The perfect solution to work and travel!
This 120 hour internationally recognised course qualifies successful students to teach English communication skills in non-English speaking countries.
Job opportunities are available throughout Asia, South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and any other non English speaking country that you can think of.
Many placements particularly in China and South Korea will actually include free return flights as part of your job offer!
In this self paced course you will learn and understand the art and practice of teaching.
This will enable you to take your place as a teacher of English to young students for whom English is not their native tongue, and who live in countries in which English is not the official first or second language.
Course Information
Unit 1 – English for Travellers
Arriving;
Describing the communication skills required when arriving at an Airport.
Transport;
Describing communication skills required to access transport and change money.
Booking a reservation;
Describing the communication skills required to book accommodation.
Greetings and Farewells;
Describing the formalities and different customs of saying 'hello and goodbye'.
Finding your way;
Describing giving and receiving directions.
Communicating with phones and e-mail;
Describing the communication skills required to use phone and e-mail effectively.
Emergencies:
Describing how to communicate and act in a minor emergency.
Shopping and general commercial transactions;
Describing the ability to communicate effectively while shopping.
Eating out;
Describing how to look for suitable food outlets
Unit 2 – English for the Hospitality Traveller
Describing English in Hospitality;
Defining English in Hospitality.
Transport;
Describing communication skills required to access transport and change money.
Different jobs;
Describing different roles within the Hospitality industry.
Accommodation;
Describing the communication skills needed to assist guests making reservations.
Having an enjoyable stay;
Describing services and facilities offered by places of accommodation.
Getting around;
Describing communication skills needed to give information and advice on places of interest.
Tourism;
Describing attractions and activities, making suggestions and providing alternatives.
Let's go shopping;
Describing the service and selling.
At the restaurant;
Explaining the menu and the bill.
Safety;
Describing safety and security.
The future of the Hospitality industry;
Describing changing trends and new ways of communicating.
Unit 3 – English for Business
Defining Business English;
Describing Business English.
Greetings;
Making a good first impression.
At work;
Describing your position or your company's position.
On the phone;
Describing the communication skills used on the telephone.
Written correspondence;
Describing the differences between written and telephone communication skills.
Dealing with problems;
Describing how good communication skills facilitate problem solving.
Business meetings;
Describing how to organise and conduct a meeting.
Business travel;
Describing the ability to communicate effectively while travelling.
Entertaining clients;
Describing how to organise and conduct a social occasion.
Finding employment;
Describing how to write job applications and performance at interviews.
Unit 4 – Teaching English to Adults
Analysing our language and how it works including:
Semantics
Phonetics
Syntax
Language
structure
Cultural
issues
Idiomatic
phrases and colloquialisms
Historical
influence
Discovering
teaching and learning strategies,
Looking
at appropriate learning settings conducive to learning.
Unit 5 – The Structure of Language
Parts of speech:
The
function of the parts of speech.
The
names of the parts of speech.
When
to use which words.
Subject-verb
agreement.
Some
common tenses.
Contractions.
How
words relate to each other.
Common
mistakes.
Singular
plural.
Countable
and uncountable nouns.
Sentence structure:
Phrases
and clauses
What
makes a sentence
Sentence
structure
Spelling:
Spelling
rules.
Teaching
strategies.
Some
suggestions for teaching spelling.
Teaching:
Some
suggestions for teaching writing.
Some
lesson plans.
Unit 6 – Teaching English to School Aged Students
Who? Me? Teach?
Achieving Happiness and Success as a TESOL teacher
Learning the Secrets for a Successful Start
Learning Language
Learning About Language
Life isn’t Always Easy
A Methodology for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
