Our TEFL Course Content

The following TEFL course topics are covered in our course:

• TEFL Lesson Planning and preparation. Understand the purpose and principles of planning for effective teaching of specific groups of learners. Plan logically sequenced lessons that are appropriate to the needs of the learners. Evaluate own lesson preparation before and after teaching through reflection and by taking note of comments from tutors, colleagues and learners

• Current TEFL Teaching Methodologies

• Materials writing.  Understand the need for and begin to put into practice the adaptation of resources.

• An overview of Asian students’ attitudes to EFL and Asian culture. Identify some significant differences between English and a foreign language. Demonstrate in practice an understanding of the relevance of some of these differences for the teacher and learner

• How students learn language

• Roles of the teacher, learner and materials

• Teaching in Asia and a foreign language learning experience

• Student needs analysis

• Identification of potential student problems

• The nature of language. Basic concepts and terminology used in ELT to discuss language form and use. Rules and conventions relating to words,  sentences,  paragraphs and texts

• Observation of qualified and experienced teachers

• 6 hours of observed teaching practice (with 6 optional hours)

• Peer teaching/micro teaching

• Classroom management

• Professional development

• The English language sound system

• How to Writing a cv for Teacher position

• One to one teaching

• Games and activities for the classroom