120 hour Teach Korea course with Teaching Practice

This course covers the following areas in detail:

Module 1 
Part A – Welcome to the course 
- Course introduction 
- What is TEFL/TESOL?
- The Role of the Teacher 

Part B - Classroom Management 1 
- Warmer Exercises 
- Classroom Layout & Discipline 
- Preparation and Setting Objectives 
- Pair work and Group work 

Part C - Language Awareness 1
- Learn about Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives and Adverbs

Part D - Basic Skills 1 - reading and writing
- Overview of the Basic Skills 
- Reading & Writing

Part E - Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) – An Introduction 
- The Demand for TEYL
- Getting Started with Younger Learners

Characteristics of a Young Learner
- Pre-School or Early School Years
- Early Primary School Aged Years
- Late Primary to Early Teens 
- Teenagers 
- Further Research on Characteristics of Young Learners 

Motivating Young Learners 
- Motivating Primary-aged Learners 
- Motivating Teenage Learners 
- How to Develop Motivated Teens – 4 ideas 
- Keeping Teens Interested 
- Further Research on Motivation 

YL Characteristics and Motivation Summary 

Module 2 
Part A – Choosing Materials for Different Ages and Levels
- Adult Learners and Young Learners
- Course books
- Internet Resources
 
Part B – Grammar 1 – present and past tenses
- Present Tenses 
- The Present Simple & Continuous 
- The Verb ‘to be’ and Auxiliary Verbs 
- The Past Tense 
- Past Simple & Past Continuous 
- Regular & Irregular Verbs 
 
Part C – Language Awareness 2
- Learn about Pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections

Part D - Teaching Vocabulary
- Approaches to Vocabulary Lessons 
- Storage and Retrieval 

Part E Teaching English to Young Learners – Kindergarten/Primary ages
- The First Lesson with a Young Learner Group 
- What to Teach 
- Your Lesson Plan 

Managing Resources 1 - Course Books and Materials 
- Theme based Learning with Kindergarten Learners 
- Listening Activities with Young Learners 
- Speaking Activities with Young Learners 
- Basic Reading Exercises (Primary) 
- Basic Writing Exercises (Primary) 
- Using Topics to formulate Lessons 

Your Lesson Ideas with Kindergarten and Primary Learners 

Further Research on Teaching English to Kindergarten/Primary 

Kindergarten/Primary Young Learners Summary 


Module 3 
Part A - Teaching in Action
- A review and questions on the Global English CD-ROM: Train to Teach English

Part B – Grammar 2 – Future Forms
- Making Predictions
- Plans & Intentions
- Instant Decision & Future Facts 
- Making Arrangements

Part C – Classroom Management 2
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Making Corrections 
- Spoken & Written Correction 

Part D - Basic Skills 2
- Speaking and Pronunciation 
                  - Giving Instructions Consensus Seeking Activities 
                  - Role-plays
- Pronunciation, Stress and Intonation 
- Listening 
                  - Listening Comprehension & Other Listening Ideas
                  - Working with Video 

Part E - Teaching English to Young Learners – Teenagers 
- The First Lesson with a Teenage Group 
- The First Few Minutes 
- Establishing the Ground Rules 
- Further Research 

Managing Resources 2 - Course Books and Materials for Teenagers 
- Choosing a Course Book 
- Integrating the Course Book into your lessons 
- How to Use Your Course Book 
- Using Realia to Help You 
- Teaching Exam Classes 
- Materials for your Exam Classes 
- Further Research 

Classroom Management - Discipline 
- Why are our Students Being Disruptive? 
- Being Culturally Aware 
- Providing Variety in our Lessons 
- Further Research 

Your Lesson Ideas with Kindergarten and Primary Learners 

Teenage Learners Summary


Module 4 
Part A - Grammar 3 – Perfect Forms
- The Present Perfect Simple & Continuous
- The Past Perfect Simple & Continuous 
- The Future Perfect forms

Part B – Lesson Planning and Staging 
- Presentation, Study & Practice Stages 

Part C – Confidence in the Classroom 
- Teaching Your First Lesson

Part D – Welcome to the TESOL World 
- Prospects for the EFL Teacher 
- Sample Careers in TESOL 
- Getting Your First Job 

Part E – Exam Question 

Part F - Teaching Young Learners with Minimal Resources 
- Introduction 
- Ideas for teaching with Minimal Resources 
- Discussion Groups 
- Working with Imaginary Materials 
- Drilling 
- Dialogue Creation 
- Listening Activities 
- Reading and Writing Activities 
- Using Everyday Objects 
- Working Without a Course Book – the Topic-based Syllabus 

Teaching with Minimal Resources Summary 

Further Research on Teaching English with Minimal Resources 

Gaining Confidence with Young Learners 

Professional Development 
- TESOL 
- IATEFL 
- Further Study

Parts 5 and 6 cover your volunteer teaching practice, which you undertake locally. See more on TP criteria and finding sponsoring schools here