TESOL Certificate

TESOL CERTIFICATE Entry Requirements
An interview is required. Candidates must have at least two A Levels. Minimum age is 20 years All candidates will be interviewed prior to places being offered. A pre-course task will be given. Candidates whose first language is not English must have the Cambridge CAE or equivalent.
Description
This course is validated by Trinity College, London and is designed as an introduction to the principles of teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language. This certificate forms the minimum requirements for teaching English as a Foreign Language, both in UK and overseas, and is recognised by the British Council.

There are 2 courses per year
- 30 week evening course
- Summer intensive
Course Content
Methods and approaches of language teaching
- Language acquisition theory
- Lesson stages and planning
- Course design

Classroom procedures and teaching techniques
- Structuring lessons
- Presenting language
- Practice activities
- Skills development

Aids and Resources
- Use of whiteboard, pictures, OHP, video, cassette player
- Computer assisted language learning
- Preparing worksheets
- Games, songs
- Evaluating teaching materials

Language Awareness
- Grammar
- Phonetics & phonology
- Varieties of English
- Learning a foreign language
Where a course is aimed towards an assessment/examination, it is expected that all students will enter for the qualification.
Method of Assessment
6 components assessed as follows
1. Foreign Language Journal
2. Grammar test
3. Phonetics and Phonology test
4. Teaching Practice
5. Learner Profile
6. Materials Assignment
Progression
Teach English to speakers of other languages. Level 5 Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (ESOL Pathway)
Materials
The Practice of English Language Teaching (4th edition)
Jeremy Harmer, Longman 2007
Geoffrey Leech et al
An A-Z of English Grammar and Usage (2nd edition)
Longman 2001