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40 Hour Combined TEFL Course

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“Getting hands on experience of what it is going to be like teaching abroad. I have learnt an awful lot more at this weekend than i wouldve if i had just done the 100 hour online course.I would thoroughly recommend it.” Lauren Baine

“The practicals were very appropriate and helpfull as it really made me understand what a TEFL teacher is meant to do.” Justine Fay Pigott

“I thought the course would be very academic sat behind a desk taking notes, but it was the complete opposite. I really enjoyed it and the 20 hours passed in no time.” Tiffany Pitchforth

40 Hour Combined TEFL Course

If you want an entry level TEFL certificate that will introduce you to all the essential TEFL skills and give you the knowledge and confidence to teach English grammar, this is the course for you. The 40 Hour Combined Course includes the 20 Hour Classroom TEFL Course and a 20 Hour Online Course that will give you in-depth knowledge on all aspects of English grammar. It’s a great choice if you’re looking to improve your CV or get a taste of teaching English. Then if you need more TEFL training and a higher level of TEFL certification in the future, you can upgrade to the 120 Hour Combined TEFL Certificate or the 140 Hour Combined TEFL Certificate at any time by calling us on 877 526 3959.

The 40 Hour Combined TEFL Course gives you

  • An internationally recognised 40 hour TEFL certificate
  • 20 hours of practical teaching experience during your Classroom TEFL Course Find out more
  • 20 hours of grammar awareness training Find out more
  • Courses available across the country
  • FREE TEFL course book
  • Now put your training in to practice! Check out the latest TEFL vacancies on our TEFL Jobs Board!
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What’s included in the 40 Hour Combined TEFL course?

The 20 Hour Classroom TEFL Course

By the end of this action-packed 20 hour weekend TEFL course you’ll have full TEFL certification and be able to find work with 1,000s of language schools and institutes worldwide! Here’s what you’ll cover:

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Saturday 9am - 8pm

  • Introduction and ice-breakers
  • Classroom management
  • An introduction to grammar
  • A foreign language lesson: put yourself in your students’ shoes and see what it’s like to learn a language you’ve never heard before
  • Elicitation techniques
  • Using the blackboard
  • Functions: what we do with language
  • Level checks: ensuring students get the right tuition for them
  • Practice activities: guiding students in language use
  • Free practice activity: letting students communicate
  • Teaching practice preparation
  • First teaching practice & feedback

Sunday 9am - 6pm

  • Drama and role play
  • Pronunciation & intonation
  • Reading & listening: teaching comprehension skills
  • Grammar: tenses and time
  • Error correction: getting the most out of your students
  • Final teaching practice preparation
  • Final teaching practice & feedback
  • Employment in TEFL: career options

The 20 Hour Grammar Awareness Certificate

i-to-i’s 20 hour online grammar awareness certificate demystifies all those tricky grammar bits you should have learnt at school, but never did, so you can effectively teach them to your students. Here’s what you’ll cover:

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Module 1:

The Nuts and Bolts of English (5 hours)

Start your grammar training with a look at grammar terminology, word classes and parts of speech.
Module 2:

English Tense Forms (5 hours)

Learn how verbs are used to form the past, present and future tenses.

Module 3:

English Tense Functions (5 hours)

Learn how different time references can refer to different tenses and how the same tense can have different functions.
Module 4:

Vocabulary and Phonology (5 hours)

All about words. Explore how they sound, how they are pronounced, how they are spelt and how we can categorise them.