4-week TEFL Course Cape Town, South Africa
Intensive TEFL Course
   
Course Details
| Course ref. |
5582 |
| Course Type |
4-week TEFL Course or equivalent |
| Min Age |
18 |
| Maximum Class Size |
20 |
| Class Times |
Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm with a one-hour lunch break and on Friday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. |
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Course Description
The course provides you with an extensive introduction into ELT methodology which a teacher needs to have when he/she teaches both ESL (English as a Second Language) and EFL (English as a Foreign Language).
The TEFL Programme covers:
-Foundations for Classroom Practice comprises an overview of the 'methodical' history of language teaching, insights into current approaches, lesson planning, classroom management, and interactive teaching.
-Contexts of Teaching include teaching across age levels, different proficiency levels and sociopolitical and institutional considerations.
-Designing and Implementing Classroom Lessons covers techniques, textbooks and technology in the classroom as well as learning styles and strategies-based instruction.
-Teaching Language Skills incorporates Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing and looks at the place of grammar in current foreign language teaching.
-Language Assessment covers basic concepts in test development and looks at assessment and teaching as partners in the learning process.
-Teaching Business English and Young Learners gives insights into how to approach teaching in a business context and shows the differences between teaching adults and children.
Language Learning
Trainees focus on following subject areas:
-First and Second Language Acquisition
-Age and Acquisition
-Human Learning
-Cross-Linguistic Influence, Learner Language and Error Treatment
-Personality Factors
-Communicative Competence
Teaching Practicum
TEFL trainees teach daily classes to local immigrants for up to three weeks. They'll leave with a feeling of accomplishment and confidence when entering their future classrooms.
Career Support
The TEFL Program addresses career development in form of workshops, resume and cover letter writing support, job search consulting, and interview techniques' review. The trainers-highly qualified, internationally experienced ESL/EFL teachers-are valuable resources. They are supported by excellent recruiting specialists on most continents. The program covers cross-cultural aspects of living and working abroad. TEFL program graduates work in over 50 countries around the globe.
Please note the maximum amount of students per program is 20.
Accommodation Options
TEFL trainees are responsible for finding their own accommodation. Upon request and after payment of a service fee, the training center will support them in providing suitable housing in Cape Town.
School Details - Cape Town
Voted "The Best City in Africa and The Middle East", and one of "The Best Cities In The World" (by Travel and Leisure Magazine, USA in 2007), Cape Town is many things to many people. It's hard to find one's way in a new country and city. This is why we've made sure that our TEFL centre is easily accessible from all areas of Cape Town, close to all major travel routes and conveniently located near all major hotels and the International Convention Centre. It is located in the very heart of Cape Town, and our modern classrooms are situated on the 9th floor of our building, with a magnificent view of the Table Mountain. The school strives to create a relaxed, friendly and comfortable learning environment for all our TEFL students. EFL students come from all over the globe; from Europe, East Africa, Russia, Japan, Angola, Mozambique and South Africa too. They range from the age of 17 to 50+ years.
Timetable
Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm with a one-hour lunch break and on Friday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Help for Jobs
Free job placement assistance is available to all successful trainees of our program. It is our goal to get each trainee into a suitable ESL/EFL teaching position in the country of their choice.
This process starts with country workshops during the first week of the training. Our prospective teachers complete a resume. Teaching staff and trainees then work together during the course to develop their resumes while our administrative staff assists them with our worldwide network of partner schools to organize interviews. All of our trainees who want to work find a teaching position sooner or later.
How to Apply
1. Choose the start date which interests you. If you're still unsure, please choose an approximate date for now - you will be able to specify later.
2. Register your details with Cactus TEFL (1 minute) to help us track your application.
3. Download the application form and save it on your computer.
4. Complete it offline in your own time
5. Go back to www.cactustefl.com, sign in and submit your completed form.
You can also submit an application by email. We will explain how to do this on the application form. Please contact us if you have any problems with the application procedure.
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