TEFL Certification Program in Florence

  Italy

• Florence: 
Florence

Length of Position: 4 weeks and up

Description: The Via Lingua Florence TEFL Program is an intensive 120-hour training course to teach and travel throughout the world. The course is essentially practical and is assessed continuously. In the morning, there are input sessions on the skills and methods of teaching. The afternoon consists of teaching practice (in small groups), lesson observation and lesson preparation.

The course is divided into six areas:

1. Classroom Management
This topic includes classroom arrangement, managing, resource materials, maintaining discipline, giving instructions, the role of student and teacher etc.

2. Teaching skills
This is a very practical element of the course aimed at building the trainees skills in areas such as teaching grammar, vocabulary, business English, creating own materials, correction skills etc.

3. Language Awareness
This section of the course aims to consolidate the trainees knowledge of grammar and provide practical ideas as to how it can be taught.

4. Phonology
Focuses on areas such as stress, intonation, rhythm and the International Phonetic Alphabet.

5. Unknown Language
Candidates are put into the position of language students and will be taught an unknown foreign language. This gives candidates a chance to view lessons as a student and note techniques used by the teacher when teaching beginners.

6. Teaching Practice
The most practical and important element of the course. Trainees teach real students of English and put into practice the skills learnt on the course.

Highlights: Candidates who satisfy all course requirements receive the TEFL certificate. For candidates who exceed the normal requirements we offer a TEFL certificate with Merit grade. Occasionally, for particularly outstanding candidates, we give a TEFL certificate with distinction.

Qualifications: Completion of undergraduate studies.

Cost in US$: approx. 1500 usd

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, South African and World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 10

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Via Lingua Florence's Mission Statement: To prepare candidates who wish to teach English as a second language for today's global market. Much concentration is given to the need of the student in helping them prepare for teaching worldwide.

Year Founded: 1997