American TESOL Institute



TEFL India, TESOL India, ESL Jobs India, Teacher Training India

TEFL Course Synopsis

TEFL, the acronym for teaching English as Foreign Language is the flagship product of American TESOL Institute. TEFL as an accredited international teachers training program enjoys a great popularity across the world. Its fundamentals and focus helps in preparing ESL teachers with a special edge. TEFL 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.

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.