TEFL Thailand Certificate Course Content

Three week Onsite TESOL Course Program Thailand

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 Modeling
• 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.