* Please note that this is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and also how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each module there is a question paper which needs to be completed and returned to your personal tutor.

Motivation

Every student is motivated by something different and this module will help introduce you to some of the most predominant reasons like career advancement and fitting into an English speaking community.

Learn how to generate a questionnaire that will help you assess how each of your students is motivated to learn English. It will also help you to gauge the general needs of both individual students and the class itself.

Teacher Roles

• Motivator – See above
• Controller - The teacher must be in control of the class at all times
• Assessor – Checking work and giving feedback
• Resource – You may be your student’s only source of English teaching and practice
• Coach - Encouraging students to play an active role in classroom activities
• Tutor – Guiding students through the learning process, giving individual attention and helping students to learn more efficiently
• Organiser – Guiding students through class activities and ensuring everyone knows what they’re doing
• Facilitator – Encouraging students to communicate with each other.
• Counsellor – Helping students with their language-learning related problems.

EFL Methodology

Designed to introduce you to a selection of teaching techniques, this section will show you that there is no “right way” to teach and encourages you to develop your own personal teaching style.

Tasks

• 3 mini-tasks (not submitted to tutor)
• 3 written tasks of 50, 75 and 150 words submitted automatically to your tutor and returned to you marked within 24 hours (Monday to Friday)

Introducing students to the key grammatical concepts and structures which are so essential to becoming a successful TEFL teacher.

What's covered

• Grammatical terms
• Verb phrases
• Functions of tenses

Tasks

There are no tasks to be submitted to your tutor for this module, instead you will be required to complete a worksheet which will be marked automatically.

Covering everything you need to know about managing your class and fulfilling the needs of your students.

Four important tools

Giving instructions

• Making sure your students know what they are meant to be doing is essential and good, clear instructions are the way to do it!

Using the board

• Find out when the board is most useful in the classroom and how to use it effectively. For example, asking students to write answers on the board is a great way to get students practicing their spelling, but you must remember that they’ll be embarrassed if they are wrong, so get the class to spell it together.

Encouraging interaction between students

• Find out how to get your class talking. For example, splitting the class into teams when playing games will increase conversation practice.

Arranging seats

• This is an important tool in the classroom and will allow you to better address the need of your class in different situations. For example, seat students in a semi circle for presentations but into separate areas of the class for group work.

Student Levels

An introduction to different student levels, this will help you to tailor your lessons to the needs of the class and will also help you to understand the limitations of each level. This will help you to make your lessons as effective as possible.

Tasks

One mini-task (not submitted to tutor).

Five tasks submitted automatically to tutor and returned to you marked within 24 hours (Monday to Friday):

• Matching exercise
• Organisation exercise
• Organisation exercise
• Three questions requiring a 50-word answer each
• Matching exercise

New and interesting ways to introduce your students to English grammar.

What's Covered

• Determining the grammatical level of your students
• Analysing grammatical structures and presenting them to students within an easily understood context.
• Teaching verb tenses without putting your students to sleep.
• Identifying student mistakes and correcting them without damaging student confidence.

Module Tasks

• One mini-task (not submitted to tutor)

Four tasks submitted automatically to tutor and returned to you marked within 24 hours (Monday to Friday):

• Multiple choice exercises
• Questions

With very few words you can teach students new vocabulary and help them to understand its context.

What's Covered

• Learn how to introduce students to new vocabulary using teaching aids, mime and your own artistic skills.
• Ensuring students fully understand the vocabulary that you have just introduced them to.
• Reviewing vocabulary.
• Tricks of the trade: teaching new vocabulary to elementary students.
• Games and activities designed to encourage students to use and understand new vocabulary.

Module Tasks

• One mini-task (not submitted to tutor)

Three tasks submitted automatically to tutor and returned to you marked within 24 hours (Monday to Friday):

• Matching exercise
• Descriptive exercise
• Questions

This is your chance to see a real TEFL teacher in action!

See the teaching techniques you’ve just learned put into practice from the comfort of your own home. This is a real EFL classroom and will give you a good idea of what it’s really like to teach English overseas.

Tasks

• Observation worksheet: watch the online video download and answer questions.
• Write 250 words on what you thought about the lesson.

Teaching students the skills they’ll need in the real world.

These skills are really important because they will help prepare your students to use the English language in real-life activities. This module will teach you how to use fun teaching techniques to help your students develop their writing and speaking skills.

What's Covered

Writing:

• Why writing skills are important
• The best way to teach writing skills
• Specific writing activities such as letters, narratives, diaries, instructions etc

Speaking:

• Maximising student talk-time
• Specific speaking activities such as role-plays, surveys, dialogues, questionnaires etc.

Tasks

• 3 mini-tasks (not submitted to tutor)

Teaching students essential skills.

What makes a productive reading and listening lesson and what resources will you need?

Listening

• Real-life listening scenarios. For example, teaching pronunciation – words are often pronounced differently from how they are written, e.g. “Is not…” becomes “Isn’t….”
• Lesson progression: the lesson should move through various stages. For example, students will begin with a general understand but by the end of the lesson this should have develop to an in-depth understanding.
• Listening tasks. For example, filling in a timetable or chart, answering true/false questions or statements.
• Incorporating songs into listening lessons.

Reading

Ideas for reading follow-up activities, for example, discussion/debate based on themes from the text.

Additional activities to use before, during or after students have read the text. Song lyrics are also very effective for these exercises and can be used to combine reading and listening activities. For example:

• Before – get your students to mind-map possible vocabulary that is related to the topic
• During – write down sentences from the text on separate pieces of paper then jumble them up and ask students to put them in order.
• After – ask student to write a reply to the writer.

Tasks

• Three mini-tasks (not submitted to tutor)
• Three tasks submitted automatically to tutor and returned to you marked within 24 hours (Monday to Friday):

List Exercise

• Questions
• Writing - 200 words

Making lessons interesting!

A good lesson will hold your students attention from beginning to end. One great way to do this is by introducing a selection of learning-based games into your lesson plan.

Games

• Why are games so vital to the TEFL classroom.
• A selection of useful games that you will find invaluable when you start your first teaching position, including battleships, pictionary, charades, snakes and ladders.
• How and when to use games in the TEFL classroom.

Variety and Flexibility

• Variety – it’s important to build all your students skills so you’ll need to include a mix of reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in your lesson plans.
• Flexibility – stay tuned to the mood of the class, if an activity isn’t working don’t be afraid to move onto something else.

Tasks

• One mini-task (not submitted to tutor)

Two tasks submitted automatically to tutor and returned to you marked within 24 hours (Monday to Friday):

• Games planning exercise
• Lesson planning exercise

Preparing students for their first foray into the TEFL market.

This module is specifically designed to give you the information you need to successfully find and secure an overseas teaching position.

What's Included

• A wealth of TEFL tips from our experts, including everything from what you should take with you, to how you should deal with a class of mixed levels.
• A selection of ready-made lesson plans and activities to help you while you’re away.
• A reading list in case you want to do a little bit more work before you go.
• Information about the different types of institutions available such as summer schools, universities, private teaching centres etc.
• A sample application letter to help you when you’re writing your own.
• Information about further qualification that might help you during your TEFL career.
• A whole wealth of information about applying for jobs abroad.
• Details of where TEFL tutors can find work and how much they can expect to earn there.
• An extensive list of websites and links for general TEFL sites, teaching resources and finding jobs.

Tasks

No tasks to complete

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