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The main features of the TEFL International course include:
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4-week intensive TEFL course, 120+ hours
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Internationally recognised certification
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High practical content (6+ observed teaching
practice hours with groups and individual students)
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Extensive teaching practice with different levels of English language learners
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Experienced teacher trainer works with you to support you during preparation of your lessons and teaching practice
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Internationally experienced trainers
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Job guidance and placement
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High quality course materials
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Courses every month
- Accommodation Available
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The TEFL International Barcelona 4 week 120 hour Certificate Course:
Unlike many certificate courses the TEFL
International course has a very practical
emphasis and deals primarily with the real
skills and knowledge needed by teachers in the
classroom.
The course is divided into five main areas:
- Teaching Practice
The most practical and fundamental area of
any TEFL/TESOL course and the main reason why
online and distance learning programs do not
suffice. Course trainees teach real students of
English and put into practice the skills learnt
on the course. Our trainees start teaching in
the first week and teach at least 6 full length
classes during the course. These teaching
practices are observed by a trained observer and
straight after each class trainees have a
feedback session with their observer.
- Foreign Language Experience
The trainees receive training in an unknown
foreign language to reflect on the experience of
being a learner, and how this might direct their
own teaching.
- Language Awareness
- Grammar. Covers parts
of speech, simple and complex sentence
elements, clauses, verb tense and aspect
and voice. Conditional structures and
Modal verbs. Direct and reported speech.
- Phonology.
Phonology. Covers phonemics, word stress
and intonation, sentence stress and
intonation, rhythm and connected speech.
- Student Profile
Trainees work with individual students on
rapport-building, error analysis and
correction and assessing student level and
individual student needs. Three meetings
with the student are required including
transcription and error analysis and the
preparation and teaching of an unobserved
private class.
- Teaching Techniques.
This component of the course covers areas such as:
- Lesson planning
- Classroom management
- Establishing rapport
- Discipline in the classroom
- Managing equipment and teaching aids
- Creating materials
- Correction techniques
- Evaluation and testing
- Teaching vocabulary
- Teaching grammar
- Teaching receptive skills (reading and listening)
- Teaching productive skills (speaking and writing)
- Games in the classroom
- Songs in the classroom
- Teaching beginner students
- Teaching individual students
- Teaching business English
- Teaching young learners
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The TEFL International course is assessed as follows:
- Teaching Practice 50%
- Material compilation 15%
- Unknown language Journal 5%
- Lesson observation Journal 10%
- Grammar Test 10%
- Phonology Test 10%
The teaching practice element is
continually assessed and trainees are kept up to
date on their progress through individual
tutorials.
Successful trainees receive an
official certificate showing successful
completion of the course and overall grade. They
will also be issued with a Grade letter from
TEFL International, reflecting upon their
performance during the course.
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Trainees will be given handbooks for the following areas of the course:
- Teaching Skills
- Language Awareness/Grammar
- Phonetics
- Classroom Management
These high quality materials are the
basis for the input sessions and will provide the
trainees with valuable reference resources.
The centre provides course handbooks and
materials, and an
A4 folder which should be organised as follows:
The Course Log
- Teaching Practice lesson plan, materials & assessment
- Unknown Language Journal
- Lesson Observation Journal
This forms a record of the course and should be
tidy and professional in appearance. It will be
inspected during moderation.
Your own Notes file
During input sessions you will receive
numerous handouts and may want to take your own
notes as well. We suggest dividing the file
under the following headings:
- Timetable
- Classroom management
- Teaching skills
- Grammar
- Phonology
Recommended Reading:
We recommend that you have a copy of, or are familiar with, the following books:
The Practice of English Language Teaching, J Harmer
English Grammar in Use, R Murphy, Cambridge University Press
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The Teacher Trainers
All of the teacher trainers on the course have been involved in teaching and teacher training for many years. They are all professional, highly experienced and qualified, yet supportive and sensitive to the needs of the trainees.
All trainers are active teachers and as such are fully aware of the situations facing trainees and teachers in the classroom today.
Each group of trainees will have the opportunity to observe the trainers teaching students of English during the course.
All trainees will have input from a number of different trainers during each course.
The Trainees
Applications are welcomed from all applicants regardless of sex, age, race or nationality. The only requirements are a proficient level of English, evidence of study at a higher education level (work experience may be accepted in place of academic achievements) and an understanding of the intensive nature of the course.
TEFL International has trained teachers from many backgrounds and ages with great success. We consider it our responsibility to guide trainees to successful completion of the course.
The TEFL International course is very time intensive (but fun) and applicants need to be prepared to adapt to the demands of the course.
