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PELT TESOL Certificate for Non-native Teacher of English

The basic course includes:

• One week of face-to-face instruction with a TEFL International trainer 

• 24 Specially-produced DVD for self study and review with famous instructors like: 

  • Jack Richards 

  • H. Douglas Brown 

  • David Hopkins 

  • David Nunan 

  • Scot Thornbury 

• Four texts: 

  • Smooth Moves 

  • Practical English Language Teaching 

  • TEFL International Portfolio 

  • PELT DVD workbook 

• TEFL International Teacher Ability Exam 

• Four-skills English Exam (optional) 

• Letter suggesting graduate credit from the University of Washington 

• TESOL Certificate issued by TEFL International and signed by David Nunan (former President of TESOL and world-renown trainer and author)

Course Content:

• English Language Experience. (4 hours) The trainee will complete a 500-word essay on their experiences as an English student. The focus is upon critical reflection on the learning experience, and useful insights for teaching.

• Student Profile. (14 hours) Trainees work with individual students on 
  rapport-building, error analysis and correction and addressing individual student needs. Three meetings with the student are required including transcription and error analysis of audio and written samples, culminating in a 60-minute session.

• Teaching Techniques. (100 hours via both face-to-face and DVD) Teaching technique inputs normally cover:

  • approaches to language learning

  • warmers and modeling

  • controlled practice

  • interactive blackboards

  • lesson planning models – with peer teaching

  • appropriate language and comprehensible input

  • language in context – with peer teaching

  • vocabulary: context and context

  • communicative activities

  • theater techniques

  • textbook review and evaluation

  • classroom management

  • listening activities

  • pronunciation activities

  • songs and chants

  • reading activities

  • writing activities

  • teaching young learners

  • feedback and testing

• Teaching Practice and Observation. (15 hours) All teachers do:

  • 12 hours of observing experienced teachers

  • 4 hours of observed teaching practice

• Materials Project. (10 hours) All trainees must develop two sets of materials used during the teaching practice. Each set must be durable, capable of being used for more than one lesson context and easily portable. The materials may include visuals, realia, audio or video tape, cue cards and class handouts, but may not be photocopied from published sources. Trainees are required to adapt from commercial sources, or develop original materials. The summation of this project is a presentation to the trainers on how the materials were used, how they could be improved and how they might be used in another context.

• TEFL International Teaching Ability Test (1 hour). All trainees take the TEFL International Teaching Ability Test at the conclusion of training.

• Four-skills English Examination. (1 hour) Trainees may participate in a special Four Skills English exam that is recognized by the US states of Oregon, Minnesota and New Jersy.

Interested organizations and individuals can enquire about scheduling and pricing at admin@teflintl.com

IMPORTANT: As a precaution and for monetary safety please purchase travel / flight insurance just incase your flight is cancelled or delayed.