Trinity CertTESOL Prague, Czech Republic

TESOL

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Important Information

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Please note that anyone who pays for their course within 14 days of being interviewed will qualify for a £55 reduction on the course price.

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Course Details

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Course Description

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The course follows the Trinity College London CertTESOL syllabus. Lectures, workshops and observation of experienced teachers take up approximately half the course time. The Teaching Practice, which is the most practical and important element of the course, takes up the other half and is conducted with real students of english.

The course is divided into 3 main areas:

1) Methodology Input
Will present a variety of techniques for introducing and practising new language; for encouraging accurate and fluent speech; raising students' interest and participation; setting language in realistic contexts; lesson planning, using course books and authentic material; developing listening, writing and reading skills; checking students' understanding and providing feedback; testing; using entertaining methods such as games, songs, videos, computers etc.

2) Language Awareness
It is intended to develop an ability to analyse language from the standpoint of what students need to know about it, i.e. techniques for clarifying meaning, usage and pronunciation. Topics covered include the tense system of English; phonemic chart and sounds; conditional sentences; modal verbs; expressing future meanings; stress and intonation; features of connected speech; and the correction of pronunciation errors.

3) Teaching Practice
Teaching techniques are practised by the course participants in regular teaching practice sessions. Every candidate is required to complete a minimum of 6 hours observed teaching with classes of adult learners. In addition, s/he will observe qualified teachers with live classes for a minimum of 8 hours.


Trainees work in groups of up to 5, sharing the teaching practice (TP) sessions and liasing closely so that the sessions are coherent and productive for the students. TP begins early in the course, but not on day one. All trainees teach individual 30-minute lessons of TP on day one. Thereafter sessions raise up to 45 minutes, and finally to 60 minutes.
Detailed lesson notes are given out by the tutors in the first 2 weeks of the course, but by the end of week three trainees should be preparing reasonably independently, consulting the trainers only when necessary.
After TP, TP feedback follows, either immediately or on the next day. In feedback the TP group and the tutor discuss the lessons which took place during TP. While the tutor is inevitably seen as having a "leading role" in feedback sessions, contributions are encouraged and welcomed from all trainees; these could be in the form of comments or questions (when a trainee is not teaching, s/he is observing fellow trainees teach). When discussing a particular lesson, the teacher of that lesson is expected to comment on it: developing an ability to evaluate one's own teaching is a very important component of the course. At the end of each feedback session, written feedback from the tutor is given to each candidate who taught.


Career
The job placement is an integral part of all TEFL/TESOL courses. The school provides worldwide placement to trainees.
The course includes seminars on the following topics:

* CV/resume preparation
* Interview techniques
* Teaching demonstration classes
* The job market and opportunities
* Contracts
* Guidelines on salaries and schools
* Teaching associations

At the end of your course you will receive a breakdown of your performance with individual grades for each assignment. This is to prove your potential qualities when you will approach new career opportunities.

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Accommodation Options

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1. Trainee Flats The school reserves flats specifically for the use of trainees following the CertTESOL programme. These are all easily accessible via public transport and traveling time to and from the school is no more than 20 minutes.
Flats are fully functional and well equipped. You will have your own room (unless you request to share) and usually 1-3 other trainees as flat mates. There is a kitchen with cooking facilities, bathroom and WC, and bedrooms furnished with wardrobes, chairs and study desks. There are also other essential items, such as irons and ironing boards and in most cases a washing machine. Blankets and sheets are provided, but bath towels are not. School flats are non-smoking.

Availability:
From the Sunday before the first day of the course to the Saturday after the last day of the course.
The school allows trainees to move into the accommodation a few days early, or stay a few days after, at no extra charge but it can’t guarantee it. If you would like to know if you can arrive early or leave late please ask before you make any travel plans and the school will confirm availability. If you choose to arrive before the available dates you will have to make a hostel or hotel reservation for your first night(s) in Prague. The price for trainee accommodation is £300 ($540, €435) for the course.


2. Arranging Accommodation Yourself
Of course, trainees are free to arrange their own accommodation and there is a lot of information available on the Internet.

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School Details - Prague Vltava

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The school has a team of experienced trainers committed to providing a supportive educational atmosphere with an emphasis on individual attention. All materials, course books and photocopying are provided and are included in the course fees to facilitate a problem-free experience while learning to teach English abroad. The centre has resources for your exclusive use as a CertTESOL trainee English teacher, including a wide variety of up-to-date books on methodology, grammar, and activity books for use in the classroom. The school is located in the city center, just 200m away from Wenceslas Square. It is one of the largest schools in Prague and is accredited by the Czech Ministry of Education.

Prague
Prague is for many a place of weekend escapes, magnificent medieval architecture, traditional folklore and remarkably cheap beer. With it's stunning location straddling the Vltava River and set in rolling Bohemian countryside, the city is beauty, mysticism and romance all rolled into one. As capital of the Czech Republic it is also oozing with history and brimming with future promise, as communist rule becomes slowly forgotten and young Czechs go about their increasingly bustling city life. You can still get lost in a maze of courtyards and cobbled alleys, and you can still explore an endless number of churches and cathedrals, but behind those old stone walls you'll also hear the clink of glasses, laughter over a post-work drink, and haunting melodies floating from some front-room piano. Reason enough to spend more than a weekend here, and find out what it's really all about.

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How to Apply

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Prices and Dates

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This course is no longer available for online booking. Pleae call us on 0845 1304775 for more details.