Impress Your Future Employer By Proving You Have The Skills To Teach ALL Age Groups
The TEFL industry today is competitive so you need to have an advantage when applying for jobs.
This is why we have developed the Level 5220 Hour Cert TESOL online TEFL course, because we want YOU to have the edge.
The Level 5 220 Hour Cert TESOL is a premier combined TEFL course, including units on teaching English to young learners and Business English, PLUS onsite observed and assessed teaching practice.
Picture this...
The employer of a language school has two equal candidates for a job. You and another. You've learned how to teach young learners and business English but the other candidate hasn't.
Who do you think the employer is going to choose? You! TEFL employers want versatile teachers at the end of the day.
Course Syllabus
Unit 1: Study Skills
(not assessed) - how best to organise your study time.
Pre Module Grammar
Self-assessed tasks with answers provided to help with Unit 2 The Study of English.
Unit 2: The Study of English
Module 1 - grammar-tasks on the understanding of grammar, tense & structure - to be completed with the use of a grammar book.
Module 2 - phonetics - tasks relating to the phonetic alphabet(given), stress & intonation.
Module 3 - lexis - tasks relating to the presentation of vocabulary, compound words, word stems, language appropriacy & frequency.
Unit 3: The Teaching and Learning of ESOL
Module 1 - basic principles - answers from your own experience, the course materials & handbook on
1) the blocks which may prevent learning
2) motivation
3) communicative competence.
Module 2 - reading and listening - tasks based on exploitation of authentic materials i.e. magazines, newspapers, radio broadcasts etc.
Module 3 - speaking and writing - tasks based as above but with a more productive bias - getting your students to produce language
Module 4 - visual aids - study of all the audio-visual aids available. Production of your own flashcards and aids to be used with a simple flannelgraph.
Module 5 - error - looking at authentic student errors, classifying them, using a correction code, producing remedial exercises and improving your own practice.
Unit 4: Lesson Planning
Module 1 - classroom management - task relating to student teacher relationships and how to achieve genuine communication inside and outside the classroom.
Module 2 - lesson stages and plans - putting all the above into a lesson; timing; warm-up; input; practice and production stages of your lessons.
Unit 5: ESOL Skills for Life (not assessed) At the end of the Skills for Life module you will:
1) have been introduced to the UK national ESOL Skills for Life programme and the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum.
2) understand the differences between ESOL Skills for Life and other existing ESOL courses.
3) have identified the aims of the ESOL Skills for Life course and the needs of the target learners.
4) have had an introduction to the type of course materials and assessment procedures developed for the ESOL Skills for Life programme.
5) know where to get materials and further information for the ESOL Skills for Life courses and assessment. The INTESOL ESOL Skills for Life module has been written by an approved course provider and assessor for City & Guilds ESOL Skills for Life.
Unit 6: Business English Subjects covered in this unit are:
- Business English in relation to EFL/ESOL
- How to carry out a Needs Analysis
- Matching course content to target group
- Creating materials for Business English
- How to write a Business English syllabus
Unit 7: Young Learners
- Subjects covered in this unit are:
- Differences between the ways in which adults and children learn
- Features in the stages of development of young learners
- Classroom management strategies for use in the Young Learners classroom
- Teaching techniques for use with Young Learners
Unit 8: Teaching Practice
Observation sessions.
Unit 9: Teaching Practice
Lesson Planning.
Unit 10: Teaching Practice
Observed, assessed teaching & feedback sessions.
How Long Does This Online TEFL Course Take?
The length of time it takes to complete the course depends on your other commitments. There are approximately 180 hours of work involved in the course. As a general guideline most students complete the course within 4 months, however if you require more time this is not a problem. If you are in a hurry, for example due to an overseas deadline, inform your tutor who will guide you through the course and enable you to complete it more quickly. There are no set start dates.
NCFE Accreditation
Accreditation is recognition from an external body that an organisation and/or Certificate course meets a particular standard.
The Awarding Body which accredits your TESOL qualification is of paramount importance, consider it carefully.
INTESOL has attained the NCFE Investing in Quality Licence (IIQ) which means our courses have been independently accredited by NCFE.
If you wish to confirm our status under the IIQ accreditation scheme you can do so by emailing info@ncfe.org.uk.
NCFE is regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator).
If the accrediting body which accredits your course is UK based and is not on the Register of Regulated Qualifications it is not government regulated.
Knowing that the TESOL/TEFL qualification you seek to obtain will be internationally recognised is important. Before deciding on the TEFL/TESOL course you will study it is essential that the course provider can satisfy you with answers to the following questions:
Is the course provider independently accredited and inspected?
Can potential employers check directly with the independent authority responsible for accreditation?
Is a contact address, name, phone and contact email address provided?
Does the advertising and promotional material give a clear and truthful account of the courses offered, especially regarding level? Can the level be verified?
Is a course syllabus available?
Is tutor support of high quality and consistent throughout the provision and do all the tutors have appropriate qualifications and experience?
Is the prospective learner made aware, prior to enrolment, of all the terms and conditions of the course?
Can prospective learners talk to a responsible person at the provider institution and ask any questions they wish?
Is there adequate course documentation describing the goals, scope, nature and procedures of the course to enable participants to make informed decisions about enrolment?
Is assessment linked to accreditation by nationally recognised bodies?
Studying an NCFE accredited qualification with INTESOL. What This Means to You, the Student!
It means your training is of the highest quality.
It means your qualification fits into the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), a requirement often asked for by potential employers worldwide.
It means your course is moderated and the procedures are checked by an external body.
It means you will receive 2 certificates, one from INTESOL and one from NCFE with no extra expense to you.
It means you will receive a Accreditation Confirmation Report (Course Transcript) from NCFE showing what you have studied.
It means that employers worldwide will know that your course is of a high academic standard.
It means your course provider is inspected annually.
It means your course provider and your accrediting body are investing in quality and will give excellent service.
It means we don’t just pay an annual fee to an association so we can put their logo on our website – we take accreditation seriously – so should you!
Online Teaching Practice (with GUARANTEED ESL teaching job!)
If you are unable to attend one of our onsite locations for observed teaching practice, you also have the option to take your teaching practice online.
This means that with INTESOL you can achieve your Level 5 CELTA equivalent TESOL qualificationentirely online.
INTESOL has teamed up with the global leader in innovative online ESL tutoring, to offer you fully supported teaching practice online in a virtual classroom environment.
During your online teaching practice you will have the opportunity to observe training sessions, practice lesson planning and be observed teaching groups of students online using innovative virtual classroom technology.
The program is flexible, so you can participate over a time period that is convenient for you.
During the course of the program:
You'll participate in training sessions where you will observe experienced teachers teaching a variety of different competency levels.
You'll have plenty of opportunity to practise lesson planning and preparation, which in time will become second nature.
And most importantly, you'll be observed teaching real students and receive positive feedback and support.
Important! All INTESOL student teachers that successfully complete their online teaching practice are GUARANTEED an ESL teaching job with the largest provider of online ESL tutoring in Asia.
Technical Requirements for Online Teaching Practice
Desktop/Laptop PC: 1 GHz processor or higher
Windows OS; 7, Vista, XP (Macs with Windows OS installed)
Internet Explorer Browser: Version 7 or greater
RAM: 512MB or more Minimum 512kps upload wired internet connection: DSL, Cable, Fiber Optic
Webcam: Either built-in or high quality Creative, Logitech or comparable
Headset: (Headphone with microphone set)
White background behind you
Most students are based in Asia, and so you will need to be able to work with this time zone.
You will receive full training on how to use the ESL virtual classroom technology.
Onsite Teaching Practice
One of the great reasons for you to study your online TEFL course with INTESOL is that you have access toaccredited language schools in:
At each school you can take one solid week (two weeks at international locations) of observed teaching practice. A total of 40 hours, with 6 hours of teaching practice being observed and assessed.
During your one week teaching practice programme you will gain experience teaching English to real students, in a real language school setting.
Over the week long programme:
You'll observe experienced teachers teaching, learning techniques from longstanding professionals.
You'll have plenty of opportunity to practise lesson planning, which in time will become second nature.
And most importantly, you'll be observed teaching real students and receive positive feedback and support from your personal mentor.
Why INTESOL Teaching Practice IS Better
Unlike many onsite courses, such as CELTA and Trinity, we do NOT believe in throwing you in at the deep end. The most important part of being an effective ESOL teacher is being a confident ESOL teacher.
We believe that building confidence in the classroom is a step-by-step process that needs to be taken slowly, or at least at the individual pace of each unique student.
With an onsite course you WILL be thrown in at the deep end. As the name suggests, the nature of an intensive 4 week TESOL course is, well, intensive! In order to fit everything into such a tight timescale you will find yourself being thrown into the classroom to teach real students as early as day two of your course.
This begs the question of how effective you can be when you have barely even scratched the surface of learning how to teach. The answer to that question? Not very effective! And that is why large numbers of students taking a 4 week intensive onsite TESOL course will fail.
But YOU don't need to be part of those numbers.
With INTESOL your teaching practice is taken only after you have learned and absorbed ALL of the theory behind good ESOL teaching practice. In your own time, at your own pace.
When you think about it, it makes perfect sense. How can you make the most of your practice time without learning methods of how to teach first!?
When you turn up to the first day of your teaching practice programme, you will already know about lesson planning and classroom management. You will be fully prepared.
The INTESOL teaching practice programme is a one-to-one course, which means during the course of your week our focus is on YOU, and you alone. During the course of the week you will be assigned a personal mentor, or mentors, who will be responsible for your progress.
Your first experience of teaching will be taking a short portion of a lesson, typically just a ten minute activity.
We want you to feel good about yourself after that first lesson. Experience has shown us that giving you a short activity to prepare for your first lesson increases your chances of being and feeling a success.
Once your first lesson is out of the way, it's plain sailing from there on.
After your first ten minute lesson you'll build up to taking more and more control of each lesson; your confidence building more and more each time. And remember, you will always have your mentor by your side in case you should need help or guidance.
There's no better way to prepare yourself for the classroom than with practice on real language students. You'll gain confidence in the classroom, AND more credibility with employers. When it comes to interviews you'll be able to talk from experience, something every language school Director will be looking for. You'll also be able to hand them a report on your teaching performance.
All INTESOL student teachers that successfully complete their online teaching practice are GUARANTEED an ESL teaching job with the largest provider of online ESL tutoring in Asia.
Access to INTESOL Online Student Discussion Forum
Proven techniques that will make you a confident, well-resourced TEFL teacher
Thorough preparation for ANY teaching environment
Teaching resource pack for your first few lessons (lots of lessons and activities)
Easy to follow course material
accessible entirely online. No heavy books to carry.
A guide to help you brush up on your English grammar
A personal reference for every job you apply for
Security of gaining a qualification from an established, well known TEFL course provider
First to know when we get new jobs from TEFL employers
INTESOL is giving away a games and lessons starter pack with every online TEFL course.
This pack is packed with over 30 hours of games and comprehensive lesson plans** to get you started on the right foot.
* You won't find the teaching material in this pack anywhere else on the 'Net. It's totally unique. The plans and games have been written exclusively for INTESOL by expert TEFL teachers.
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The template includes:
Specifically targeted categories
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A pre-written description of your TEFL qualification and accreditation to make sure you impress employers with your achievements.
Advice on how to present your experience and desires so that a TEFL employer can relate to you, even if you've never taught before.
PLUS, other hints and tips...
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It's Time To Get Started
Having read this far you've obviously got the motivation to make this happen, and getting started couldn't be simpler:
Click 'Enrol Now' to enrol and pay for the Level 5 220 Hour Cert TESOL course.
You will be issued with your online username and password.
When you login you'll find everything will be easily laid out for you. You'll have everything you need to get started, including contact details for your tutor and our student support number at Head Office.
You'll work through your first module and submit your assignment to your personal tutor. They'll get back to you with constructive feedback and guidance that will help you develop your skills.
Once you've successfully completed all 10 modules you'll be a fully qualified, confident English Teacher. You'll receive your graded Certificate in TESOL with Business English and TEYL from INTESOL accredited by NCFE. And don't forget, you're now able to use the letters 'Cert. TESOL' after your name. A proud moment!
Next, you just have to choose where you want to go!
We look forward to welcoming you to our long list of graduates and helping you succeed!
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