Professional TEFL Teacher Trainer Course with TEFL Time and Travellers Worldwide

  United States

Length of Position: 80 Hours

Description: With over a billion people worldwide learning to speak English, the global demand for TEFL qualified teachers is huge and growing! Whether you want to teach abroad to fund your travels, volunteer overseas or are looking for a new direction in a fun and rewarding working environment, gaining an internationally recognised TEFL qualification is the first step towards changing your life and the lives of people both in the US and abroad.

This distance learning course will provide you with essential teaching skills, confidence and useful tips for the classroom. You will study the course in your own time and submit two assignments (email or post) to your personal tutor, who will grade them and return them to you with any advice you may need. You can contact your tutor at any time for advice or help with the course. The course takes on average 80 hours of study (but you can take as long as you like) and at the end you will receive a grade, certificate and a letter of reference for you to use.

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:
--> What makes you a good teacher
--> What makes a good student
--> How to manage your classroom and your students
--> Methodology of language teaching
--> Introduction to describing language
--> Correction, assessment and marking
--> Teaching the 'four skills', (reading, writing, speaking, listening)
--> How to plan your lessons effectively
--> Use of resources
--> Next steps

COURSE LITERATURE:
Included in the price are three books on which the course will be based:

1) How to Teach English by Jeremy Harmer - A well respected textbook and DVD worth USD 58
2) Course Guide A 94 page book written by TEFL Time to guide and enhance your study of the textbook
3) Lesson Resource book Contains dozens of tried and tested ideas for you to use in the classroom. Starters, plenaries, activities, projects, and more!

In addition to this distance learning course Travellers Worldwide also holds weekend courses in London that can be done separately or in conjunction for a more rounded training experience. All nationalities and ages are welcome!

TEFL Time is a division of Travellers Worldwide, a leading organisation in arranging voluntary placements overseas. With over 300 projects including teaching, conservation care and sports in (HOW MANY) countries, this could be the perfect way to use your new TEFL qualification!

Highlights: WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS COURSE:

--> Flexibility Study when and where it suits you
--> Ongoing Advice and help from your own private tutor
--> More personal than an on-line computer course - Be in direct contact with tutor
--> Course is written and tutored by professional teachers - Get professional results
--> Enhance your overseas travel - Make yourself internationally employable
--> The first step to a paid teaching career
--> Make a difference to communities worldwide Rewarding Work Abroad

WHAT TO DO NEXT:

Talk to us - We're there to help you. Our Professional teachers are ideally qualified to offer advice and guidance because they know what you're looking for. They'll help you decide if the course is for you and then make it all happen! If you'd like more information about this or any of our courses / projects, please email or call us, tell us what type of project you're looking for, and we'll liaise with you and start making it happen. It's as easy as that!

Qualifications: No qualifications or previous experience are necessary, just a good dose of enthusiasm! Everyone is welcome on this Travellers TEFL programme. All ages and nationalities! This placement would suit anyone who is thinking about teaching domestically or abraod as a volunteer or to find paid work. Anyone motivated to learn a new skill, get a new qualification or people who want to make a real difference to communities around hte world.

Cost in US$: USD 169

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

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Travellers Worldwide's Mission Statement: Travellers Worldwide organises all types of worthwhile and beneficial voluntary placements in local communities. We also provide Work Experience & Internship opportunities, as well as different types of Courses and study abroad options. We have many diverse projects, from teaching underprivileged or refugee children in schools, orphanages and care homes, to conservation and rehabilitation of endangered animals, such as orangutans, lion cubs, dolphins, elephants. Our aim is to make a difference to the communities we work in and to facilitate personal and professional growth in our volunteers. We employ local people in our destination countries and local providers of goods and services, thus ensuring we have a positive impact on the community. Our ethos encompasses mutual respect, cultural exchange, responsible travel and a beneficial outcome for all. Travellers also arranges work experience placements in Journalism, Law, Veterinary, Medicine, Tourism, Architecture, and many more. There are also opportunities to learn languages and other skills such as Capoeira in Brazil, Tango in Argentina or Flying in South Africa. These projects are unique - and tailored to suit you! Our placements are flexible (2 weeks to 1 year) and on most you can choose your own start and finish dates. No qualifications are required, just an enthusiasm to experience a new culture! Full support is provided within the country, with friendly and conscientious staff, ensuring a safe and exciting way to experience a brand new culture! Placements are also very sociable: you'll make friends with the other international volunteers and often volunteers travel together after their placement and during their free weekends. We help you to Make a Difference and have an exciting adventure travel experience!

Year Founded: 1995