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It is designed for:
- people who are qualified teachers in their own countries but who wish to obtain a qualification in modern, communicative teaching techniques, focusing on the teaching of oral English;
- people who are not qualified teachers but who wish to work as teaching assistants or otherwise in their own countries;
- people who wish to teach in ELICOS colleges in Australia or EFL (English as a Foreign Language) overseas.
During the course you will develop your understanding of essential theory related to Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, whilst also developing your practical teaching skills in the classroom through supervised classroom teaching practicum.
Certificate in Tesol
Course Structure
| Course | Subjects |
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Certificate IV in Communicative TESOL 10298NAT |
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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)/Credit Transfer
Students may be eligible to obtain credits for individual modules as a result of experience gained in employment in the relevant business fields or from previous training or education. A fee is payable for assessing your RPL status. Students may also be eligible for credit transfer for relevant units studied at an Australian Registered Training Organisation.
Please see College Policies for the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)/Credit Transfer Policy.
Mode of Delivery
Student visa holders: Full-time study delivered face-to-face with up to one third (⅓) online.
Domestic students (and other visas): Full-time/part-time study options delivered face-to-face, online and/or blended.
Sample Timetable
| DAY | DAY 1 | DAY 2 |
| 08:30 - 12:30 | Lecture | Lecture |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | Lecture | Lecture |
| DAY 3 | ||
| 15:00 - 17:00 | #ASM Tutorial |
Note
- Timetables may vary slightly from campus to campus.
- Lectures may be mixed and each student will study a total of 20 timetabled hours per week for each 9 week term they are enrolled in.
- ASM tutorials are available at the same time on other days
#ASM = Academic Support Material tutorial.
Assessment
TESOL candidates are assessed through lesson preparation, and completion of supervised classroom teaching practicum placements.
Entry Requirements
ACADEMIC
Successful completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent.
Note: To teach in Australia upon completion of the course applicants are required to have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Successful completion of 10 weeks of General English at Advanced level or equivalent (plus 80% attendance) at our sister school, English Unlimited, or at other approved providers.
INTERVIEW
A spoken interview is conducted with applicants about their career goals, and their existing linguistic knowledge.