Accredited 120-hour TESOL/TEFL course

This 120-hour TESOL/TEFL course covers all the skills needed to start teaching the English language. You’ll learn about the ESL industry, the content that goes into lessons, how to create engaging lesson plans, and the skills needed to manage your classes effectively. By the end of this course, you should have all the preparation needed to start a career overseas.

If this is your first time accessing your course, click Accessing your course below and begin your first lesson.

 

Modules

Module 1: Introduction

Lessons

• Accessing your course Preview
• What actually is TESOL/TEFL? Preview
• Course content Preview
• Course outline Preview
• Course accreditation Preview
• Milestones Preview
• Final assessment Preview
• Referring friends
• Studying techniques Preview
• Life as an English teacher Preview
• Destinations Preview
• Wages Preview
• Class types Preview
• Course orientation – Quiz Preview

Module 5: Preparing for lessons

Lesson

• Preparing for lessons – Introduction

Module 6: Managing your class

Lesson

• Classroom management – Introduction

Adding fun

Lessons

• Spicing things up – Bringing fun to your classes
• Spicing things up – Bringing in realia
• Spicing things up – Using flashcards
• Spicing things up – TPR
• Spicing things up – Classroom games
• Spicing things up – Films and videos
• Spicing things up – Online activities
• Spicing things up – Conclusion
• Spicing things up – Quiz

Class context

Lessons

• Class context – Introduction
• Class context – Age range
• Class context – Culture
• Class context – Purpose
• Class context – Learning styles
• Class context – Visual, auditory, verbal, & kinesthetic learning
• Class context – Summary
• Class context – Quiz

Learning environment

Lessons

• Positive learning environments – Introduction
• Positive learning environments – Classroom variables
• Positive learning environments – Seating plans
• Positive learning environments – Seating continued
• Positive learning environments – Decorations
• Positive learning environments – Quiz

Lesson plans

Lessons

• Lesson plans – Introduction
• Lesson plans – Example plan
• Lesson plans – Approaches
• Warmers, fillers and coolers – Introduction
• Warmers, fillers, and coolers – With beginners
• Warmers, fillers, and coolers – With advanced classes
• Lesson plans – Quiz

Listening

Lessons

• Teaching listening – Introduction
• Teaching listening to beginners – Classroom English
• Teaching listening to beginners – Prep and practice
• Practicing listening with advanced students – Introduction
• Practicing listening with advanced students – Activities
• Teaching listening – Summary
• Teaching listening – Quiz

Module 2: Words and punctuation

Lessons

• Words and punctuation – Introduction Preview
• Types of word – Introduction Preview
• Types of word – Introduction continued Preview
• Types of word – Nouns, verbs, adjectives Preview
• Types of word – Pronouns, adverbs, prepositions Preview
• Types of word – Conjunctions, interjections, & determiners Preview
• Types of word – Grouping different word classes Preview
• Types of word – Recap Preview
• Types of word – Quiz Preview
• Types of verb – Introduction Preview
• Types of verb – Action and stative Preview
• Types of verb – Transitive, intransitive, auxiliary, modal Preview
• Types of verb – Phrasal, regular and irregular Preview
• Types of verb – Recap Preview
• Types of verb – Quiz Preview
• Affixes – Introduction Preview
• Affixes – Rules of use Preview
• Affixes – Teaching affixes Preview
• Punctuation – Introduction Preview
• Punctuation – Periods, commas and colons Preview
• Punctuation – Apostrophes, question, exclamation and quotation marks Preview
• Punctuation – Hyphens, dashes, brackets and slashes Preview
• Punctuation – Recap Preview
• Affixes & punctuation – Quiz Preview

Module 3: Sentences and tenses

Lessons

• Tenses – Introduction
• Tenses – Introduction continued
• Present tenses – Simple and continuous
• Present tenses – Perfect and perfect continuous
• Past tenses – Simple and continuous
• Past tenses – Perfect and perfect continuous
• Future tenses – Simple and continuous
• Future tenses – Perfect and perfect continuous
• Tenses – Summary
• Tenses – Quiz
• Sentence structures – Introduction
• Sentence structures – Simple and compound
• Sentence structures – Complex, and compound-complex
• Sentence structures – Conditional sentences
• Sentence structures – Z conditional and first conditional
• Sentence structures – Second and third conditional
• Sentences – Recap
• Sentences – Quiz

Module 7: Teaching online

Lessons

• Teaching English Online
• Teaching online – Introduction
• Teaching online – Equipment
• Teaching online – Setting up your classroom
• Teaching online – Selecting and using props
• Teaching online – Teaching techniques
• Teaching online – Motivating students
• Teaching online – Demo classes
• Teaching online – Demo classes continued
• Teaching online – Conclusion
• Teaching online – Quiz

Module 8: ESL in Japan

Lessons

• Japanese Language and Learning Styles
• Introduction to Teaching English in Japan
• Classroom culture and etiquette
• Common pronunciation difficulties
• Teaching EIKEN exam preparation
• School assessments in Japan
• Yakudoku – Grammar translation method

Module 8: Final assessment

Lessons

• Final Exam
• Certificate

Reading

Lessons

• Teaching reading – Introduction
• Teaching reading to beginners – The alphabet
• Teaching reading to beginners – Phonics
• Teaching reading to beginners – Vocab limitations
• Practicing reading with advanced students – Introduction
• Practicing reading with advanced students – Scanning, skimming & reading for detail
• Practicing reading with advanced students – Activities
• Teaching reading – Why some learners struggle
• Teaching reading – Summary
• Teaching reading – Quiz

Rules and problems

Lessons

• Classroom rules – Introduction
• Classroom rules – Rules for different ages
• Classroom rules – Problem students
• Classroom rules – Final thoughts
• Classroom rules – Quiz

Speaking

Lessons

• Teaching speaking – Introduction
• Teaching speaking to beginners – Setting the scene
• Teaching speaking to beginners – Pronunciation
• Teaching speaking – Intonation
• Teaching speaking – Intonation continued
• Word stress – Introduction
• Word stress – Types of word stress
• Word stress – Teaching tips
• Sentence stress – Introduction
• Sentence stress – Teaching tips
• Teaching speaking – Advanced classes
• Teaching speaking – Advanced activities
• Phonetics – Introduction
• Phonetics – International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
• Phonetics – Uses and problems
• Phonetics – Final thoughts
• Teaching speaking – Quiz

Student motivation

Lessons

• Motivation – Introduction
• Motivation – Sources of motivation
• Motivation – Tailoring your lesson plans
• Motivation – Praise
• Motivation – When to praise
• Motivation – How to praise
• Motivation – Summary
• Motivation – Quiz

Testing students

Lessons

• Testing students – Introduction
• Testing students – Dynamic approaches
• Testing students – Final thoughts
• Testing students – Quiz

Vocabulary

Lessons

• Teaching vocabulary – Introduction
• Teaching vocabulary – Meaning, form, & pronunciation
• Collocation – Introduction
• Collocation – Types of collocations
• Collocation – Teaching collocations
• Word roots – Introduction
• Word roots – Why they’re important
• Word roots – Teaching tips
• Teaching vocabulary – Summary
• Teaching vocabulary – Quiz

Writing

Lessons

• Teaching writing – Introduction
• Teaching writing to beginners – Foundations
• Teaching writing to beginners – Activities
• Advanced writing skills – Macro vs micro skills
• Advanced writing skills – Getting over the hump
• Advanced writing skills – Activities
• Advanced writing skills – Activities continued
• Teaching writing – Summary
• Teaching writing – Quiz

Other Lessons

Language Skills – Introduction

Length: 10 minutes