Teaching English as a Foreign Language

TEFL Teacher Training Certificate Workshop

The TEFL Teacher Training Program at Young People’s Language School is an ideal program for local university graduates who would like to teach English abroad as well as for experienced English teachers from around the world who would like to improve their language skills and brush up on current language teaching methodology. YPLS also houses ESL programs for elementary, high-school and university age students, so you will have the opportunity to get involved right on site!

The TEFL certificate is equivalent to the TESL and TESOL certificates offered at other training institutions. What the above acronyms all refer to is the same: programming and certification either to take on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching positions in non-English speaking countries at various levels - including elementary, high school, college, university -, or to take on English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching positions in English speaking countries at various non-degree-granting adult language schools.

Program Structure:

Participants can complete the 60-hour program or a 100-hour program in the evenings or during the day. Courses are offered seminar-style with limited class sizes. Participants will complete Level I with 14 foundational lessons, Level II with 4 elective lessons selected from the indicated options, and Level III as the practicum component.

Level I �Language Teaching Foundations (42 hours)

1. Introduction to Language Educational Theory

2. Second Language Acquisition Theory

3. Classroom Management Practices

4. Curriculum and Syllabus Design

5. Unit Plans, Lesson Plans and Teaching Materials

6. Educational Technology

7. Second Language Testing

8. The Receptive Skills: Reading

9. The Receptive Skills: Listening

10. The Productive Skills: Writing

11. The Productive Skills: Speaking

12. The Sub-Skills: Grammar

13. The Sub-Skills: Vocabulary

14. The Sub-Skills: Pronunciation



Level II �Elective Modules (12 hours)

Prerequisite: Level I or equivalent

Please select 4 of the following 6 options.

1. Team Teaching

2. Cross-Cultural Communication

3. Using Songs, Games and Drama in EFL and ESL Classes

4. Standardized Testing and Teaching Test Preparatory Courses

5. Computer Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (CALL)

6. Tips and Tools for Finding English Teaching Positions Overseas, Application Procedures and Contract Negotiation



Level III �Practicum (6 hours)

Prerequisite: Level I and Level II

1. Classroom Observation

2. Practice Teaching



Special Interest Workshops:

3-hour special interest workshops are available to everyone interested in becoming a more effective teacher.

1. Time Management for Teachers

2. Bilingualism

3. Teaching Academic English for Post-Secondary Levels

4. Teaching Business English

5. Multiple Literacies in English

6. Evaluating Students in Class and Marking Tests and Assignments

7. Preparing a Teaching Portfolio

8. Tutoring EFL and ESL

The program seeks to address a particular niche within the area of the teaching of English - that of teaching English as a Foreign Language. This qualification is primarily intended for those who will teach in overseas-settings and does not qualify graduates to teach within Australia.

The Master of Science in Education with a specialization in Teaching English as a Foreign Language focuses on training current and future educators in the areas of foreign language instruction assessment and evaluation and curriculum development. This specialization provides students with a foundation in second language learning theories and instructional technology and distance education. Through an articulation with select foreign universities, students can transfer up to 15 credits towards the electives requirement. Additional elective courses for advanced studies in two concentration areas are also available. Course content is research based and infuses best practices in education.

The EDI Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Cert TEFL) is a Level 4 qualification (UK NQF equivalent) designed for people who have little or no experience of teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) but who wish to embark on a career as an EFL teacher. The EDI Cert in TEFL is a highly practical course designed to provide candidates with the initial skills they need for teaching English to adult students of other languages.

AIM

The aims of the EDI Cert in TEFL are that by the end of the course, candidates will be able to:

Evaluate the communicative needs of classes of adult speakers of other languages (both at higher and lower levels)
Meet these needs through effective teaching, and
Evaluate how effectively they are meeting these needs.
PROGRAMME CONTENTS

The EDI Cert in TEFL has a unitized structure consisting of 6 mandatory units

Unit 1 - Teaching and learning in an EFL context
Unit 2 - Developing teaching skills and managing the learning environment
Unit 3 - Teaching language
Unit 4 - Teaching Language skills
Unit 5 - Planning and evaluation
Unit 6 - Assessment of learners

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