Our partner training centre has been approved and registered by the Thai Ministry of Education. School license no. PK1/2533. TEFL course license no. PK 128/2547
"I truly had a blast during the 4-week course! There was a good, solid mix of in-class instruction, preparing for lessons, actual teaching, discussion, and of course FUN! I met wonderful people. Although the course was intense, the laid-back atmosphere provided a relaxed, enjoyable environment in which to learn. I don't really want to leave! Having the job placement already arranged was great. This meant we could relax and unwind for a week before we went to Bangkok" - Jenn Hand, USA |
Approved and registered by the Thai Ministry of Education, recognised worldwide.
"Gain a TEFL Qualification For Life & Teach English in Thailand"
 Introduction
A TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course could be your gateway to paid jobs all around the world. With English becoming the 'global language', trained TEFL practitioners are in high demand, in primary and secondary schools, colleges, universities and private language schools from Thailand to Tanzania.
An internationally recognised and accredited TEFL/TESOL course is included as part of your teaching program package. This course will provide you with the skills needed to start your new career as an English teacher. You'll learn how to plan lessons, how to engage your class, tips for keeping discipline, and ideas for teaching grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Most of all, you'll gain the confidence to walk into a roomful of expectant faces and not run out again screaming! Our TEFL/TESOL course is very practical in nature. Modules cover a wide variety of teaching techniques and strategies with a strong emphasis on using the communicative approach to language teaching.
This TEFL/TESOL course is designed for native speakers with or without previous teaching experience who want to gain a qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). It serves as an excellent complimentary course for those interested in gaining a PGCE or teaching diploma as well as a passport for those who just want to take a year out.
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Accreditation
Internationally Recognised TEFL/TESOL Certificate
All successful candidates receive a certificate that is internationally recognised and accepted by the Thai Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour and the Department of Employment. Our TEFL courses have also been approved by The World TEFL School.
The World TEFL School is an institutional member of the College of Teachers, London, (No: 4941C - www.collegeofteachers.ac.uk)
TEFL/TESOL courses typically can last anything from one day to one month. You can do an intensive weekend course, an evening introductory class, or an online course at your own pace. Most employers however will expect you to have done some actual teaching practice in front of real students, all of which is included in our TEFL programs.
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Course Overview
4 Week - TEFL/TESOL Course
Our internationally accredited TEFL certificate course is designed for those with or without any previous teaching experience who wish to gain practical experience in the methods of Teaching English as a Foreign Language providing you with the perfect platform from which to begin your new career teaching English in Thailand or anywhere in the world!
This TEFL course is very intensive as it contains a great deal of content in the first week. However, If you approach the course with the right attitude and do your homework, you wont have any problems. You will enjoy a fun high impact TEFL course and you will gain an internationally recognised qualification for life!
The school director has arranged the course schedule so that you will have most of your weekends free to relax and explore the local area. Classes run from Monday to Friday from 9-6pm. Although weekends and evenings are usually free you may have some teaching practice or homework assignments to complete.
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Course Benefits
- You will have the opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of
people in Thailand and around the world
- You can immerse yourself in a foreign culture in a way no tourist could ever
dream of!
- You get a guaranteed job placement as part of your Thailand Experience
package giving you a generous monthly salary and a return on your program
investment in just under 5 months
- You will receive FREE lifetime membership to our Job Club which will help you
find a teaching job anywhere around the world, for many years to come
- You will earn a higher salary than other less qualified teachers
- You will learn how to teach all levels giving you multiple skills and employment options
- You will receive around 6 hours of observed teaching practice with local Thai students to help build your confidence in the classroom
- You can earn money while travelling
- You can learn a new language
- You will gain valuable work experience
- You will improve your resume
- You will develop your confidence
- You will make international friends
- You can take a break from the 'rat-race'- anytime you wish
- You will gain an internationally recognised certificate that will allow you to work in many countries around the world - for life!
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Course Syllabus
Our TEFL/TESOL Course Is Divided Into Six Main Key Areas:
1. Teaching Techniques
- Introduction & warmers
- Classroom discipline
- Classroom management
- Elicitation techniques
- Using the blackboard
- Grammar structure
- How it feels learning a foreign language
- Concept checking
- Practice activities
- Student practice
- Drama and role play
- Pronunciation
- Teaching and Assessment of Integrated Skills:
- - Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
- How to teach grammar
- Error correction
- Teaching practice & feedback
- Creating Materials
- Evaluation and Testing
- Written Exam & Presentation
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2. Foreign Language Experience
You will receive some Thai language training to let you experience what it's like being a language student, and how this might direct your own teaching. This will also equip you with enough Thai to get by each day living in Thailand.
This section of the course will also help to prepare you for life in a foreign culture. It also assists you by allowing them to experience the problems your future students will encounter. This compulsory section of the course enables you to obtain a Teacher Permit from the Ministry of Education.
3. Teaching Practice
The most fundamental area of any TEFL/TESOL course and the main reason why other TEFL programs do not measure up.
You will teach real students of English and put into practice the skills learnt on the course. You will conduct up to 6 hours of teaching practice covering elementary to advanced level students as well as one-to-one tutoring. You will also observe around 2-3 hours studying other teachers in action. Course trainers will guide you through the process of planning, preparation, delivery and reflection, and will provide you with constructive feedback on your performance.
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4. Language Awareness
Even native speakers of English will surely have forgotten the grammar they learned at school. You will learn how to answer any questions or situations that may arise in a class.
a) Grammar. Covers word classes, simple sentence elements, complex sentences and clauses, verb time and tense, aspect and conditionals and modals, phrasal's and voice.
b) Phonology. Covers phonemics, word stress and intonation, sentence stress and intonation, rhythm and intonation, and connected speech.
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5. Student Profile
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 observed by a trainer.
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6. Examination/Presentation
Trainees sit a written examination and make a presentation of a prepared class. Many other courses will limit your observed classes due to the large number of trainees they take on. Having so many trainees and so few students it is physically impossible for all their trainees to receive 6 hours. With a maximum of 12 trainees in our courses, you will have plenty time to prepare for the practicalities of the classroom and allow you to overcome those first-time 'nerves' in a controlled environment with the professional support of your tutor.
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Your Trainers
Our trainers are highly qualified and very experienced in teacher training and language training. They are all full-time employees and most have been with us for several years. Being fully trained professionals with many years experience of EFL classroom teaching, our trainers are both authoritative and informed. The training procedure for our trainers is extremely rigorous. Not only are the trainers expected to have post-Diploma teaching experience, they are also required to have related industry experience.
Our highly skilled trainers have a wealth of experience between them and provide a superior academic and practical course that is unparalleled anywhere else in Thailand. Each of the trainers on the course has been involved in teaching and teacher training for many years. They are all active teachers and well aware of the classroom situations facing English teachers today. Each group of trainees will have input from up to four trainers during the course. The training is split between Thai instruction, English grammar and usage, and teacher training/methodology.
Your teacher trainer brings with him more than a decade of experience from Japan, where he was teacher trainer for an international language school chain. Still an active teacher, he has taught in Thailand at Dulwich International College and Prince of Songkhla University. Your Thai instructor has many years of experience in teaching the language, being a Thai language instructor in a busy language school when not conducting Thai classes for TEFL trainees.
Your English trainer was also a long-term teacher of English in Japan prior to relocating to Thailand. Being a teacher himself, he is aware of the problem areas that new trainees will encounter and has the experience to get you through them. Your supervising teachers in the Teaching Practice sessions are all past graduates of the TEFL course. They each understand the challenges you are facing on the course and are there with helpful advice and support as needed. Above all, it is the personal commitment that our trainers bring to the course that make them stand out.
Course Assessment
All our trainees pass the course - we will not let you fail, even if it means taking the course all over again! Our trainers will spend extra time with you as necessary and coach you in any areas that you are weak. Our goal is that you succeed.
- Teaching Practice - 50%
- Material Compilation - 20%
- Lesson Observation Journal - 10%
- Written Test - 20%
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The Thailand Experience program is certified to meet international standards and we are considered by many to be a front-runner in the field of TEFL program development in Thailand. Our TEFL training course has been approved by The World TEFL School, UK.
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What Is TEFL/CELTA/TESOL?
TEFL = Teaching English as a Foreign Language - Is the name of the industry which encompass two major certificates, the Cambridge CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults) and the Trinity College CertTESOL or equivalent. An internationally recognised TEFL course must include at least 6 hours of observed teaching practice and 100 hours classroom time.
TESOL = Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - A more modern term which encompasses both TEFL & TESL. All of the above are used interchangeably in practice worldwide, they all mean virtually the same. This term refers to the certificate you will receive on most TEFL courses which focuses on a more practical communicative approach to teaching.
CELTA = Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults - A more in-depth and very intensive TESOL course where the qualification awarded by Cambridge ESOL, part of the University of Cambridge. Very heavy on Grammar, theory & linguistics.
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