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TESOL COURSE Content
I. Foreign Language Experience.
• The trainee will complete a daily learning journal during the foreign
language experience, culminating in a 500-word conclusion. The focus is
upon critical reflection on the learning experience, and useful insights
for teaching.
II. Language Awareness.
• Grammar - Inputs cover word classes, simple sentence elements, complex
sentences and clauses, verb time and tense, aspect and conditionals and
modals.
• Phonology – awareness of phonemics, rhythm, stress, intonation, place
& manner of articulation and connected speech.
III. Student Profile
Trainees work with individual students on rapport-building, error
analysis and correction and addressing individual student needs. Two
meetings with the student are required including transcription and error
analysis of audio and written samples, culminating in a 60-minute
session observed by a trainer.
IV. Teaching Techniques. (30 hours) Teaching technique inputs
normally cover:
• approaches to language learning
• warmers and modeling
• controlled practice
• interactive blackboards
• lesson planning models – with peer teaching
• appropriate language and comprehensible input
• language in context – with peer teaching
• vocabulary: cotext and context
• communicative activities
• theater techniques
• textbook review and evaluation
• classroom management
• listening activities
• pronunciation activities
• songs and chants
• reading activities
• writing activities
• teaching young learners
• using video and CALL
• feedback and testing
V. Teaching Practice and Observation. All teachers do:
• 3 hours of observing experienced teachers
• 20 hours of peer observation
• 1 hours of shared teaching practice
• 6 hours of individual teaching practice
VI. Materials Project
All trainees must develop two sets of materials used during the teaching
practice. Each set must be durable, capable of being used for more than
one lesson context and easily portable. The materials may include
visuals, realia, audio or video tape, cue cards and class handouts, but
may not be photocopied from published sources. Trainees are required to
adapt from commercial sources, or develop original materials. The
summation of this project is a presentation to the trainers on how the
materials were used, how they could be improved and how they might be
used in another context.
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It is a very compact experience. Extensive learning but
fun. A great experience with TEFL International and very
helpful to find placement
