How Long Is Tefl Course

  There is no simple answer to this question as it depends entirely on which type of TEFL course you choose to study. At ITTT we have a range of courses that are designed to suit the various needs of our trainees, each with its own time scale for completion. Please see below for a breakdown of our various course options. Online courses are often the quickest route towards TEFL certification. If you are in a real hurry a course such as our 60-hour introduction to TEFL may be a good choice as you can conceivably complete it in as little as five days. Even those who prefer to study at a slower rate should find they can complete the course within one month. However, it is worth remembering that the majority of employers worldwide insist on job applicants having a TEFL certificate of...  [Read more]

  There is no simple answer to this question as it depends entirely on which type of TEFL course you choose to study. At ITTT we have a range of courses that are designed to suit the various needs of our trainees, each with its own time scale for completion. Please see below for a breakdown of our various course options. Online courses are often the quickest route towards TEFL certification. If you are in a real hurry a course such as our 60-hour introduction to TEFL may be a good choice as you can conceivably complete it in as little as five days. Even those who prefer to study at a slower rate should find they can complete the course within one month. However, it is worth remembering that the majority of employers worldwide insist on job applicants having a TEFL certificate of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Poland Plock and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Form this section I realized I have been long out of practice with the intricacies of the English language. While I know the general basics I have long forgotten some of the many principles and nuances of the different parts of speech. I realize I have taken for granted what I know on an academic level because of mainly only having to worry about being grammatically correct on required papers and exams. I appreciate that the unit assumed that the reader was a beginner level English student because it...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Herrin Illinois and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit was helpful to understand how practical things like classroom size and grouping as well as the position of the teacher and students can provide the best opportunity for students to learn. I was very encouraged by the admonition not to shout and to treat al students with respect. This reinforces my experience in real life classroom situations. I found that showing respect up front led to fewer discipline problems down the road. In parallel I also found that, as mentioned in the unit,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Japan Ueda and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit provides information on how to teach \"special groups\" of English learners, which in this case refers to beginners, children, and English for Specific Purposes (like business English). It suggest techniques that work for students based on their motivation and ability. For example, children are more likely to have high energy levels but a short attention span, so it's important to be able to provide a dynamic atmosphere that has lots of short energetic activities, rather than long...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kayseri Turkey and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit consisted of two videos of a engaged class and a non-engaged class. I thought the videos were a bit long and dragged on. I think it could have fast forwarded through a few of the repetitive drills and still have gotten then message across. the video were helpful in seeing a clear distinction in what a teachers attitude can change in classroom participation.This module clearly suggests that teachers can develop their own study material relevant to learners language skills. As we...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Machilipatnam India and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: I felt that this final unit on troubleshooting was helpful in summarizing the teaching aspects of the course. The foundations and building blocks of establishing rapport and community is imperative in having a successful EFL class. I hope to use the what I have learnt in this course in my current position as an Assistant Language Teacher in Japan and in future positions teaching English in the future.I think that the videos were a bit too long and, even though they demonstrated well...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Zhaodong and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit outlined various components that a lesson plan (or a sequence of lesson plans) can have and detailed what some of the purposes and advantages of lesson planning are. Additionally, unit 9 included samples for a lesson plan, a self-evaluation form, and example activities/worksheets. While I learned about the benefits of lesson planning and various ways one can lesson plan from this unit, it also explained that a lesson plan can simply be notes jotted down, that there is not...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Russia Nefteyugansk and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit focuses on teaching receptive skills: reading and listening. It explains how readers and listeners use special skills when reading and listening: these include scanning, skimming, predicting, deducting from the context and understanding detailed information. The unit then moves on to the problems that may be encountered when teaching these skills and how they can be overcome: things to consider when planning a reading or listening lessons are the language that is used (i.e. the...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Greeley Iowa and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: In Unit 5, the following content was covered: case studies, frameworking (input>process>output), Speech Act Theory, the use of computers in the classroom, and the implementation of games to use during lessons. The unit gave plenty of examples of business-based ESA lessons, and also examples of lesson materials. In addition, I learned that you must choose a lesson point before choosing a game to introduce, which now makes sense to me. When I first saw Monopoly as one of the games used, I thought...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Iran Marvdasht and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This chapter goes over some different mindsets and plans for teaching the different groups. I've taught students of all ages and levels and in pk,k,es, and middle school as well as in businesses and centers, and the environments really do vary. As a student, I used to think it was the teacher that made the class fun and interesting or boring, but now as a teacher, I realized the students matter just as much! Also as a teacher, it's important to realize and plan for how long you will be...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs South Africa Soweto and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: I am glad that the task sheet directed me right away to the ALTE website. It was good to read parts of their own documents and get a sense for language learner levels in their own words/descriptions. I also appreciated the coverage in this unit of the different types of syllabi and how to make a syllabus, since that was not a topic that was really covered in the 120-hour basic course. I also hadn't really considered that a course could be as short as 10 hour-long sessions - in my mind,...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Navarino Wisconsin and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: As I am an older teacher, it is good to see the long list of available teaching materials now available. Most particularly I an an avid user of the computer and realize its potential for learning. I do feel as suggested in Unit #17 that use of Computers should not be overused. There are side effects, such as that suggested of students becoming uncommunicative. I will refer to this Unit often for the wide and vast variety of websites available for use in learning environments. I am a strong...  [Read more]