The Crucial TEFL Guide (Free Online Course With Certificate)
Alison Free Online Learning
Key Information
Campus location
Online
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
4 - 5 hours
Pace
Full time, Part time
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Introduction
Want to know the difference between a successful ESL teacher from an unsuccessful one? Ever wondered how to overcome the hurdles and difficulties that come with teaching English as a second language? This free online course, The Crucial TEFL Guide will teach you all the strategies, methods, skills, and technical know-how of how to successfully teach ESL with optimal results. You will also learn how to instil the right attitude in your students.
This is a free online course with a certificate. Interested? Simply click the button and start today.
This Free Online Course Includes:
- 4-5 Hours of Learning
- CPD Accreditation
- Final Assessment
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Curriculum
This course begins by teaching you what self-evaluation entails with regard to teaching English as a second language. This will enable you to assess your abilities and decisions in the classroom. You will learn to differentiate between a good and bad teacher by learning the traits of sound and poor teaching methods. See how to build interactions between students through pair and group work, and discover the different activities, tasks, and routines that you can employ to encourage such collaboration. Then you unpack the concept of cooperative learning, the reasons for incorporating it into classroom routines, and its effects and benefits on students. This course will also teach you how to use the board correctly and effectively and give examples of a badly used board so that you do not fall into the habit of using this vital tool in an inappropriate format. You will also learn how to use the board for classroom management. Explore different methods and techniques of teaching new vocabulary to your students by combining different techniques such as drilling, writing, and making use of TPR (total physical response) and CCQs (concept-checking questions) to present new words to your class. The goal of every good ESL teacher is to help their students correctly pronounce words and make sentences using the right structures thereby avoiding common errors. This course will teach you how to set up structure tables and other methods of showing correct grammar.
Furthermore, you will learn about reading activities that you can use to facilitate learning. Reading can be boring to students who are not native English speakers; to overcome this obstacle, see how to incorporate different reading activities to spike interest and enthusiasm in your students. Master how to employ pre-reading activities to stimulate interest and energize the students before reading. You will also learn about different games that you can use to encourage reading so that they will be learning while having fun. This course will teach you one of the most effective methods of teaching vocabulary to ESL students: flashcards! Flashcards are essential and effective in helping students memorize new words. The course will also teach you how to draft a lesson plan for your classroom. Finally, study strategies that you can harness to effectively manage your classroom by providing a conducive learning environment for the success of your students. Find out how to take charge of your classroom by setting rules and guidelines that will guide your behavioural attitude in learning.
This course is for ESL teachers and anyone who aspires to teach English as a second language, or anyone who desires to stand out in their profession as an ESL teacher anywhere in the world. As US writer Mark Van Doren says, ‘The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery’. With English being the most widely spoken language in the world, wouldn’t you want to help your students discover the art of speaking and writing in it? This course will teach you all the necessary skills and guides that you need to be a top-level ESL teacher. So, what are you waiting for? Enrol in this course today and become one of the best ESL teachers your students will ever have!
Module 1
Self Evaluation and Cooperative Learning
In this module, you are going to learn about self-evaluation, and how to evaluate yourself as an ESL teacher. You will learn about good and bad teaching traits. You will also learn about cooperative learning and the reasons behind the idea. Then you will learn how to use the board in your classroom, basic board rules, and classroom management.
Module 2
Teaching Vocabulary, Structures and Reading Activities
In this module, you are going to learn about different methods and techniques of presenting new words to your class. You will be familiarized with the concept of CCQs and how to use them in a new vocabulary. You will learn how to structure sentences for your class. Then you will learn different reading games you can employ to make learning fun.
Module 3
Lesson Plans and Classroom Management
In this module, you are going to learn about classroom management, and how to develop methods and strategies that will create a conducive learning environment. You will learn how to establish certain behavioural rules and guidelines that will ensure good learning behaviour from your students at the same time, guaranteeing their success at learning.
Module 4
Course assessment
Program Outcome
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
- Define self-evaluation
- Identify good and bad teaching traits
- List the advantages and disadvantages of pair and group work
- Explain cooperative learning and state reasons for incorporating it
- Use the board for effective classroom management
- Discuss the methods and techniques used to present new vocabulary to a class
- Explain CCQ and how to use them with new vocabulary
- Combine and use different techniques in your class to get the best from your students
- Create a purposeful lesson plan
- Identify stages of a lesson plan
- Have clear objectives and goals in your lesson plan
- Define classroom management and establish rules for it
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Career Opportunities
Careers related to this course:
- ESL Teacher
- Substitute Teacher