Introduction to Teaching Online - 10 Hours
- Basics of teaching online
- Advantages and challenges of online learning
- Using Zoom, Skype or WeChat for online teaching
- Diverse opportunities for online ESL tutors
Teach online and travel the world!
- 140 hours online training
- 30 hour supported online tutoring practicum with our charity partners
- Job guarantee - earn your money back or a full refund!
- Full feature course with videos, discussion forums, quizzes, tutoring resources, lesson activities and more..
- Free monthly webinars and one-on-one support
Practical
Genuinely useful training and resources, designed for our own tutors
Supported
One-on-one tutor support, live webinars and teaching feedback
Get hired
Top tips to get hired plus guaranteed final interview for the Star Mentor program
Modules
TEFL Teaching Methodologies - 20 Hours
- In-depth information, activities and videos
- Communicative language teaching (CLT)
- Task Based and Project Based Learning (PBL)
- Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
Active Learning Activities - 10 Hours
- Learning styles
- Total Physical Response (TPR)
- Using activities and games for learning
- Deepening learning with Thinking Tools
Assessment and feedback - 10 Hours
- Assessing students' English level
- Giving high quality feedback
- Using assessment for learning (AfL) to maximise progress
Teaching the Core Language areas - 20 Hours
- Teaching reading and writing
- Teaching speaking and listening
- Teaching phonics and pronunciation
- Teaching grammar
Planning outstanding lessons - 10 Hours
- Structuring online lessons
- Preparing for lesson planning
- Integrating assessment and feedback activities
- Written assignment: lesson plan
Designing a series of lessons - 10 hours
- Identifying a cohesive medium-term theme
- Building links between lessons
- Enhancing memory with interleaving and spaced repetition
- Written assignment: medium-term plan
Adapting your teaching for different learners - 10 Hours
- Understanding levels with the CEFR framework
- Effects of age on learning approaches
- Adapting lessons for different ages and abilities
- Teaching one-on-one vs group classes
Attracting students and mastering trial classes - 10 Hours
- Standing out in competitive marketplaces
- Structuring your trial classes
- Giving the best impression during trial classes
- Informal communications for relationship building
Starting your online tutoring career - 10 Hours
- Three business models for online tutoring
- Getting hired by mass market ESL companies
- Attracting your own clients
- Bonus: scale-up your future tutoring business
Online Teaching Practicum - 30 Hours
- Volunteer to teach students learning English through our charity partners
- Gain assessed teaching practice to boost your CV
- Receive student testimonials and reference letter
- Assignment: self-reflection log and mentor feedback
What Our Learners say
Perfect TEFL for teaching online - supportive staff and fully accredited. Working as an online tutor now. Perfect.
Mimi
This gave me new ideas to try, and new methods for teaching. This course was very helpful and insightful.
Ali
£49 deposit - receive it back at the end!
Beta Testing
Help us test and develop this brand new program and receive your full deposit back upon successful completion!
Beta testing program: November 2020 - January 2021 (12 weeks, 15 hours/ week)
Complete your training while putting it directly into practice
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