60 Hour Combined TEFL course

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“The way the course was stuctured in a way to keep me constantly interested, there were no sections that were too long winded or boring. Very enjoyable course.” Mark Vernon

“It was one of the easiest laid out courses I have ever been involved with and the feedback from my tutor was 1st class the whole thing just flowed.” Anthony Walsh

“I thoroughly enjoyed the 20hr weekend part of the course. It was great meeting like minded people whom all had such a passion for teaching english abroad.” Leanne Muscroft

60 Hour Combined TEFL course

The 60 hour Combined TEFL course includes all the practical lesson planning and teaching practice of the classroom-based weekend course plus extra tuition in English grammar and four specialist teaching certificates of your choice. The grammar and specialist teaching modules are completed online and will give you specialist teaching skills that are in demand by employers worldwide. These practical and marketable teaching skills make the 60 hour TEFL course a great choice if you’re looking to find work overseas or if you already have some TEFL experience and want to improve you teaching CV.

The 60 Hour Combined TEFL course gives you

  • An internationally recognised 60 hour TEFL certificate
  • 20 hours of practical teaching experience during your Classroom TEFL Course Find out more
  • 20 hours of in-depth grammar study Find out more
  • 20 hours of specialist teacher training right online (4 specialist certificates!) Find out more
  • FREE TEFL course book
  • FREE lifetime TEFL advice
  • More than 8,000 job contacts worldwide

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What’s included in the 60 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.

20 hours of Specialist TEFL training

All schools and students are different, so to help prepare you for the life of a TEFL teacher, you’ll do four out of five available specialist modules to hone your skills to particular student types.

You'll automatically be enrolled on the first four specialist modules listed below when booking on your course. If you wish to swap one of these for an alternative choice just let us know!

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Choose Any 4!

Module 1:

Teaching with Limited Resources (5 hours)

Particularly useful for people wishing to teach in developing countries. You'll be taught how to give an effective English lesson with only basic resources.
Module 2:

Teaching English to Young Learners (5 hours)

Designed for TEFL students who are planning to teach children between the ages of 6 and 12. Learn key skills such as motivation techniques and how to give someone their first English lesson.
Module 3:

Teaching Large Classes (5 hours)

This module is ideal for anyone teaching in Asia, where large classes from 30 to 100 can be common. A practical course that will give you the confidence to step into your first large class.
Module 4:

Teaching English One-to-One (5 hours)

When you start teaching abroad, you'll always find opportunities to do private lessons and earn extra cash. Learning what to do with one-to-one students is essential for any first-time teacher.
Module 5:

Teaching Business English (5 hours)

Perfect for people who plan to teach more advanced students with the aim of helping them to develop their communication skills for business. An expanding and extremely lucrative market.