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Combo Course (Distance learning face-to-face plus Online)

Our course offers:

Study all the theory and Online facilitator sessions from home for Online Teaching. 

Attend a 1 x week practical course at our campus (affordable accommodation available) where you teach practical classes, icebreakers, warmers, fillers, games, songs and much more.

 

 

 

WHO SHOULD DO THIS COURSE:


This course was designed for students who cannot attend the 160-hours full-time course at the school’s campus in Knysna. This course was designed for everyone who is serious about TEFL and wants to learn the best skills and methodology in order to be a successful TEFL teacher.  Students receive the opportunity to teach an array of students during their 1 week practical at the campus.

QUALIFICATION REQUIRED:
Both graduates and non-graduates can do this course

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Combo Course

 

 

Part-Time COMBO TEFL Course – (Distance Learning with practical component)

This course comprises of 2 Components:

a.) A
120 hour Online TEFL Teacher Course covering the Theoretical Modules mentioned below which prepares you as an ONLINE TEFL teacher

PLUS

b.) A 40 hour ONE WEEK Full-time Practical week at the Knysna English School which prepares you to teach English as a Foreign Language overseas in actual classrooms.

  • COURSE DURATION:
    a. 120 Hour Online TEFL Teacher course= 1 to 3 months – 120 hours (over the internet during which students complete 36 Modules with Quizzes as well as 8x practical online sessions facilitated by our qualified trainers)
    b. Practical Component = 5 days (Monday to Friday) at our Knysna Campus – 40 hours

  • Course price: R 6 900 (includes both components)

Do our Part-time COMBO TEFL course from the comfort of your home.

Most people who did it are now either teaching overseas or teaching online and earning excellent money! 

What you will need:

  • i5 processor (minimum), 4gb RAM, 500gb Hard Drive
  • LogiTech or similar USB Headset & Mic
  • Black Hardcover book for notes during Practical week

Our Part-Time COMBO TEFL Course course consists of the following modules:

Theoretical Modules Covered

  • Whole-brain teaching
  • Multiple Intelligences
  • Presenting Vocabulary
  • Concept Checking for Understanding
  • Error Correction
  • Teaching Listening Skills 
  • Teaching Reading Skills
  • Teaching Speaking Skills
  • Assessing learners
  • Integrating Skills
  • Using Songs in the Classroom
  • Teaching Pronunciation
  • Presenting Grammar
  • Motivating Students
  • English for Special Purposes
  • Teaching Beginners
  • The Phonemic Chart
  • Teaching Methods and Teaching Styles
  • Using Technology in the Classroom
  • Hardware & Software (online teaching)
  • TPR in Online teaching
  • Planning and Classroom Management & Control
  • Lesson Planning (7 stage lesson plans including PPP)
  • Language Knowledge
  • Language Analysis, Tense and Aspect
  • Educational Psychology (4 Theories)
  • Zone of Proximate Development/Optimal Teaching Sweetspot
  • Learning and Study Methods
  • Critical Evaluation and Assessment
  • Being a Professional Teacher
  • Teaching Young Learners, Cognitive Stages and Abilities Ages 2 to 19, Educational Development Phases of the Student
  • Contracts & work ethics
  • Technology

Practical Teaching Hours

  • During the first component, which is done ONLINE, students do 8x practical online facilitated sessions with our highly qualified facilitators. They get the opportunity to observe other students teaching online and are also afforded the opportunity to teach so that they can become comfortable teaching on online teaching platforms. Total practical sessions: Minimum 7 – 8 hours
  • During the second practical Students come to Knysna for 1-week (5 days) for their practical training. (In special circumstances, our academic director will allow you to do your practical teaching at schools in your hometown and send in your teaching videos for evaluation and feedback purposes.) Total hours Taught: Minimum 3 Hours

Teaching Observed

During their training Trainees not only observe qualified teachers teaching English as a Foreign Language to different levels and ages, but also have lesson observation in classes during their 1x week practical training at our Knysna Campus.

Additional

Guidance as to what you can expect when applying for a job
Assistance with your INTRODUCTION VIDEO and TEFL CV
Mock interview to prepare you for real interviews
We let you teach real students during your training so that you can get hands-on experience
Detailed list of Online companies where you can apply and guidance on the process
Visa advice and guidance when applying to teach overseas including contract advice on offers received

Course fee:

R 6 900 (once-off)
or
2x payments as follows:
R 3 800 on registration and R3 100 two weeks prior to the practical week in Knysna.

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Combo Course