4 week Residential China TESOL/TEFL/TESL

  China

• Beijing: 
Beijing
• Hong Kong: 
Hong Kong
• Shanghai: 
Shanghai
• Hangzhou: 
Hangzhou
• All Other Areas in China: 
Suzhou,  Guangzhou,  Harbin,  DongGuan,  Ningbo,  Fuzhou,  Shenzhen,  Xiamen,  Macao,  Kowloon
• Rural Areas: 
Rural Areas

Length of Position: 4 Week course

Description: Module 1: Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language
- Learner interests
- Learning style
- Learner Backgrounds
- Differences between learning English as a first and second Language
- Cultural and religious differences and sensitivities

Module 2: Language and Skills Overview

This module addresses planning a balanced and appropriate syllabus for students. Topics include:

- Balance between language and skills
- General differences between language and skills
- Components and aspects of language and skills
- Interrelation between language, skills and their constituents
- Balance of each aspect of language and skills

Module 3: Pronunciation: Pronunciation topics include:

- Stress
- Phonemics
- Connected Speech
- Weak Forms
- Minimal Pairs
- Modeling
- Drilling
- Isolating and Correcting Errors

Module 4: Language

Language topics include:
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Language awareness
- Language functions
- Components of a language item
- Language presentation methodologies
- Language practice methodologies

Module 5: Skills

Topics explored in this module include:
- Receptive vs productive skills
- Receptive skills methodologies
- Productive skills methodologies
- Realistic skills tasks
- Learner support for tasks
- Integrated skills
- How to make skills tasks successful

Module 6: Learner Profiling, Needs Analysis and Testing

Topics for this module include:
- Placement Testing
- Progress Testing and Unit Testing for Final Grades
- Learner Profiling
- Interviewing
- Needs Analysis
- Surveys

Module 7: Lesson Planning:

This unit looks at:
- Coordinating curriculum with texts or other units
- Creating a complete and balanced syllabus for a full academic cycle
- Aims of a lesson
- Staging
- Identifying target languages
- Focus in various stages
- Proactively identifying and correcting potential problems
- Balancing appropriate components of a lesson plan
- Assessing the success of your plan
- Deviating from a plan when necessary
- Adapting resources

Module 8: Classroom Management:

The classroom management module provides an in depth examination of such aspects as:
- Rapport
- Seating
- Lighting
- Board use
- Maintaining Interest
- Projecting authority
- Groupings
- Gestures
- Teacher position
- Monitoring
- Eliminating the use of mother tongue
- Mixed ages, abilities, and nationalities

Module 9: CALL/Special Groups:

CALL or Computer Assisted Language Learning topics include:
- Adapting tasks to software
- Choosing appropriate software
- Computer lab management strategies
- Planning CALL lessons
- Adapting tasks to any video
- Video presentation methodologies
- Incorporating AV learning into your lesson plans

Special groups qualifications include:
- Early Learner
- Young Learner
- Adolescent
- Special classroom management strategies for each of the above
- Conversation
- Business

Module 10: Life After Certification:

This final module focuses on getting a job and what to do and expect on the job. Topics include:
- Resume/CV and interview
- Choosing a school
- Employment services
- Life abroad
- Professional conduct
- Professional development

In addition to the curriculum described above, each course shall include a minimum of 12 hours observed teaching practice with real ESL students, including 2 hours each beginner, intermediate and upper intermediate level adults and 2 hours each beginner, intermediate and upper intermediate level young learners.

Highlights: 12 hours minimum observed teaching practice, free accommodation, CALL and young learner qualifications included, guaranteed job placement in China immediately upon graduation, flight reimbursement, tuition reimbursement if placed in our institution, free martial arts instruction, (Yip Man Wing Chun, white crane, shaolin, and/or konigun ninjutsu, free weekend excursions to the scenic, Guangdong and Fujian countryside. We are now pleased to be cooperating with a major University in Guangzhou, just a short train ride from Hong Kong, to make our course more expat friendly.

Qualifications: High school graduate, eagerness to learn and desire to teach English abroad

Cost in US$: $499.99

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

Participants Travel to China Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 6-12

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Brewster TESOL Institute's Mission Statement: We are dedicated to providing the most complete and highest quality ESL teacher training program at the most affordable price bar none. We are also determined to see that each of our graduates finds a quality job upon graduation.

Year Founded: 2002