TEFL Master Course

Course Modules

Module 1:

• Forum
• What are TEFL and TESL
• Teaching different age groups
• Why age does matter
• Young learners, adolescents and adult learners
• Teaching different levels
• Principles of adult learning
• Methodologies
• The Communicative Approach
• Video: Communicative competence
• Multiple Intelligences
• Video: Multiple intelligences
• Self-study /Revise
• Extra resources
• Quiz

Module 2:

• Forum
• Theories of Language
• The role of grammar in CLT
• Fluency vs. Accuracy
• The role of error in language development
• The four skills: reading, writing, speaking, listening
• Video: integrating skills
• The role of the learner
• Video: contextualizing language
• The role of motivation
• Learner centredness and learning strategies
• Interaction in the CLT classroom
• Group work – cooperative learning
• Video: Pair work and group work
• The role of the TEFL teacher
• Building rapport
• Material in CLT
• ELT coursebooks
• Sample lesson plan
• Extra resources
• Self-study
• Quiz

Module 3:

• Forum
• Lesson planning
• Stages in a lesson
• What are warmers
• Lesson plan format
• Video: Lesson planning (4 stages)
• Techniques in grammar presentation
• Guided- discovery presentations
• Video: Using authentic material when teaching
• Ensuring understanding
• Planning your board work
• Tips for using your board
• Consolidation
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Self-study
• Extra resources
• Quiz

Module 4:

• Forum
• What is speaking
• Speaking strategies
• Functional language
• Planning a speaking lesson
• The role of the teacher
• Students and speaking
• Building student´s confidence
• Practical ideas to get them talking
• Controlled/semi-controlled activities
• Fluency speaking activities
• Putting it into practice
• Speaking: sample lesson plan
• Pronunciation
• Activities for teaching pronunciation
• Rhymes, poetry and chants
• Dialogue drills
• Role plays
• Drama in the classroom
• Video: using drama in the classroom
• Self-study
• Extra resources

Module 5:

• Forum
• Listening – an overview
• Using video in the classroom
• Using technology in the classroom
• What are listening skills
• Practical ideas for teaching listening
• Planning a listening lesson plan
• Pre, while and post-listening activities
• The role of the teacher
• Using music in the classroom
• Follow up activities
• Video: integrating four skills
• Using video in the classroom
• Using tablets in the classroom
• Using computers and the internet
• Using mobile phones in the classroom
• Technology in the classroom
• Sample lesson plan listening
• Zero technology in the classroom
• Additional resources

Module 6:

• Forum
• Reading and vocabulary
• Teaching reading
• What is reading
• Extensive and intensive reading
• Reading skills and strategies
• Skimming and scanning
• Strategies for teaching reading
• The role of the teacher
• Teaching vocabulary
• General advice for teaching vocabulary
• Vocabulary teaching strategies
• Using dictionaries
• Follow-up activities
• Sample lesson plans
• Video: Demonstration video teaching vocab.
• Extra resources
• Module Quiz

Module 7:

• Forum
• What is writing
• Why teach writing to learners of English
• What is involved in writing
• Follow – up activities
• Approaches to teaching writing
• Practical ideas for teaching writing
• Strategies for teaching writing
• The role of the teacher
• Building the writing habit
• General ideas for integrated skills writing tasks
• The writing process
• Putting it into practice
• Sample lesson plan
• Error correction
• Techniques for oral correction
• Praising
• Assessment and evaluation
• Summative and formative assessment
• Testing
• Extra-resources

Module 8:

• Forum
• Classroom management – an overview
• Dealing with discipline issues
• Being prepared and organised
• Communicating your expectations
• What problems to expect
• How to handle problems
• Managing large classes
• Video: Managing large classes
• Self – study
• Extra resources
• Module Quiz
• Module 8 – Classroom management assignment

Module 9:

• Teaching Specific Groups
• English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
• What is ESP
• Designing an ESP course
• Needs Analysis
• How to use data
• Teaching Business English
• Differences between Business English and General English
• Video: Business English lesson
• Private classes and one-to-one teaching
• Teaching Children – Introduction
• Strategies for teaching Children
• Teaching 4 - 12 years old
• Video: Learning Strategies
• Teaching children
• CLIL – Content Language Integrated Learning
• Video: CLIL
• EAP – English
• Self-study
• Extra resources
• Job Placement

Module 10:

• How to get the most out of this module
• Video: teaching tips 1
• Video: teaching tips 2
• Write your own lesson
• Lesson plan assignment
• Lesson plan formats
• Final exam
• Getting your certificate
• Job Placement