120-Hour TEFL Certification

Course Description

The 120-hour TEFL Certification course is designed to equip aspiring educators with the essential skills needed to thrive in the dynamic field of English language teaching. Throughout this comprehensive program, you will learn how to prepare and deliver engaging lesson plans, implement effective classroom management strategies, and develop the confidence necessary to lead a productive classroom environment. Upon completion, you will earn a recognized certificate that opens doors to teaching opportunities worldwide, allowing you to secure better-paid positions or to combine work with travel. Our curriculum also focuses on enhancing your language skills, teaching them effectively, and provides guidance on finding and designing appropriate teaching resources. Join us for a rewarding journey that prepares you for a successful career in teaching English across the globe.

Learning Objectives

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. You will learn:

• 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.

Course Syllabus

DETAILS

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
• Teaching Tips and Resources

III.Video Observation

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

IV.Remote Learning

• Introduction to remote learning
• Lesson types and needs analysis
• Structures and strategies

V.Teaching Large Classes

• Introduction to teaching large classes
• Classroom organization
• Activities and discipline

Measure of Performance

How you will benefit:

• Earn a certificate which allows you to teach English all over the world.
• Gives classroom confidence.
• Find better paid teaching work.
• Opportunity to work/travel.

Course Requirements

Prerequisites:

Bachelor's degree or higher is recommended.

Online English teachers can work from anywhere with a reliable internet connection – whether that's from home or as they travel the world. You can absolutely teach English TEFL online without a degree! While a number of the major online teaching platforms do require a degree, there's still plenty of work teaching online without a degree.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 7 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.10 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, please fill out the self-disclosure form. The Office of Disability Services coordinates services for students with disabilities. Documentation of a disability needs to be on file in that office before any accommodations can be provided.