Teaching Certificates

[Niko]

My Teacher Training Course

Knowing what TEFL course is best suited to your needs can be difficult to choose. I admit I too was confused when trying to decide which of the many TEFL courses to choose from. Anyway, after recommendation from a friend, I decided to enroll in a TEFL course with i-to-i.

I participated in the 20 hour weekend and 40 hour online courses and was very impressed with both courses. Both courses are priced at AU$450 and give you a TEFL certificate to help secure a teaching job.

The 20 hour Weekend TEFL course provided me with practical experience during a two day interactive seminar. There were 12 of us in the class and we went over:

• the foundation of classroom management
• lesson planning
• elicitation procedures
• and also had the opportunity to deliver a lesson in a simulated classroom environment.

These courses are currently being offered in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney as well as other various cities across the world.

The 40 hour Online TEFL course is designed for you to take the course when you have time, and build your knowledge of the best methods to teach to any class. The course takes the new teacher through all the important issues:

• student and teacher motivation
• different EFL methodologies
• how to teach grammar
• vocabulary
• listening
• reading
• speaking

It has an excellent module that helps you review all your basic grammar skills - to help you remember the various tenses, phrases, etc.

Tutoring is provided so your work is monitored. Most importantly, the course provides a wealth of examples, activities, and exercises that can be used in your English classes.

After all this, I then enrolled in the 20 hour Grammar Awareness Module. I recommend this module if you want to teach adults. It gives you competency in teaching English grammar. It also has the added benefit of making your certificate a Diploma by adding this additional 20 hours of study! The Diploma is a big plus, because in Australia, many Diploma courses are 1 or 2 years. Also, some countries issue a work visa if you can show a TEFL Diploma.

My instructor was extremely professional, and the support the school gives to both instructor and student can only be commended.

All the best with your studies, and I hope this background information has been useful for those looking to undertake a TEFL course.

Anthony T. L.
(Soon to be English Teacher - maybe Hong Kong??)