450 Hrs TESOL Diploma

Overview

Aspirants enrolled in the TESOL Diploma program have to cover 450 hours of study overlaying a gamut of matters on Teaching Techniques (Language Skills) which consists of the 4 important speaking ways; Classroom Management touching upon Disaster management; Lesson Planning, Teaching kids where you will be taught about the difference between teaching adults and teenagers along with a research module. There will also be a TEC phase (Teaching English to Children). This consists of a content based on Language studying and language acquisition, Teaching Listening focusing on listening activities to approaches to deal with mixed groups, study room materials, Evaluation strategies accompanied via assignments.

TESOL Diploma – Curriculum

Phase 1 - Introduction to TESOL

Language Acquisition

• Second Language Acquisition
• Acquisition Vs Learning

EFL teaching

• Methodologies and Approaches

Learners

• Language Learners and their levels

Phase 2 - The Study of English

Grammar

• The structures
• Contextualizing Grammar

Phonology

• Segmental
• Supra-segmental

Teaching Vocabulary

Phase 3 - Teaching Techniques (Language Skills)

Part I

• Teaching speaking
• Teaching Listening
• Teaching reading
• Teaching writing

Part II

• Context and Language Modeling
• Communicative ways

Phase 4 - Classroom Management

The components

• Disaster Management
• Mixed and large groups

Phase 5 - Lesson Planning

• Guidelines
• Format
• Samples

Phase 6 - Need Based Language Teaching

• EAP
• ESP
• Business Communication

Phase 7 - Teaching Young Learners

• Difference between Adults and YL
• Difference between Adults and YL
• Songs, Rhymes, Stories and games

Phase 8 - Text Books and Materials

• Evaluating Text books
• Types and use of Materials

Phase 9 -Research and Self Study

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Young Learners Teachers Training

Phase 1: Language learning and language acquisition

• The Hypothesis
• The Difference between learning and acquisition
• Assignment

How do children learn English?

• Practical approaches to teaching children
• The levels
• Language Development and context
• Assignment

Teaching Listening

• The importance of listening in the classroom
• Listening activities

Phase 2: Teaching Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing

Teaching Listening

• The importance of listening in the classroom
• Listening activities
• Self – Assignment

Teaching Speaking

• Speaking in the classroom
• Student talk
• Introducing language
• Activities
• Self – Assignment

Teaching Reading

• Approaches to reading
• Building confidence
• Different Material
• Assignment

Phase 3: How to handle mixed groups

• Mixed groups
• Helpful strategies
• Group work
• Assignment

Class Management

• The teacher
• The room
• Rules
• Working in groups
• Self-Assignment – not to be submitted

Lesson Planning

• The need to plan
• Different ways of planning
• The framework
• When things go wrong
• Assignment

Phase 4: Materials in the classroom

• Things to make
• Things to buy
• Assignment

Stories, games, songs, chants

• How to use stories
• Games – some ideas
• The importance of songs and chants
• Self-Assignments – not to be submitted

Phase 5: Correction and Evaluation techniques

Correction Techniques

• Look at error differently
• Ways of error correction
• Assignment

Evaluation techniques

• The meaning
• Purpose
• Formative assessment
• The continuous system
• Assignment

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Teaching Business English (TBE)

Phase I - Introduction to Business English - features and components

The Learner

• The teaching context
• The trainer
• The language
• Communication techniques
• Communicative Language teaching

Phase II - Need Analysis

• Need analysis - categories and modes
• Decision Making
• Communication needs
• Business needs

Phase III - Course Design

• Setting objectives
• Syllabus components
• Designing
• Implementing
• Setting up the independent on-going learning plan
• Managing the logistics

Phase IV - The Client Approach

• Introduction - Adult, personal and professional
• Present yourself professionally -differing "roles" for the teacher - e.g. coach, consultant facilitator
• Methods of empowering learners

Phase V - Feedback and Evaluation

• Different types
• Assessing the trainees

Phase VI - Classroom Management

• Creating rapport - sensitivity to needs
• Modelling instructions
• Creating interactive activity
• Varying activities
• Being a facilitator

Phase VII - Teaching Business Speaking

• Business communication related to socialization
• Skill practice variants - the different methods

Phase VIII - Teaching Business Writing

• Technicalities of Business Writing
• The basic business writing - types and approaches to training writing