Teach English Abroad
TEFL TESOL Certification:
Guadalajara, Mexico

The International Teacher Training Organization is also providing the Teaching English to Young Learners course, also well known as TEYL course.

The art of Teaching English to Young Learners is a specific skill which needs specific training to be performed effectively.

The majority of TEFL courses focus on teaching adults. These results in TEFL certificate holders who would like to teach children finding themselves without the necessary skills and ability to be able to teach Young Learners effectively.

The ITTO TEYL course aims at providing recently graduated EFL teachers or practicing teachers with the necessary skills, confidence and ability to be able to teach Young Learners to maximum effect.

The ITTO TEYL course provides a solid foundation in the methodology behind teaching YL. This foundation is consolidated with a combination of classroom observations and observed teaching practices.

With an ever increasing demand for TEYL certificate holders around the world, completing the course will give you the additional skills and qualification to Teach English to Young Learners anywhere in the world.

The course is open to qualified EFL teachers and those with previous teaching experience but no formal TEFL qualification. The course is also open to non native speakers of English who have reached a proficient command of the English language.

Course Features:

• 40 hrs / 5 day course 3 hrs of observed teaching practice with Young Learners 4 hrs of group feedback on teaching practice Guided lesson preparation time end of course examination.
  
• Job Guidance Program

Course Syllabus:

• Language learning and language acquisition for children.
• How do children learn English.
• Understanding course materials.
• Supplementary materials.
• Choosing your materials.
• Presenting and practicing language with children.
• Teaching Listening.
• Teaching Speaking.
• Teaching Reading.
• Teaching Writing.
• Getting to know your class.
• Classroom language.
• Working with English sounds.
• Working with English words.
• Class Management.
• Discipline.
• Lesson Planning.
• Making your own resources.
• Projects.
• Stories, plays, songs, rhymes.
• Correction techniques.
• Evaluation techniques.
• Socio-cultural themes.
• Learning strategies.

The course is divided into morning workshops and afternoon lesson preparation and teaching. Before teaching children on day two of the course, participants observe and critique three TEYL classes taught by qualified and experienced teachers of young learners.

Timetable:

Monday - Friday

9:15 AM - 2:00 PM

• Plenary session on previous teaching observations and teaching practice.
• Workshops on teaching methodology of teaching YL.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

• Recess.

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

• Guided Lesson Preparation.

4:15 PM - 7:15 PM

• Observed Teaching Practice

Requirements for taking the course:

Educational Requirements:

• Must have a TEFL or TESOL Certificate from an educational institute which requires 120 hours or more of study, plus practice teaching of at least 6 hours.
• Have a positive attitude towards team work and experiential learning activities. This includes acknowledging the relevance of these in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and willingness to participate in all course dynamics.
• Have a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry into university.

Please note that although it is not compulsory for applicants to possess a University degree to enroll in our program, many foreign countries prefer college-university degrees from their EFL teachers. Candidates to our TEFL program are usually college-university graduates.

Location:

• Onsite at ITTO in Guadalajara, Mexico

Length of Course:

• One week (40 hours) for five days, 8 hours per day.

Price:

• $360.00 USD regular rate, but 20% off, only $288.00 for ITTO Graduates. Apply now.

Timetable:

• Offered one week after the regular ITTO TEFL Certificate course has ended on the dates below:

Starting and finishing dates for our Teaching English to Young Learners Courses are:
2009 Starting Finishing - July 6 - - July 10 - August 31 - Sep 4 - Oct 26 - Oct 30	2010 Starting Finishing - March 1 - March 26 - June 7 - June 11 - August 2 - August 6 - Sep 27 - Oct 1

What Your Course Includes

• One week of study onsite in Guadalajara, Mexico at ITTO
• All course materials: Books, CD ROMs, manuals, handouts, CDs, photocopies, course books and workbooks for teaching practices, etc.
• Thirty hours of instruction.
• Professional trainers to guide you.
• 4 hours of observed practice teaching English to Young Learners onsite at our sister school
• teaching English to Young Learners lesson plans and activities
• Specialty certificates in specific skill areas for specialization in your TEFL TESOL Course. These Specialty Certificates can be done on your own with tutor support during the course. Each will give you an "edge" for getting a better-paying job in TEFL TESOL teaching. You may earn one or all twelve depending on your dedication and desire. Remember, many schools are charging $150 to $300 USD for each of these extra certificates, but at ITTO our graduates may earn these awards at no cost. See a description of the TEFL Specialty certificates here!
• International Certification
• Application
• Tuition
• Airport reception and transfer to accommodation
• Housing assistance
• Expert lifelong job guidance
• Secretarial staff to arrange job interviews
• TEFL job guidance book by ITTO: all you need to know about teaching English abroad
• CD ROM with hundreds of ready-made EFL ESL lesson plans and activities on: phrasal verbs & idioms, prepositions and verb tenses
• Access to the most recent TEFL/TESOL publications and journals on cross-cultural, methodology, socio-political and classroom concerns
• Photocopying
• Use of fax
• 2 hour of observed and assessed one on one teaching practice with a teaching business English approach
• Unlimited number of additional teaching practices, upon request. More than 300 groups of all
ages and levels to choose from at our EFL partner school
• All stationery needed for the course and for your teaching practices.
• World class TBE course taught by highly qualified and experienced trainers
• 24/7 emergency response from our Administrative department
• Professional support and Counseling before and after the course
• Visa assistance
• Unlimited Internet and e-mail access during and after the course
• We offer free-of-charge three (3) five minute phone calls to all our trainees
• Unlimited practice with state of the art CALL (Computer assisted language learning) business English software
• Unlimited use of self-access multi-media center for Spanish Language learning during and after the course
• Spanish conversation sessions
• Salsa dancing lessons
• Guitar lessons
• Fitness center membership
• Graduation dinner

Please, if you have any questions about the TEYL course do not hesitate to contact us at Info@TeflCertificateCourses.com

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