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Our 120-hour online TEFL certificate course is a popular option as it provides you with high-quality course materials and results in an online TEFL certificate that is recognized and accepted worldwide. Another reason for its popularity is the fact that you are able to work through the course at whatever pace suits your personal circumstances and learning style. You will also have access to our unique career support service for the length of your teaching career.
Once you have completed the application process for the 120-hour course, we will send you an email containing the details you will need to log-in to your personal, restricted area of our online training course system. From this area you will be able to access the course materials which you can either study online or download to your personal computer.
When you feel you have fully absorbed the materials for the first unit, your understanding of the contents will be evaluated before you move on to the following unit. After you have successfully worked through all the units and completed the evaluation tests, you will then need to complete a final essay writing task. This final summative task will be assessed by one of our online tutors. Upon meeting the requirements you will graduate from the course.
TEFL Course Aims
Our 120-hour online TEFL course gives you a full introduction to the world of Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Once you have completed the course, you should have developed a good working knowledge of English grammar and a variety of teaching skills and techniques that will help you to present interesting, relevant and well constructed lessons in the classroom.
TEFL Course Content
The 120-hour online TEFL course covers two distinct areas. Roughly half the course is focused on subjects related to teaching skills that are required in the EFL classroom, this includes teaching theories and methodologies, classroom management, lesson planning and how to test and evaluate the progress of your students. The remainder of the course is based around the subject of language awareness; this covers all the main areas of English grammar such as the parts of speech and the tense system, as well as other items such as pronunciation.
These subject areas have been divided into twenty separate units that are designed to gradually develop your knowledge, without overwhelming you with too much information. Due to this design, you should find that you are able to comfortably work your way through the course at whatever pace suits you.
120-hour TEFL certification course Units
- Introductory Unit
- Unit 1: Teachers and Learners
- Unit 2: Parts of Speech
- Unit 3: Theories, Methods and Techniques
- Unit 4: Present Tenses
- Unit 5: Managing Classes
- Unit 6: Past Tenses
- Unit 7: Teaching New Language
- Unit 8: Future Tenses
- Unit 9: Lesson Planning
- Unit 10: Video Lessons
- Unit 11: Teaching Receptive Skills
- Unit 12: Teaching Productive Skills
- Unit 13: Teaching Pronunciation & Phonology
- Unit 14: Course Books and Lesson Materials
- Unit 15: Evaluation and Testing
- Unit 16: Conditionals & Reported Speech
- Unit 17: Equipment and Teaching Aids
- Unit 18: Modals, Phrasal Verbs and Passive Voice
- Unit 19: Teaching Special Groups
- Unit 20: Troubleshooting
- Summative Task
The course is designed to give you as much flexibility as possible. You will have up to six months to complete all the course units, and within this time frame you can work at whatever pace you feel comfortable with.
Tutor Support
The 120-hour course includes the support and assistance of an experienced online tutor for the duration of your studies. Should you have any questions at any time throughout the course, you can rely on your online tutor who will provide you with prompt feedback no matter what the issues are. All questions will be answered promptly and thoroughly (within one working day) to ensure your progress through the course is maintained.
TEFL Course Videos
As well as our high-quality written materials, this course includes a wide variety of stimulating and informative videos presented by professional TEFL trainers. The videos cover important course subjects, providing deeper insight into the topics covered in each unit. The video list includes:
- Teachers and Learners
- Parts of Speech
- Theories, Methods and Techniques
- The Present Tenses
- Classroom Management
- The Past Tenses
- The ESA Methodology
- The Future Tenses
- Lesson Planning
- ESA Demonstration Class 1
- ESA Demonstration Class 2
- Productive and Receptive Skills
- Pronunciation and Phonology
- Phonology Class Demonstration
- Course Books and Materials
- Evaluation and Testing
- Teaching Special Groups
- Conditionals and Reported Speech
- Modals and Passive Voice
Optional Teaching Practice
This course comes with the option of additional teaching practice that can be completed without having to attend one of our training centers. This will allow you to gain further teaching knowledge and some invaluable time in the classroom before you head off to start your first real-life teaching position. There are two different options for how the lessons are undertaken and verified:
Option 1: You can find a school or language center of your choice (either in-class or online) and teach your lessons there. The school will sign off that you have completed these lessons and your documents will be sent to ITTT for verification.
Option 2: You can find your own student/s and teach the lessons independently at a location of your choice, either face-to-face or remotely. You will need to video one of these sessions (1 hour) and send it to ITTT with your other documentation for verification.
Post-Course TEFL Job Guidance
At ITTT we pledge to give you all the assistance we can to help you secure a job upon completion of your online TEFL course. These support services include:
- TEFL CV/resume writing.
- How to find TEFL job vacancies.
- How to effectively apply for TEFL jobs.
- Interview preparation.
- Free downloadable teaching materials and lesson plans.
We provide these services to you indefinitely throughout your teaching career.
