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By the end of this course, you’ll have covered the essential knowledge and skills needed to prepare and successfully deliver an English language lesson (commonly known as an ESL class).

It’s important to note that while this course will touch on areas of the English language such as grammar and pronunciation, a TESOL/TEFL certificate is not an assessment of your personal English language skills.

Instead, it proves to your future employers that you understand how to actually teach the language and manage a classroom. This requires a different set of skills and know-how.

For example, take a moment to consider the following questions:

  • What are the best ways to introduce new words to students?
  • How can I improve my students’ listening skills?
  • How do I ensure my students have truly understood the lesson?
  • How should I structure a 60-minute lesson?
  • What techniques can I use to manage a class of 30 young students?
  • How can I keep the attention of a student during an online class?

These are all things which you’ll be able to do by the end of this course. As we move through the different modules, the distinction between English language skills and teaching skills will become clear.

Language in the course

To help make the course easy to read through, we’ve kept the language as plain and simple as possible – just as you should do when teaching. At times we’ll use acronyms (such as “ESL” mentioned at the start of this page), but we’ll make sure to explain them for you.

If you take your time and read through the materials at a slow and steady pace, you should be able to get through without any issues 👌 .

What if you need help while studying?


If you need help, you can simply message a tutor through the website’s live chat box.  You’ll see it located in the bottom-right corner of the site.

Our tutors all have several years of ESL teaching experience and are online for an average of 14 hours per day. You can open the chat box at any time and message a tutor. If they aren’t online when you message, they’ll still make sure to get back to you as soon as they’re able to.

 

 

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