ACT TEFL course

  Greece

• Other Cities in Greece: 
Thessaloniki (Salonika)

Length of Position: 10 days

Description: Participants in both programs will have the opportunity to:

* Observe English classes being taught at Anatolia College and Anatolia Elementary
* Practice teaching at Anatolia Elementary (student ages 6-12)
* Introductory TEFL Course Overview
* Participants will be trained to:
- Develop lesson plans
- Manage a classroom
- Design teaching materials for a particular age group
- Teach grammar
- Teach listening/speaking
- Teach reading/writing
- Teach vocabulary
* Advanced TEFL Course Overview
* Review of Methodologies
* Educational Technology
* Teaching through Literature
* The Age Factor
* Teaching the Four Skills
* Testing and Evaluation
* Teaching Practicum

Highlights: Accommodation
Limited on-campus accommodation may be available for program participants from outside Greece. Alternatively, the school may assist with reservations at a conveniently located local hotel or room.

Qualifications: The American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) offers intensive TEFL courses at an Introductory and Advanced level. The introductory program is open to beginners with little formal teacher training, proficiency certificate holders and university students or graduates of English, while the advanced level course is aimed at relatively experienced teachers. The programs offer participants a solid grounding in current approaches to teaching English as a foreign language, with an emphasis on practical applications in classroom settings.

Guided by an expert team of highly qualified TEFL instructors currently teaching at ACT, participants in the introductory program are taught to develop lesson plans, manage a classroom, design teaching materials for particular age groups, and teach grammar, listening/speaking, reading/writing and vocabulary.

The advanced program is aimed at teachers with some classroom experience who wish to enhance their teaching effectiveness, as well as those teachers who seek practical experience and new ideas for creative second language training. Participants in the advanced level course acquire a deeper understanding of both the theory and practice of teaching English as a foreign language. Building on the participants' prior knowledge of the standard components of an introductory TEFL program such as developing lesson plans, teaching language skills, and managing a classroom, etc, the advanced program addresses more specialized areas of the field such as educational technology, teaching through literature, the age factor in teaching, testing and evaluation and other field-related modules. In addition, the program includes an observational and guided classroom teaching practicum complementing instruction with substantive hands-on experience in real (not simulated) classroom settings.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Greece Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

American College of Thessaloniki's Mission Statement: The American College of Thessaloniki, a division of Anatolia, offers undergraduate and graduate programs of study characterized by reasoned and open inquiry, acquisition of the breadth and depth of knowledge associated with traditional university curricula, and achievement of the highest possible standards in student-centered teaching and faculty scholarship, with emphasis on individual growth. Through its educational, cultural, professional, and service activities, ACT seeks to contribute actively to the wider communities of Greece and Southeast Europe as well as to enhance understanding and friendship between the peoples of the United States and Greece.