STARTBODY

Why take a TEFL course?

 

Expand Your Options: More and more employers now require English teachers to have a minimum 120 - hour TEFL certificate. Earning a TEFL certificate shows commitment and professionalism.

Be Prepared: In-class and combined TEFL courses give you the practical experience you need to take the sweat out of your first day. Quality online courses will give you a thorough understanding of teaching theory.

Know Your Students: You will learn about different types of learners, their reasons for learning and their attitudes towards it. You will cover young learners, adult learners, business classes, one-on-one lessons and large groups.

Know Your Subject: A good TEFL course will give you a solid grounding in the basics of the English language. You will learn how It works and how you can explain it.

Creating Lessons: Learn to create interesting, coherent, and effective lesson plans to suit a range of different students. You will learn how to create and search for exercises and activities that will enhance your classes.

Know Your Method: You will loom methods to help you increase student engagement in-class and deal with problem behavior. You will learn how to manage your classes effectively and appropriately.

Know Yourself: A good teacher never stops learning. A TEFL course will teach you to reflect on past lessons and see how changes can be made to improve on the next lesson.

Your students deserve a qualified and competent teacher.


Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next.

In this unit, I learned about the several factors that affect a student's learning. These include age, motivation, culture, level, and behavior. I also learned about the characteristics of a good teacher. Some of these that stood out to me were the ability to engage all members of the classroom and the knowledge of when to switch between the several roles of an effective teacher.This lesson was helpful in learning the importance of teaching reading to students. The different types of ESA lessons are always beneficial to me as it gives me an idea of how to prepare a class for the different topics. All these ideas and tips can be used to focus on not overwhelming the students with new vocabulary as well as teaching these types of topics at a suitable pace.



ENDBODY