Attain skillful training in TEFL / TESOL and experience the best of Thai Culture all at once in Koh Samui. Known for its luxurious holiday setting, Koh Samui is a travellers dream. The program in collaboration with the location is set to introduce you to a pool of lucrative interactive and professional opportunities. With GTA’s 150 hours TEFL Course in Koh Samui, prepare yourself for a thriving career as an EFL / ESL educator.
The 4 weeks training covers classroom training, peer teaching practices, national and international interactions and most importantly practical teaching experiences. All these come together to produce a wholistic training program that is the ultimate backdrop for your upcoming global career as a teacher or a trainer.
Course Curriculum
150 Hours of TEFL Certificate Course Content:
Language Background
The session comprises Grammar and Phonology. Grammar will include awareness of the basics of English Grammar and how to teach grammar, whereas Phonology will cover stress, rhythm, intonation and the speech organs.
Learning a Foreign Language
This session will help the trainee understand what helps and hinders the language learning process and what it feels likes to be in a language learners’ shoes.
Teaching Techniques
Theatre in the Classroom
Tuning In (Warmers)
Teaching Listening
Context and Language Modelling
Communicative ways
Using Aids (IM)
Teaching Reading
Teaching Young Learners
Teaching Writing
Classroom Management
Looking at Errors
Music in the classroom
Use of games and projects
Teaching Observation
Trainees will be expected to observe 2 Teaching Sessions and write reports on them. These will also help them to observe a model lesson before their own teaching practice.
Teaching Practice
Teacher trainees will have 6 teaching Practice classes which will be observed by trainers and the trainees given feedback on them. They will also self evaluate and peer evaluate these Teaching Practice classes helping them to reflect on their own teaching and those of others.
30 hours of Online Practice Material
Dates
7 Jan – 1 Feb
4 Feb – 1 Mar
4 Mar – 29 Mar
14 Apr – 10 May
13 May – 7th Jun
10 Jun – 28 Jun ( incl 2 Saturdays )
12 Aug – 6 Sept Aug
9 Sept – 4 Oct
14 Oct – 8 Nov
11 Nov – 6 Dec
Course Highlights
150 hours professional EFL/ESL training
Intensive hands on training by expert trainers
Polishes your communication skills
Peer teaching sessions build your confidence
Practical teaching practices cater to your need for introduction to live classrooms
Makes you approachable by both native and non native English speaking students
Helps you understand the nuances of elementary and adult teaching
Prepares you for skill based training positions
Gives the necessary exposure to international teaching and training methodologies
Certifies you with a globally recognised and accepted certificate
Makes you a part of an extremely demanded profession and lucrative job opportunities