4-week TEFL Course St Petersburg, Russia
TESOL Certificate Course
  
Important Information
Survival Russian Lessons are also provided as part of the package, as well as airport greeting and transfer, all course materials and social program.
Course Details
| Course ref. |
2665 |
| Course Type |
4-week TEFL Course or equivalent |
| Min Age |
18 |
| Maximum Class Size |
8 |
| Class Times |
Mon-Fri 10.00-19.00 |
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Customer Feedback
Great location, bang in the centre of town, and the trainers and staff were all really nice and helpful. The course was very good. We were provided with a great selection of materials and guided step by step into becoming teachers.
-Nicholas Crawley-
Course Description
COURSE OUTLINE
The course is made up of the following three components:
- Teaching Skills and Classroom Management
- Language Awareness
- Personal Skills and Qualities
1. TEACHING SKILLS AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
1.1. Training Sessions
These sessions are compulsory and cover issues which will be helpful in relation to work in the classroom. The sessions are conducted in a way which promotes active learning and encourages you to reflect on your past and current experiences, your progress on the course, established literature and relevant research findings.
1.2. The Observation of Experienced Teachers
At the beginning of the course, you will have the chance to observe a minimum of three lessons taught by qualified and experienced teachers. You will make notes on the lessons and will be provided with a series of questions to guide your observations. Additional opportunities to observe experienced teachers may be provided at later stages of the course.
1.3. The Observation of Peers
Trainees normally teach in pairs, sharing a ninety-minute lesson. Each trainee teaches for 45 minutes and observes his / her teaching partner for 45 minutes. The trainee observer is required to make brief notes about the teaching partner and offer insights during the post-lesson feedback session.
1.4. Teaching Practice with Groups
During the first week of the course you will teach at least one forty-five-minute lesson. Thereafter, you will teach between two and three forty-five-minute lessons in weeks two, three and four of the course. You will teach a minimum of eight lessons with groups of students from at least three different levels of competence in English. All teaching practices with classes will be observed by trained staff and you will receive group or individual feedback from them at the end of the lesson. The first two teaching practices with groups will not be graded but the remainder will.
1.5. The Individual Student Teaching Project
In addition to the teaching practices with groups, you will also be required to work with an individual student for two sixty-minute lessons. The work with an individual student will not be observed but you will be required to produce a comprehensive report on the sessions before the end of the course. This will be graded.
1.6. Guided Lesson Preparation Time
The training team will offer you extensive support guided lesson preparation time. As the course progresses, you will be expected to become less dependent on the support of the training staff and to demonstrate your ability to work more independently.
1.7. Unknown Language Study
You are required to attend three one-hour sessions where you will learn a previously unknown language. The lessons enable you to experience the emotions felt by students of English as a Foreign Language and to be introduced to techniques for working with beginners.
2. LANGUAGE AWARENESS
This component comprises the following aspects:
Analysing Communication
Grammar Awareness
Phonology
3. PERSONAL SKILLS AND QUALITIES
3.1. Observation of and interaction with trainees.
This is an area in which potential employers are frequently interested. Not only are they seeking well-qualified teachers, but employees who exhibit a range of personal skills and qualities. The ability to communicate effectively, engage in self-reflection and establish good rapport with students is of equal importance. During the course, trainers seek to demonstrate and encourage the development of these personal skills and qualities and to identify and record evidence of the trainees' accomplishments.
3.2. The Trainee File and the Self-Assessment Tasks
You are required to maintain a file which acts as a record of your development on the course. During the course you are also required to complete six self-assessment tasks which are added to the file and form the basis for discussions with the trainers.
3.3. Individual Progress Sessions
You will meet with a trainer on a number of occasions during the course in order to discuss your progress. The self-assessment tasks will form the basis for part of this dialogue.
Accommodation Options
The training centre provides Bed & Breakfast accommodation with a Russian family (16000 RUB (410 EURO) for 4 weeks, including breakfast additionally). You will get your own separate room, but the facilities will be shared with your host family.
Please note that accommodation will be paid for upon your arrival in St Petersburg.
2012
The training centre provides Bed & Breakfast accommodation with a Russian family (17000 RUB (appr. 430 EURO) for 4 weeks additionally). You will get your own separate room, but the facilities will be shared with your host family.
Please note that accommodation will be paid for upon your arrival in St Petersburg.
2012
The training centre provides Bed & Breakfast accommodation with a Russian family (17000 RUB (appr. 430 EURO) for 4 weeks additionally). You will get your own separate room, but the facilities will be shared with your host family.
Please note that accommodation will be paid for upon your arrival in St Petersburg.
School Details - St Petersburg
The school in St Petersburg is part of a global educational organization, with schools and offices in numerous worldwide locations. You will develop your English language teaching (TEFL) skills in a friendly and supportive environment and you are also provided with employment opportunities throughout your TEFL career. Through the Job Placement Assistance program, 80% of graduates have already found a job by the time they finish the course.
The centre is located in the heart of the city, near the Winter Palace, Square and the Hermitage. A great variety of cultural, shopping and entertainment facilities are at hand.
Timetable
Mon-Fri 10.00-19.00
Help for Jobs
All graduates receive individual counseling and assistance with finding a teaching job. As this centre belongs to an international organization it has contacts with many schools worldwide and can even often place graduates within its own network of language schools.
You will also receive a comprehensive job guidance and placement service during and after the course. This includes training in writing a TEFL CV/resume, information on the TEFL world and job market in general, interview techniques, individual job guidance sessions with our on-site job guidance counselor, and lifelong job assistance on request.
We are also in a position to guarantee employment to all successful graduates in a number of countries after completing the course. These include, but are not limited to, the Czech Republic & Eastern Europe, Latin America, Russia, China and the Far East.
This centre will help with all aspects of job seeking from CV/resume construction and interview techniques to arranging job interviews.
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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