SEF-EDG8520 - 120-Hour TEFL Certification

Course Description

With an estimated 1.5 billion English language learners around the world, the demand for TEFL certified teachers is sky high. Earn your internationally recognized TEFL certificate in this online course, so you can teach English online, abroad or wherever the need arises. Once qualified, you will be able to confidently walk into a classroom and deliver a lesson to English language learners.

Course Outline

I. Grammar and Language Awareness

Introduction
Nouns
Verbs
Verbs that are not Verbs
Adjectives and adverbs
Other parts of speech
Present, past, and future tenses
Conditionals

II. TEFL Methodology

Understanding student and teacher roles
Teaching structures, strategies and methods
Activities in the classroom
Classroom management, correcting errors and giving feedback
Teaching vocabulary and functions
Teaching reading and listening
Introduction to phonology
Teaching young learners
Teaching business English
Teaching one-to-one
A PPP Lesson

III. Video Observation

A PPP Lesson
Functional language
Foreign Language
Skills
Dealing with difficult students

IV. Telephone Teaching

Introduction to telephone teaching
Lesson types and needs analysis
Structures and strategies

V. Teaching Large Classes

Introduction to teaching large classes
Classroom organization
Activities and discipline

Learner Outcomes

How to prepare and deliver a dynamic and interesting lesson plan.
Classroom management strategies.
Language skills and how to teach them.
How to find and design teaching resources.

Notes

This is a 6-month asynchronous online course offered through the third party vendor ed2go. This course can be taken on either a Mac or PC. Bachelor's degree or higher is recommended. The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.