundred to your students as part of your daily responsibilities. You will be taught how to recognise both simple and complex vocabulary, as well as understand techniques that you can use to help students recognise the correct phrases necessary for conversation.

Module Six: How to Teach Pronunciation 

Pronunciation is a core part of teaching English as a foreign language. Students will naturally look to you as a guide on how to pronounce more complicated words, and we will teach you how to be a proper model for pronunciation. You will be able to work with your students to give them the confidence necessary to succeed.

Module Seven: How to Teach Reading & Listening Skills

The seventh model of the course will focus on receptive skills. These are skills that help with receiving language specifically, and they refer to reading and listening skills.

Once you have successfully completed this module, you will understand how to help your students read and listen to English. We help you build extracurricular tasks and teaching strategies that make use of the common tools you have both in the classroom and outside of it.

Module Eight:  How to teach Writing & Speaking Skills

The eighth module gets to grips with productive skills. These are skills which help with speaking and writing English as a foreign language, and are much more active than receptive skills. However, it’s important for a student to master both productive and receptive skills in order to succeed. 

Once you’ve completed the module, you will be giving your students the tools they require to thrive in any arena.

Module Nine: How to Teach English for Specific Purposes

The ninth module of the course is all about being able to teach English for a specific purpose, known otherwise as ESP. All of your students will be trying to learn English for different reasons, and it is your job to help tailor the lessons that you provide to give them the best opportunity for success.

We also take a look at reasons why students are choosing to learn English as a foreign language, and how you help them grow and thrive as a result.

Module 10: Module Ten: How to Move from Learning to Earning

The final module of the course focuses on you as a teacher and gives you some information about getting employment. Once you’ve graduated, you will need to use your new skills to find a job. We help you understand how this process works and also allow you access to the extensive network we have built so you can get opportunities to begin your career.

Module Seven: How to Teach Reading & 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 listening tasks to music, radio and recordings, to reading letters, emails, Facebook posts both inside and outside the classroom. Oh yes, you’ll be setting a lot of homework for your students!

Module Eight:  How to teach Writing & 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 favorite 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, or business people or exam classes to help students get into universities in the US 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, in this module you’ll receive details about how to get the best career ‘teachers toolkit’ ready to jump into any job online or abroad.