Short TEFL Courses London, United Kingdom
Foundation English Language Teaching Course
   
Course Details
| Course ref. |
2019 |
| Course Type |
Short TEFL Courses |
| Min Age |
18 |
| Maximum Class Size |
12 |
| Class Times |
Monday to Friday, 10:00-18:00 |
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Customer Feedback
The location of the school was fantastic, the staff - very firendly and the trainers were very professional, helpful and dedicated to teach us everything we needed to complete the course.
-Ventsislava Masheva-
Excellent all round. Good building, friendly and informative staff.
-Harry Cockburn-
The school was pleasant, organised and welcoming and the trainers were insightful and supportive. The course was genuinely interesting, informative and above all practically instilled the confidence and techniques to actually teach students from the first day.
-Paul Lahert-
Really high quality and all the teachers were excellent. The course was intense but really enjoyable.
-Jessica Ankomah-
Course Description
Course Content
The Foundation English Language Teaching (FELT) course was originally designed to equip graduates intending to teach with Shane English Schools in Japan, China or Taiwan with the skills necessary to survive in the classroom. The one week (five days full-time) course provides a basic procedural and methodological framework for general English teaching at elementary to intermediate levels and features input sessions and teaching practice with real EFL students.
By the end of the course, successful trainees will be able to:
� plan and stage lessons that focus on new or recycled language
� plan and stage lessons that focus on receptive skills work
� manage a classroom effectively, using pair and group work
� explore a range of visual signalling techniques
� work from a coursebook, selecting and adapting tasks.
The FELT course is delivered over five days and totals 35 hours. This makes for a busy schedule, both for trainees and for tutor(s).
The course includes:
� daily teaching practice (TP) sessions with feedback
� live observation of experienced teachers
� a variety of input sessions.
The following areas will be covered in the input sessions:
1. description and practical exploration of the PPP/CRA model
2. ways to present new language ways to practice language
3. accuracy vs fluency
4. three LA sessions that explore form, function/meaning and phonology
5. a separate session on phonology (phonemes, stress and intonation)
6. exploiting skills work
7. working with vocabulary
8. concept checking
9. error correction (oral and written)
10. 1:1 and small group work
11. recycling and revision
12. young learners
13. published materials
Typical timetable
Input sessions take place in the morning. These include sessions on observation of errors, concept checking, accuracy and fluency, vocabulary, presentation, preparation of Teaching Practice and a foreign language lesson. Teaching Practice and feedback will mainly take place in the afternoons.
Accommodation Options
Participants will be expected to make their own accommodation arrangements. There are plenty of reasonably priced hostels for students and young people in Central London, which have proved popular with past trainees. The course is run in a centre near Oxford Street and Bond Street, so a quick Google search should direct you to lots of suitable accommodation within walking distance.
School Details - London South Molton Street
The school is located in Mayfair, the most vibrant yet historic part of London, in an elegant Edwardian building, just minutes from the underground station as well as two famous shopping areas - trendy Oxford Street and upmarket Bond Street. The school has a popular terrace cafe where students can chat over a coffee or use the multi-media computer centre with high-speed Internet access.
Timetable
Monday to Friday, 10:00-18:00
Help for Jobs
This centre is a world leader in recruiting and placing English teachers. Their consultancy service is responsible for placing over 600 English teachers with private language schools in up to 20 different countries every year. They do not arrange voluntary placements, but are happy to advise on this.
How to Apply
1. Choose the start date which interests you. If you’re still unsure, please choose an approximate date for now - you will be able to specify later.
2. Register your details with Cactus TEFL (1 minute) to help us track your application.
3. Download the application form and save it on your computer.
4. Complete it offline in your own time
5. Go back to www.cactustefl.com, sign in and submit your completed form.
6. We will keep you posted by email throughout the process.
You can also submit an application by fax, or post. We will explain how to do this on the application form. Please contact us if you would like us to post you an empty application form.
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