TEFL Course India Curriculum

TESOL, the acronym for teaching English to speakers of other languages is the flagship product of American TESOL Institute. TESOL as an internationally accredited teachers training program enjoys a sweeping popularity across the world. Its fundamentals and focus helps in preparing ESL teachers with a special edge. TESOL inculcates within its learners the special techniques of teaching the basic language skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing. TESOL provides a thorough teaching orientation, covering all the possible areas or classroom teaching and student handling.

The ATI TESOL program was developed through years of research and insight from Asia. Combined with this valuable knowledge was their strong determination to restructure TESOL methods in the USA. This was the beginning and has lead to ATI's Standard TESOL online and in-class education and job placement system.

120 hrs TEFL Certificate Course contents
Three week 120 hrs Onsite TESOL Certification Program India

1. Language Background
The session comprises Grammar and Phonology. Grammar will include awareness of the basics of English Grammar and how to teach Grammar. Where as Phonology will cover stress, rhythm, intonation and the speech organs.

2. Learning a Foreign Language
This session will help the trainee understand what helps and hinders the language learning process and what it feel likes to be in a language learners shoes.

3. Teaching Techniques
These sessions will include:

■ Theatre in the Classroom
■ Tuning In (Warmers)
■ Teaching Listening
■ Context and Language Modelling
■ Communicative ways
■ Using Aids (IM)
■ Teaching Reading
■ Teaching Young Learners
■ Teaching Writing
■ Classroom Management
■ Looking at Errors
■ Music in the classroom
■ Use of games and projects

4. Teaching Observation
Trainees will be expected to observe 2 Teaching Sessions and write reports on them. These will also help them to observe a model lesson before their own teaching practice.

5. Teaching Practice
Teacher trainees will have 6 teaching Practice classes which will be observed by trainers and the trainees given feedback on them. They will also self evaluate and peer evaluate these Teaching Practice classes helping them to reflect on their own teaching and those of others.