Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL)

Our TESOL course is exactly what you are looking for if you are:

• thinking about a career teaching English as a Second Language (ESOL)
• working as a volunteer ESOL teacher
• interested in finding out more about ESOL teaching / becoming a volunteer teacher

No teaching experience or qualifications are required to join this course, just an interest in teaching English to speakers of other languages.

What are the course aims?

• to give an outline of current approaches in English language teaching to adult learners
• to look at some specific methods and materials
• to help participants decide if they wish to make a career in ESOL teaching
• to give information on opportunities for further training and employment in English Language Teaching

Course content

The programme includes:

• a beginners class in a foreign language
• language awareness: an introduction to grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation in the English Language Teaching context
• approaches to teaching literacy skills
• current approaches to language teaching
• classroom observation or video observation
• micro-teaching session
• English Language teaching materials
• using ICT in language teaching

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