Weekend + Online TEFL Courses Oxford, United Kingdom
Weekend + Cactus English Language Awareness Course (42.5 hours)
  
Important Information
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WEEKEND COURSES TAKING PLACE FROM OCTOBER 2009 WILL BE HELD AT THE HOLIDAY INN MAYFAIR IN LONDON
This English Language Awareness online module of this course is compatible with all other TEFL courses, and although it is really a "pre-course course" designed to give you the very best grounding in English language and grammar before continuing with your chosen TEFL course, it is useful for all English teachers who need to focus on grammar and all aspects of the language from a TEFL teacher's viewpoint.
Your subscription is valid for 45 days from when you pay. You can renew for additional periods of 45 days if you wish to take longer to complete the course. Renewal subscription fees are £38.
Please note the minimum computer specifications are:
PC: Internet Explorer 5+, Firefox 1+, Mac: Safari 1+, Firefox 1+
Javascript enabled, Macromedia Flash 8 or greater, broadband connection.
A dial up connection will work but you may have problems viewing the videos in real time.
Please note that bookings can be made on a Saturday or Sunday, (or a Public Holiday), but your enrolment won't be actioned, nor your instructions sent until Monday morning (or the first working day). In cases like these, your 45 days will begin from Monday (or the first working day), so no time will be lost.
Course Details
| Course ref. |
4750 |
| Course Type |
Weekend + Online TEFL Courses |
| Min Age |
16 |
| Class Times |
This course is designed to be completed within 45 days. However, there are no deadlines so you can work whenever you like, at your own pace. |
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Customer Feedback
The course was enjoyable and informative and gave me the confidence to get started.
Christine Ainsley-Cowlishaw
Despite the huge amount of work covered in the course, it was all highly relevant, interesting and informative. The course was really interactive and was was great for both gaining experience and maintaining interest; there were no opportunities to get bored.
Catherine Stevenson
I was very pleased. The tutor was excellent offering good knowledge and advice and certainly making me even more enthusiastic about the future. The quality of the course was well balanced. The number of students meant that everyone was able to participate in all activities. I enjoyed it all.
Mark Ferri
Course Description
About the 42.5-hour Cactus Weekend TEFL Course + English Language Awareness Module
The 40-hour course is made up of the 20-hour Weekend TEFL course and the 22.5-hour online English Language Awareness course.
The 20-hour Weekend Course
The 20hr weekend course will give you the basic training you need to be an English teacher. In just one weekend you will learn the skills and methodology that will give you the confidence to get out there and teach.
You will enjoy a fun, interactive and high-impact course. The Weekend course gives you the chance to work in front of a group and interact with others in a simulation class setting.
Over the two-day course you will be introduced to all the essential TEFL areas you need to walk into a classroom with confidence.
The weekend training will provide you with a valuable opportunity for face-to-face classroom instruction, getting a feel for what the classroom setting is like which enables role-playing opportunities that you could not take advantage of through our online course.
The Weekend TEFL course lasts two days from 9-8 on Saturday and 9-6 on Sunday. There will be short breaks where refreshments will be provided. (Lunch is not included.)
You'll cover the following topics:
Saturday 9am - 8pm
Introduction and ice-breakers
Classroom management
An introduction to grammar
A foreign language lesson: see what it's like on the other side
Elicitation techniques
Using the blackboard
Functions: what we do with language
Level checks: ensuring students get the right tuition for them
Practice activities: guiding students in language use
Free practice activity: letting students communicate
Teaching practice preparation
First teaching practice & feedback
Sunday 9am - 6pm
Drama and role play
Pronunciation & Intonation
Reading & Listening: teaching comprehension skills
Grammar: tenses and time
Error correction: getting the most out of your students
Final teaching practice preparation
Final teaching practice & feedback
Employment in TEFL: career options
Cactus TEFL Online English Language Awareness Course
This course is a grammar course for teachers which helps you look at the English language from the point of view of the language teacher.
It is a "pre-TEFL" course which is for you if you are worried that you dont know enough English grammar, or if you'd just like a head start before starting an intensive course. This is also a brilliant means of preparing yourself for the Pre-Interview Tasks.
It is also a 'post-TEFL' course for those who feel that despite the language study on the course, they still want more.
Course Features
Full coverage of the essential aspects of the language from a teacher's point of view
Tutor to answer your questions
Video clips give you a taster of the classroom
Audio clips to help with pronunciation features
Entirely online in user-friendly environment
Network with other trainee teachers!
Written in collaboration with Cactus by leading TEFL author, John Hughes, and designed to give you confidence before you take the plunge, the Cactus online language awareness course will help you not only to complete the pre-interview task, get through the interview but also, of course, follow the TEFL course itself.
Feedback and experience has shown us that the course is also really useful for teachers post initial training, who want a top up or a refresher.
About the course
30 easy-to-use units take you through all the major rules and terminology of English grammar
Find out what its like to be a language learner of English grammar
Real examples from the classroom are included
Text is supported by video and audio
Online tutor support is available
Interesting activities to help you use what you are learning, and show you the kinds of things a teacher gets students to do in class.
Instant feedback on your progress
You can meet other course participants via the online message board
You can do the course at your own pace, as quickly or as slowly as you like
You have 45 days to complete the course, and you can renew at a reduced rate of only £38 should you need more time.
Course Feedback from past participants
I would definitely recommend this course to a friend it is very good and easy to follow. It covers a lot of subjects and it is good for all levels. Beginners will learn a lot and non-beginners will find it as good revision.
I have learned a lot of valuable information from this course which will have a permanent influence over my studies to become a TEFL.
I found the course very interesting, once I started I didnt want to stop and kept on saying this would be my last section but ended up studying it for hours.
The instructions were very clear and easy to follow for each exercise. It was clear what I had to do after reading the instructions once.
I have learned a lot of valuable information from this course which will have a permanent influence over my studies to become a TEFL teacher.
I really enjoyed watching the video clips, giving me new ideas for the classroom. I also think they were well chosen.
Personally I wasnt expecting so much to be covered. I must say, I am really amazed!
I especially find the quizzes to be very interesting in being able to practise what one has learned right away.
[I would] most definitely [recommend the course to a friend]! In fact, I already have. I have shown it to some of my colleagues and they are very interested! I have to say, all in all [ELA is] a very good and intensive course that I would recommend to every TEFL teacher!
Very clear and concise which helps to memorise and stay focused on the basics that are expected from a teacher. Gives a good start on grammar without making it boring which made me go for my grammar book to explore it a little further.
Very interesting, it opened my eyes to areas of grammar that I normally take for granted.
Yes I would recommend it to a friend who has no TEFL background because it is a real eye opener to what is expected from a teacher. It also gave a good idea of where to start for a grammar revision before a TEFL course and helped me spot where are my weaknesses in grammar.
School Details - Oxford Four Pillars
The course takes place at the Four Pillars Hotel in Oxford
The hotel has a free car park with ample spaces.
The hotel does have a bar which serves snacks, sandwiches and jacket potatoes at reasonable prices. Oxford town centre is about 15 mins walk away down Abingdon Road where there are various shops and cafes to buy food.
From Oxford main station, the Four Pillars Hotel is a short taxi ride, which will cost approximately £4.
There will be tea and coffee served throughout the weekend, but please remember to arrange your own food and accommodation.
Timetable
This course is designed to be completed within 45 days. However, there are no deadlines so you can work whenever you like, at your own pace.
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