70 hour Level 1 TESOL with Teaching Practice in Portugal

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Important Information

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Open to all native and non-native speakers with good written and spoken English. Applicants should be 17 years or older with a good standard of education or significant life experience. We recommend you have completed at least the 1st 2 modules of your online course before you start your teaching practice component.

The total cost of this course is £545.00 the price shown below is for the online component. We will ask for the remainder of the fees once you are officially accepted on to the teaching practice week.

Please note that getting the right trainee mix is important for the success of the teaching practice week and to protect the interest of the group. All those who complete an application form (sent to you once payment for the online course has been made) for the practical component in Portugal you will receive a telephone call from the course provider to assess suitability for the course. This is also a good time to ask for further questions about the programme.

The 2008 teaching practice dates in Portugal are as follows:

April 14th – 18th

May 12th-16th

July 7th – 11th

September 8th – 12th

October 13th – 17th

November 3rd – 7th


The teaching practice takes place in a school in Leiria, a town of about 30,000 people in the mid-west of Portugal. Lisbon is the nearest airport and Leiria, which lies to the North, is approximately 90 minutes drive away.

It is a small, friendly school in the heart of Leiria town centre. It was established in 1987 and has established a very strong local reputation for both teaching and translation.

Teacher trainers are well-qualified experienced teachers and are on hand to support trainees throughout the week.

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Course Details

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Course Description

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An online TESOL course that does not compromise on quality, support or essential methodology. Gain the skills and confidence to begin teaching…and a final certificate awarded by the international TESOL accrediting body, ACTDEC.

About the online course
This 4 module course is approximately 70 study hours and will typically take you between 1-3 months to complete but we allow up to 6 months for course completion. The course is graded by continuous assessment. There are short tasks and in-depth activities throughout, with an exam question at the end of the course. A qualified EFL tutor will mark your answers and is available by phone or email if you require any further help. You will be awarded an ACTDEC Preliminary Certificate of Educational Studies in TESOL upon successful completion. View live teaching with a free ‘train to teach’ CD-ROM which accompanies the course.

Online Course Outline
Module 1

Part A – Welcome to the course

Course introduction
What is TEFL/TESOL?
The Role of the Teacher

Part B - Classroom Management 1

Warmer Exercises
Classroom Layout & Discipline
Preparation and Setting Objectives
Pair work and Group work

Part C - Language Awareness 1

Learn about Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives and Adverbs

Part D - Basic Skills 1 - reading and writing

Overview of the Basic Skills
Reading & Writing

Module 2

Part A – Choosing Materials for Different Ages and Levels

Adult Learners and Young Learners
Course books
Internet Resources

Part B – Grammar 1 – present and past tenses

Present Tenses
The Present Simple & Continuous
The Verb ‘to be’ and Auxiliary Verbs
The Past Tense
Past Simple & Past Continuous
Regular & Irregular Verbs

Part C – Language Awareness 2

Learn about Pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections

Part D - Teaching Vocabulary

Approaches to Vocabulary Lessons
Storage and Retrieval

Module 3

Part A - Teaching in Action

A review and questions on the Global English CD-ROM: Train to Teach English

Part B – Grammar 2 – Future Forms

Making Predictions
Plans & Intentions
Instant Decision & Future Facts
Making Arrangements

Part C – Classroom Management 2

Cultural Sensitivity
Making Corrections
Spoken & Written Correction

Part D - Basic Skills 2

Speaking and Pronunciation
Giving Instructions Consensus Seeking Activities
Role-plays
Pronunciation, Stress and Intonation
Listening
Listening Comprehension & Other Listening Ideas
Working with Video

Module 4

Part A - Grammar 3 – Perfect Forms

The Present Perfect Simple & Continuous
The Past Perfect Simple & Continuous
The Future Perfect forms

Part B – Lesson Planning and Staging

Presentation, Study & Practice Stages

Part C – Confidence in the Classroom

Teaching Your First Lesson

Part D – Welcome to the TESOL World

Prospects for the EFL Teacher
Sample Careers in TESOL
Getting Your First Job

Part E – Exam Question


The Teaching Practice Compenent
The key features of the training programme are as follows:

-Small training groups – a maximum of 3 trainees per group, ensuring trainees receive individual attention.

-Over 6 hours of observed teaching practice per training group. You team teach in your training group so you are fully supported in the planning and delivering of your lessons. This makes total individual teaching time between 2 hours, 30 minutes - 3 hours, 10 minutes and total “group” teaching time 6 hours. Trainees have access to all GT Teaching resource materials (including course books, cassettes, videos) and are given guidance in lesson preparation. This is the main component on which trainees are assessed.

-Detailed and extensive feedback on your teaching from qualified and experienced EFL professionals.

-Class observation – watch experienced teachers in action and gain access to a broader selection of students with differing levels of English and reasons for learning. This is a valuable part of the week and trainees have up to three and a half hours of observation time. Trainees create a Class Observation Report, where they can detail their experiences. Feedback sessions provide trainees with the opportunity to comment and ask questions.

-Learner profiling Trainees work with one of their students, in a one hour 1-1 teaching situation, reporting on areas of learner weakness and strategies to help them overcome these difficulties. A pro-forma is used for guidance and staff are available for support.

-Unknown Foreign Language – an excellent opportunity to swap roles and experience learning a new language from scratch. Trainees are given a 1 hour lesson in an unknown foreign language. This will give you an idea of the difficulties foreign learners face when tackling English for the first time.

This comprehensive programme provides valuable teaching practice in a controlled, supportive environment. Experienced teacher trainers are always on hand with help and advice, to help build confidence in the classroom.

Assessment
Assessment is ongoing and trainees will have a tutorial half way through the week and on the Friday. Tutorials serve to inform trainees of their progress, while allowing individual guidance.

Final grading and assessment is based on a combination of all of the above areas, weighted as follows:


Observed Teaching Practice 70%
Class Observation Report 10%
Unknown Foreign Language Report 10%
Learner Profile Report 10%

After completion of the practical course and assessment of the written components, successful trainees will receive a certificate.

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School Details - Global English

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Global English was founded in 1996. Global English TESOL courses have been rigorously assessed against strict criteria laid down by the Accreditation Council for TESOL Distance Education Courses (ACTDEC). ACTDEC set minimum criteria for such aspects as course content, course duration and the quality and expertise of tutorial support. Only ACTDEC and the College of Teachers assess distance TESOL courses against such a rigorous set of criteria. You will be awarded either a level 1 or level 2 certificate by ACTDEC upon successful completion. Global English is an ISO 9000 accredited organisation. This means that Global English quality systems and procedures are audited each year, to ISO 9000 standard. This is an international company standard, acknowledged in over 100 countries worldwide.

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How to Apply

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1. Select your course below.
2. Register your details with us (1 minute)
3. Pay for your course in full
4. You will be sent your course joining details along with an application form for the teaching practice week.

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Prices

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