4-week TEFL Course Oaxaca, Mexico
SIT TESOL Certificate
 
Course Details
| Course ref. |
2612 |
| Course Type |
4-week TEFL Course or equivalent |
| Min Age |
18 |
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Course Description
This course comprises 130 hours of input and provides participants with professional knowledge and skills in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) as well as tools for their own reflection and growth as teachers.
The course provides practical training through teaching demonstrations, lesson planning and analysis, and practice teaching and feedback. Participants develop skills in teaching, speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and culture. The course begins with a brief look at second language acquisition through the experience of being a learner. Participants then examine specific teaching areas each day, which they apply in their daily practice teaching of adult ESOL learners. Participants gain skills in analysis through examining their lessons with teacher trainers.
The TESOL course focuses on three main areas:
Learning
Participants engage in a language-learning experience in order to explore the relationship between language learning, teaching, and aspects of second language acquisition from the point of view of the learner. This experience provides the foundation for the examination of teaching practices.
Teaching
Participants examine the theory and practice of planning, teaching, grammar, culture, and assessing lessons in the four skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) through experiential activities, teaching demonstrations, discussions, lesson planning, materials development, and readings.
Classroom practices
Participants put their new knowledge and skills into practice through daily teaching sessions. Trainers observe and facilitate feedback sessions after these lessons. Participants learn to reflect on and assess their own teaching as well as to examine the teaching of their peers.
Graduates of the course find challenging teaching positions in the U.S. and abroad, or return to their current jobs with new skills and greater knowledge, awareness, and satisfaction. To facilitate networking, the course provider maintains a listserv that connects graduates of all the TESOL courses that it offers.
Accommodation Options
Candidates are responsible for organising their own accommodation, although a list of resources to help find suitable housing can be supplied upon request.
School Details - Oaxaca
The school is a community focused center that a teaches Spanish in addtion to the SIT teacher trainer program. The school is located in a beautifully renovated colonial home on a quiet street just a few steps from Oaxaca's historic centre. The large common space, relaxing garden and language labs create ideal conditions for adequate teaching. Wireless internet access is also available to all trainees.
The center works closely with a number of local artisans with the goal of promoting Oaxacan culture and creating connections between the trainees and the indegenous communities through language-based teaching and learning.
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.
You can also submit an application by email. We will explain how to do this on the application form. Please contact us if you have any problems with the application procedure.
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