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Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

TEFL Course

Course content

⮚       Face-to-face input sessions in which you will learn teaching techniques and activities and how these can be applied in the classroom

⮚       Microteaching in which you will get the chance to practise some of the things you learn on the course by teaching your peers

⮚       One hour video observation in which you can see a real lesson being taught by an experienced teacher

⮚       Short practical written tasks in which you will demonstrate what you have learned on the course

⮚       Online tasks in which you will get further input to that already done face-to-face, including some language awareness tasks

⮚       Background reading to help you learn more about teaching

⮚       Formal lesson observations: you’ll be observed teaching a language-focused lesson and a skills-based lesson at your school and receive oral and written feedback on the lessons.

How long does it last?

⮚       20 hours face-to-face

⮚       20 hours online

⮚       2 formal class observations to be conducted during the academic year.

What will I be required to do during the course?

⮚       Attend all the input sessions

⮚       Complete the written tasks

⮚       Complete the online component of the course

⮚       Create a portfolio of your work

 

Input session topics

⮚       Getting to know you

⮚       Classroom management

⮚       Using a coursebook

⮚       Receptive skills

⮚       Productive skills

⮚       Analyzing & practicing language

⮚       Eliciting

⮚       Vocabulary

⮚       Phonology

⮚       Error correction

⮚       Lesson planning