1. An Introduction to TEFL

• A brief introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language

• How the course works

• How to plan and organise your study time

• Grammar 1

– Introduction

– Syntax

– Parts of speech

– Word formation

• Phonetics

– What is phonetics?

– Introduction to teaching phonetics

– Voicing and the vocal chords

2. English as a foreign language

• What is ELT?

• The importance of English

• Grammar (2)

– Tenses

– Conditionals

• Phonetics

– Voicing and the vocal chords

– Vocal tract and sound production

– Phonemes

– Stress and intonation

– International Phonetic Association Chart

3. You as the learner

• Different types of learning

• Identifying how you learn

• How to keep records and notes

• How to boost your learning

• Building a resources file

• Grammar

– Passive voice

– Phrasal verbs

– Gerunds

– Subjunctives

– Modals

– Indirect and direct speech

– Punctuation

• Phonetics

– Common errors

– Correction techniques

 

4. The TEFL teacher

• Organising a classroom

• Managing a classroom

• How to plan a lesson

• Key components of a lesson plan

• How to write a successful lesson plan

• Self reflection and feedback

• Keeping records

5. The TEFL students

• Types and characteristics of classes

– Young learners

– Adult learners

– Exam preparation

– Conversational

– Business orientated

– Individual learners

• Methods for establishing level of students’ knowledge

• Establishing rapport with students

• Developing awareness and respecting cultural differences

6. Learning

• How students learn

• The importance of communicative teaching

• Putting students at the centre of learning

• Identifying students’ needs

– Speaking

– Reading

– Listening

– Writing

• Meeting students’ needs

• Keeping students of all ages motivated

• Methods of correcting students

• Monitoring and evaluating students’ learning

• Record keeping

7. Activities

• How to plan activities

• Identifying the aim of activities

• Identifying the audience for activities

• Examples for each audience

• Common activities used in TEFL

8. Focus on key skills

• Introduction to the key TEFL skills

• Reading

• Writing

• Speaking

• Listening

9. Your next steps

• Identifying your aims

• Organising teaching practice

• Finding and contacting a school

• Example of letter for contacting schools

• How to find a job