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The purpose of the following information is to provide you with an overview of, and an introduction to, The International TEFL Corporation online TEFL course. You will find full details of the course content as well as information as to how the course is organized.
The course is unique for an online course as it enables graduates to receive ongoing career support and teacher development long after completion and provides an opportunity to see 'real' lessons through our downloadable video or CD-ROM.
We believe that you will find this course of great benefit as you embark upon your career in TEFL. Completion of the course results in either 50 or 100-hour TEFL certification depending on the course chosen.
Course aims:
The 100-hour course is a complete TEFL course. Upon completion of the course graduates should have a good working knowledge of the English grammatical system as well as an awareness of the skills and techniques required for successful language teaching.
The 50-hour course provides a solid introduction to TEFL.
Course content:
Unlike the 60 and 120-hour tutor support courses, our courses without tutor support are assessed by means of a final exam.
The 120-hour course is divided into two main areas - teaching skills and language awareness. The teaching skills component provides details of the techniques and skills required by teachers in the classroom while the language awareness component gives a solid foundation course in English grammar.
This course consists of 20 units, carefully chosen and organized to ensure a gradual build up of knowledge whilst not overloading students with too much information at any one time. These units allow you to work through the course at a pace that suits your requirements.
The shorter 60-hour course uses the same materials as the longer courses but only includes the 10 modules most relevant to teaching skills and classroom management. The language awareness modules aren't included with this particular course.
The course units are (approximately 5 hours per unit):
| Teachers and learners. |
| Introduction to English grammar and parts of speech.* |
| Teaching theories, methods and techniques. |
| The present.* |
| Managing classes. |
| The past.* |
| How to teach new language. |
| The future.* |
| Teaching receptive skills. |
| Modals and conditionals.* |
| Teaching productive skills. |
| Passive voice and other commonly taught grammar items.* |
| Teaching pronunciation.* |
| Lesson planning. |
| Lessons in practice (Video/CD ROM). |
| Course books and other classroom materials. |
| Educational technology.* |
| Evaluating and testing students. |
| Teaching special groups.* |
| Trouble shooting.* |
| Supplementary unit - Finding a job and thirty-five top tips for classroom teaching. |
* Units not included in 50-hour course |
Course units are e-mailed to you by our staff (except for the Lessons in Practice unit which is sent to you on a CD-ROM or which can be downloaded online). After you have studied all course units, you will then be able to download and complete the exam. The exam should take approximately 6 hours to complete. You are given a full 24 hours in which to complete the exam.
After successfully completing all course units you will receive your final grade, a letter of recommendation and your TEFL certificate.
The course has been designed to allow for maximum flexibility. As long as you complete the course within six months of receiving your units you can work at a pace that suits you.
Post course job guidance:
TITC will provide you with every reasonable assistance in finding a TEFL job after you have completed the course. This includes help with the following:
- Resume/CV preparation
- Information on likely sources of EFL vacancies
- Job guidance counseling
- Job search and application
- Interview preparation
We are happy to provide this assistance throughout your teaching career.
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