150 hour Level 2 TESOL with Teaching Practice in Portugal

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Important Information

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Open to all native and non-native speakers with good written and spoken English. In general, all applicants should have university level entrancequalifications, (such as A-levels or HS Diploma) or above, although we welcome applications from those with other life skills. We recommend you have completed at least the 1st 2 modules of your online course before you start your teaching practice component.

The total cost of this course is £675.00. The price shown at the bottom of this page is for the online course component only. We will ask for the remainder of the fees once you are officially accepted on to the teaching practice week.

Please note that getting the right trainee mix is important for the success of the teaching practice week and to protect the interest of the group. All those who complete an application form (sent to you once payment for the online course has been made) for the practical component in Portugal you will receive a telephone call from the course provider to assess suitability for the course. This is also a good time to ask for further questions about the programme.

October 13th – 17th

November 3rd – 7th


The teaching practice takes place in a school in Leiria, a town of about 30,000 people in the mid-west of Portugal. Lisbon is the nearest airport and Leiria, which lies to the North, is approximately 90 minutes drive away.

It is a small, friendly school in the heart of Leiria town centre. It was established in 1987 and has established a very strong local reputation for both teaching and translation.

Teacher trainers are well-qualified experienced teachers and are on hand to support trainees throughout the week.

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Course Details

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Customer Feedback

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I am absolutely delighted with my success on this course and, although it was very challenging, I very much enjoyed studying for it.Having worked in NVQ training in the UK I have experience of providing training materials. I am very impressed with the quality and content of your course not to mention the professionalism of your service and I won\'t hesitate to recommend it to others.

Katie Wilson, trainee Global English Level 1 with Young Learners course

Now that I\'ve had some time to go through your comments and suggestions, I\'d just like to say a big thank you for all of your help and support over the past few months. I\'m delighted to have completed my course, and am looking forward to \"pastures new\" when I start teaching my first class next week.

I have to say that I\'ve been very pleased with the quality of service and level of support that I have received from everyone at Global English. I can\'t thank you enough for your prompt answers to my queries, helpful suggestions and comments, and also your book recommendations. You have helped me to grow as a teacher, and I have some useful teaching resources for future use.

Carol King, trainee Global English Level 2 course

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Course Description

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This 4 module course is approximately 150 study hours and typically take between 2-4 months to complete. However, many of our students are balancing work/life commitments, so we allow up to 18 months for course completion. The course is graded by continuous assessment. There are short tasks and in-depth activities throughout the course with exam questions at the end of each module. A qualified EFL tutor will mark your answers and is available if you require any further help. Your final award is graded on the following scale: A, B or Pass and this is shown on your Global English Certificate and your written assessment which acts as a reference. You will also be awarded an ACTDEC level 2 Certificate of Educational studies in TESOL.


Online Course Outline
This comprehensive course covers the following areas in-depth.

Module 1


What is TESOL ?

Teacher qualities
Thinking about teaching
Materials
Teaching the basic skills - reading
Teaching grammar - the present tense
Language awareness assessment

Module 2


Classroom management

- classroom layout + warmers
- homework and discipline
- groupwork and pairwork

Teaching vocabulary

Teaching grammar

- the past tense
- auxiliary verbs

Teaching the basic skills - writing

Module 3

Teaching the basic skills - listening

Teaching grammar - the future tense
- passives

Teaching functional English

Classroom management

- corrections & testing
- classroom sensitivity
- The world of EFL/career advice

Module 4


Teaching the basic skills

- speaking and pronunciation

Teaching grammar

- perfect tenses
- conditionals

Teaching vocabulary

Exam classes

Your 1st lesson

The Teaching Practice Compenent
The key features of the training programme are as follows:

-Small training groups – a maximum of 3 trainees per group, ensuring trainees receive individual attention.

-Over 6 hours of observed teaching practice per training group. You team teach in your training group so you are fully supported in the planning and delivering of your lessons. This makes total individual teaching time between 2 hours, 30 minutes - 3 hours, 10 minutes and total “group” teaching time 6 hours. Trainees have access to all GT Teaching resource materials (including course books, cassettes, videos) and are given guidance in lesson preparation. This is the main component on which trainees are assessed.

-Detailed and extensive feedback on your teaching from qualified and experienced EFL professionals.

-Class observation – watch experienced teachers in action and gain access to a broader selection of students with differing levels of English and reasons for learning. This is a valuable part of the week and trainees have up to three and a half hours of observation time. Trainees create a Class Observation Report, where they can detail their experiences. Feedback sessions provide trainees with the opportunity to comment and ask questions.

-Learner profiling Trainees work with one of their students, in a one hour 1-1 teaching situation, reporting on areas of learner weakness and strategies to help them overcome these difficulties. A pro-forma is used for guidance and staff are available for support.

-Unknown Foreign Language – an excellent opportunity to swap roles and experience learning a new language from scratch. Trainees are given a 1 hour lesson in an unknown foreign language. This will give you an idea of the difficulties foreign learners face when tackling English for the first time.

This comprehensive programme provides valuable teaching practice in a controlled, supportive environment. Experienced teacher trainers are always on hand with help and advice, to help build confidence in the classroom.

Assessment
Assessment is ongoing and trainees will have a tutorial half way through the week and on the Friday. Tutorials serve to inform trainees of their progress, while allowing individual guidance.

Final grading and assessment is based on a combination of all of the above areas, weighted as follows:


Observed Teaching Practice 70%
Class Observation Report 10%
Unknown Foreign Language Report 10%
Learner Profile Report 10%

After completion of the practical course and assessment of the written components, successful trainees will receive a certificate.

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School Details - Global English

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Global English was founded in 1996. Some Global English TESOL courses have been rigorously assessed against strict criteria laid down by the Accreditation Council for TESOL Distance Education Courses (ACTDEC). ACTDEC set minimum criteria for such aspects as course content, course duration and the quality and expertise of tutorial support. You will be awarded either a level 1 or level 2 certificate by ACTDEC upon successful completion. Please note that no ACTDEC accreditation is currently available for the Teaching Business English, Teaching Young Learner and Teaching One-to-one online courses. Global English is an ISO 9000 accredited organisation. This means that Global English quality systems and procedures are audited each year, to ISO 9000 standard. This is an international company standard, acknowledged in over 100 countries worldwide.

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How to Apply

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1. Select your course below.
2. Register your details with us (1 minute)
3. Pay for your course in full
4. You will be sent your course joining details along with an application form for the teaching practice week.

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