Weekend TEFL Course in England

  England

• Brighton: 
Brighton
• East Midlands: 
Nottingham
• North West England: 
Manchester
• West Midlands: 
Birmingham

Length of Position: 20 hours

Description: The course will be held at Owens Park in Manchester

* 20-hour: Weekend TEFL course (Weekend Certificate)
Two days over one weekend - you'll enjoy a fun, interactive and high-impact course. This certification provides the introductory level of knowledge and certification needed to teach English abroad. The Weekend course gives you the chance to work in front of a group and interact with others in a simulation class setting.

* 40-hour: Weekend TEFL course + Grammar Awareness Module (GAM) (Weekend Diploma)
Top up your TEFL with a 20-hour GAM! This grammar-focused course is a great complement to the face-to-face interaction you'll find on the weekend course.

Highlights: What will I learn?

The weekend course provides the opportunity for great hands-on classroom experience as well as the chance to get up and practice delivering a lesson. You'll cover the following topics:

Saturday (9am - 8pm)

Introduction and warmers
Classroom management
An introduction to grammar
A foreign language lesson: how it feels
Elicitation techniques
Using the blackboard
Functions: what we do with language
Level checks: ensuring students get the right tuition
Practice activities: guiding students in language use
Free practice activity: letting students communicate
Teaching practice preparation
First teaching practice & feedback

Sunday (9am - 6pm)

Drama and role play
Pronunciation & Intonation
Reading & Listening: teaching comprehension skills
Grammar: tenses and time
Error correction: getting the most out of your students
Final teaching practice preparation
Final teaching practice & feedback
Employment in TEFL: career options

Cost in US$: 400

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 20

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