Thinking of travelling the world? This 150-hour online TEFL Master course is the perfect tool for you to go live your dream.

The course not only opens up travelling opportunities to teach English in a foreign country, but also a world of other possibilities and adventures for you to take advantage of. Consolidating the theory of the English language and recognised teaching practices into a single, universally accessible learning programme, the course covers the core module, the five units of the TKT preparation course and all three specialist teaching modules in an easy-to-follow format.

There’s no better addition to your CV than the TEFL Master course.

What's The Deal?

• 150-hour online TEFL master course – R695 (valued at R3711.46)

What you need to know

• Accredited course

• Study at your own pace from the comfort of your home

• 10, easy to follow modules

• Online support available from trainer and other students

• Job placement assistance

• Certificate upon successful completion

• All trainees will have free lifetime job placement

Syllabus includes

Module One

• Forum

• What are TEFL and TESL

• Teaching different age groups

• Why age does matter

• Young learners, adolescents and adult learners

• Teaching different levels

• Principles of adult learning

• Methodologies

• The Communicative Approach

• Video: Communicative competence

• Multiple Intelligences

• Video: Multiple intelligences

• Self-study / Revise

• Extra resources

• Quiz

Module Two

• Forum

• Theories of Language

• The role of grammar in CLT

• Fluency vs. accuracy

• The role of error in language development

• The four skills: reading, writing, speaking, listening

• Video: integrating skills

• The role of the learner

• Video: contextualising language

• The role of motivation

• Learner centredness and learning strategies

• Interaction in the CLT classroom

• Group work – cooperative learning

• Video: Pairwork and groupwork

• The role of the TEFL teacher

• Building rapport

• Material in CLT

• ELT coursebooks

• Sample lesson plan

• Extra resources

• Self-study

• Quiz

Module Three

• Forum

• Lesson planning

• Stages in a lesson

• What are warmers

• Lesson plan format

• Video: Lesson planning (4 stages)

• Techniques in grammar presentation

• Guided- discovery presentations

• Video: Using authentic material when teaching

• Ensuring understanding

• Planning your board work

• Tips for using your board

• Consolidation

• Monitoring and evaluation

• Self-study

• Extra resources

• Quiz

Module Four

• Forum

• What is speaking

• Speaking strategies

• Functional language

• Planning a speaking lesson

• The role of the teacher

• Students and speaking

• Building student confidence

• Practical ideas to get them talking

• Controlled/semi-controlled activities

• Fluency speaking activities

• Putting it into practice

• Speaking: sample lesson plan

• Pronunciation

• Activities for teaching pronunciation

• Rhymes, poetry and chants

• Dialogue drills

• Role plays

• Drama in the classroom

• Video: using drama in the classroom

• Self-study

• Extra resources

Module Five

• Forum

• Listening – an overview

• Using video in the classroom

• Using technology in the classroom

• What are listening skills

• Practical ideas for teaching listening

• Planning a listening lesson plan

• Pre, while and post-listening activities

• The role of the teacher

• Using music in the classroom

• Follow up activities

• Video: integrating four skills

• Using video in the classroom

• Using tablets in the classroom

• Using computers and the internet

• Using mobile phones in the classroom

• Technology in the classroom

• Sample lesson plan listening

• Zero technology in the classroom

• Additional resources

Module Six

• Forum

• Reading and vocabulary

• Teaching reading

• What is reading

• Extensive and intensive reading

• Reading skills and strategies

• Skimming and scanning

• Strategies for teaching reading

• The role of the teacher

• Teaching vocabulary

• General advice for teaching vocabulary

• Vocabulary teaching strategies

• Using dictionaries

• Follow-up activities

• Sample lesson plans

• Video: Demonstration video teaching vocab.

• Extra resources

• Quiz

Module Seven

• Forum

• What is writing

• Why teach writing to learners of English

• What is involved in writing

• Follow – up activities

• Approaches to teaching writing

• Practical ideas for teaching writing

• Strategies for teaching writing

• The role of the teacher

• Building the writing habit

• General ideas for integrated skills writing tasks

• The writing process

• Putting it into practice

• Sample lesson plan

• Error correction

• Techniques for oral correction

• Praising

• Assessment and evaluation

• Summative and formative assessment

• Testing

• Extra-resources

Module Eight

• Forum

• Classroom management – an overview

• Dealing with discipline issues

• Being prepared and organised

• Communicating your expectations

• What problems to expect

• How to handle problems

• Managing large classes

• Video: Managing large classes

• Self – study

• Extra resources

• Quiz

• Module 8 – Classroom management assignment

Module Nine

• Teaching Specific Groups

• English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

• What is ESP

• Designing an ESP course

• Needs Analysis

• How to use data

• Teaching Business English

• Differences between Business English and General English

• Video: Business English lesson

• Private classes and one-to-one teaching

• Teaching Children – Introduction

• Strategies for teaching Children

• Teaching 4 - 12 years old

• Video: Learning Strategies

• Teaching children

• CLIL – Content Language Integrated Learning

• Video: CLIL

• EAP – English

• Self-study

• Extra resources

• Job Placement

Module Ten

• How to get the most out of this module

• Video: teaching tips 1

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