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400 Hour TESOL Course Masters with Practical Teaching Session
400 Hour TESOL Course Masters with Practical Teaching Session
TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) or TEFL (Teaching English as Foreign Language) are international programs for teachers who are willing to carry their teaching skills overseas. Both are similar to each other in their approach to English language instruction for the non-native speakers. These popular teaching programs are also termed as ELT (English Language Teaching) or Teaching ESL (Teaching English as Second Language). Today, TESOL/TEFL programs are considered best in the field of teaching English language in the non-native English speaking countries. These courses not only allow you to teach English for academic purposes but also for communication, needed in real life situations. TESOL/TEFL courses are competently designed programs that enable you to learn beyond the norm and get access to the international teaching industry. It is no more a mystery that English has become the global language for business and communication; that is why English teachers are in huge demand and the requirement of quality TESOL/TEFL teachers is desirous across the globe. As the teachers are expected to deal with non-native speakers, the approach of teaching used in these courses is different from the traditional methods of teaching English. The teachers need to work with effective English instruction and there is no scope for experiments. The teachers need to learn the TESOL/TEFL methodologies and various techniques to make it as instructive as possible. Subsequently, the teachers need to understand the job role and responsibilities. As the course is developed considering the qualities one EFL/ESL teacher should have, hence the courses comprises all the detail guidelines required to excel in this professional field of teaching. It only talks about the proven methods in practical field of EFL teaching. The opportunity to teach English overseas sounds like a dream to many. To teach English abroad, an ESL teaching qualification like a TEFL/TESOL certificate is a mandatory criterion. Though some programs require a bachelor's degree, many countries hire English teachers without a degree or teaching experience as long as they speak English fluently and have a TESOL/TEFL certification. Countries in the Middle East have stricter requirements for potential teachers. Generally, a bachelor's degree is one of the requirements for teaching English abroad. However, there are exceptions to this with many countries across the globe that accept candidates with only a TEFL/TESOL certificate. The demand for English teaching positions in foreign countries has significantly increased in recent years. This is especially visible in South East Asian countries, European countries and in the Middle East, where TEFL/TESOL are mandatory qualifications for teachers ready to teach any subject. Some countries even make TESOL /TEFL a requirement in order to get a work visa. This is more evident in Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and South Korea's EPIK teaching program. TESOL Online Course is required for teachers who are teaching in schools, colleges and universities. Corporate and language institutes hire TESOL qualified trainers to train adults as well. The course deals with teaching four language skills, new methodologies of second language teaching, need based language-teaching, grammar and lesson planning. Additionally, you can also start teaching English online with a TEFL or TESOL certification course.
GTT Academy offers a Masters/400-hour TESOL course which is an intensive program for the aspiring EFL teachers looking for a future career with full of opportunities and better prospects. Alongside the EFL teaching guidance, the candidate will receive a certificate on completion of course which will be recognized globally. It will not only increase credibility of an educator but also help them to get started with a global career. The Masters/400-hour TESOL course can be pursued at a very reasonable fee of Rs28000.
MASTERS/400-HOUR/12 Months
The course is dedicated to educate the teachers with modern teaching techniques and methodologies that makes learning much more goal oriented and effective.
Graduate in Any Discipline
The TEFL course is not only open for the aspiring EFL teachers but also for the working EFL teachers, those who are looking for career growth and enhancement of teaching skills.
There are no specific requirements or special eligibility or criteria. Graduate from any discipline with basic knowledge of English is the simple requirement for pursuing the professional TEFL course.
UNIT 1: BECOMING an EFFECTIVE LEARNER and COMMUNICATOR
Motivation in Learning
- Strategies for maintaining motivation
Planning and Organising Study
- Time management and timetabling
Effective Study Skills
- Note-making, concept maps, mnemonics
Register in English and Genre Awareness
- Understanding register: formal, informal, academic
Reading and Research Skills
- Selecting and evaluating sources
Reflection and Action Planning
- Reflective practice and self-evaluation
Using the Web for Learning
- Online tools and digital literacy
UNIT 2: THE STRUCTURE AND SOUND SYSTEM OF ENGLISH
Module 1 — Grammar Systems and Classroom Applications
- Inductive and deductive approach
- Parts of Speech
- Sentence structure
- Tense
- Positive and Negative Sentences
- Gerunds
- Active and Passive Voice
- Direct and reported speech
- Modals and Conditionals
Module 2 — Applied Phonetics and Phonology
- Pronunciation
- The Importance of Pronunciation
- Key Points on Sounds in the English Language
- The IPA Chart
- Monophthongs
- Diphthongs
- The Speech Organs
- Classroom Activities
- Minimal Pairs
- Stress -Word stress
- Sentence Stress
- Stress and Logical Stress
- Intonation
- Connected Speech
- Weak Forms
- The Schwa Sound
Module 3: Vocabulary Selection & Word Formation
- Lexical Development and Word Formation
- Word forms
- Multi-Word Lexical Items
- Prefixes and Suffixes
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Connotations and Denotations
- Teaching Vocabulary in Context
- The Role of Context in Vocabulary Acquisition
- Vocabulary and the Genre Approach
- Building Vocabulary Using Grammatical Structures
- Practical Activities for Vocabulary Development
- Recycling and Reinforcing Vocabulary
- Activities for ESOL Classrooms
- Addressing Learner Difficulties
- Selecting and Extending Vocabulary
- Choosing Appropriate Words
- Extending Vocabulary for Higher Levels
- Summary
UNIT 3: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN ESOL TEACHING
Module 1: Contexts & Core Approaches in ESOL
- An exploration of the English-for-Speakers-of-Other-Languages (ESOL) landscape: the challenges learners face, the teacher's role as facilitator and guide, maintaining engagement in class, managing teacher talk time, correction strategies, and classroom dynamics. We also examine exam preparation (e.g. Cambridge, TOEFL), the role of grammar in communicative contexts, and approaches to one-on-one instruction.
Module 2: Receptive Skills: Listening & Reading Instruction
- How to design effective listening and reading lessons: understanding listening types, matching materials to learner levels, planning stages of reading activities, crafting comprehension questions, and sequencing tasks through pre-, while-, and post-reading/listening phases.
Module 3: Productive Skills: Speaking & Writing Development
- The nature of spoken and written production in a second language: how to set up engaging speaking tasks, types of speaking interactions (e.g. discussion, role-play, chain), integrating focused pronunciation work, and strategies for implementing structured writing lessons (planning, drafting, revision, feedback).
Module 4: Visual & Instructional Aids
- Review of audio-visual technologies and instructional support tools. Guidance on creating your own classroom materials (e.g. flashcards, visual displays, mini-boards) and designing aids suited to different learning contexts, including use with simple flannel boards or charts.
Module 5 Applied Linguistic Error Study & Remediation
- A study of real learner errors: classifying error types, devising a systematic correction code, designing remedial exercises, and integrating error correction into your teaching practice to improve learner outcomes.
UNIT 4: Classroom Organization and Assessment Strategies
Module 1: Learner Management & Interactive Teaching
- Principles of organizing the learning environment: seating arrangements, managing teacher and student talk time, question techniques, differentiating instruction, handling interruptions, and accommodating different learning styles.
Module 2: Lesson Design & Evaluation
- Detailed examination of lesson components and sequencing. Topics include time allocation per stage, grouping strategies, conducting needs analysis, writing clear aims/objectives, predicting potential difficulties, and sample lesson plans across proficiency levels. Also integrating formative and summative assessment practices.
UNIT 5: ESOL Life Competencies (Formative, Self-Assessed)
Module 1: ESOL Skills and Programmes
- Access resources and guidance for ESOL Life Skills programmes and materials
- Distinguish between ESOL Life Skills courses, targeted skills, and materials, and other ESOL programmes
- Critically evaluate a variety of ESOL Life Skills programmes
- Identify the ESOL and embedded courses most appropriate for the specific needs of learners
Module 2: Supporting Learners with Diverse Needs
- Recognize seven key types of learning difficulties relevant to ESOL learners
- Identify potential indicators of dyslexia in learners
- Understand how learning difficulties may affect ESOL learning outcomes
- Apply strategies to adapt materials and support learners with specific learning challenges
UNIT 6: English for Specific Purposes (ESP) – Business English
- Exploring Business English in the context of EFL/ESOL teaching
- Conducting a needs analysis for professional learners
- Aligning course content with the requirements of the target group
- Developing tailored Business English teaching materials
- Designing a Business English syllabus and structuring lessons for professional contexts
Unit 7: Pedagogy for Young Learners
- Distinctive ways in which children vs adults acquire language
- Developmental stages and cognitive features of young learners
- Classroom management strategies adapted to younger students
- Pedagogical techniques optimized for child learners (games, songs, Total Physical Response (TPR), storytelling)
UNIT 8: Language Form, Function, and Meaning
Module 1: Meaning and Language Structures
- Form, Function, and Lexical Meaning
- Grammatical forms and communicative functions
- Lexical meaning: denotation, connotation, synonyms, antonyms, hyponyms, polysemy, homonymy
- Significance of collocation in language use
- Temporal structures: tense and aspect
- Present tense forms and usage
- Past tense forms and applications
- Future expressions and modality
- Conditional and hypothetical structures
Module 2: Tense and Aspect: Progressive and Perfect
- Progressive aspect: form, function, and usage
- Perfect aspect: form, function, and applications
- Sentence structure: units of language and syntactic components
Module 3: Word Classes, Phrases, and Sentence Patterns
- Negation: Forms and Communicative Purpose
- Question formation and interrogative types
- Expressing modality in context
- Word classes, phrase structures, and collocations
- Usage of adjectives and adverbs
- The role of determiners
Module 4: Lexical and Morphological Awareness
- Prepositions and phrasal verbs
- Word Formation: Morphemes and Derivational Patterns
UNIT 9: Phonetic and Phonological Approaches in Language Instruction
Module 1: Foundations of Phonetics
- Perspectives on pronunciation teaching
- Phonetic and phonological terminology
- Articulatory organs and mechanisms
- Phonemes and the phonemic chart
- Consonant description and classroom applications
- Vowel sounds and cardinal vowels chart
- Diphthongs and articulation
- Place of articulation overview
- Action research
- Evaluation of teaching materials
Module 2: Prosody and Connected Speech
- Syllable structure and consonant clusters
- Strong and weak syllables
- Word and sentence stress patterns
- Schwa and weak forms
- Marking primary and secondary stress
- Word stress tendencies
- Time-stressed patterns in English
- Features of connected speech
- Action research
- Materials evaluation
Module 3: Intonation and Spoken Discourse
- Spoken vs. Written Language: A Comparative Study
- Intonation patterns and tone units
- Tonic syllable and pitch movement
- Intonation in discourse
- Classroom teaching of intonation
- Transcribing spoken language
- Pronunciation pedagogy and personal development
- Discussion: native vs. non-native teachers
UNIT 10: Learner Cognition and Language Acquisition: A Psycholinguistic Perspective
Module 1: Learner Strategies and Cognitive Development
- Learner Orientations toward Language Learning
- Characteristics and strategies of successful learners
- The Role of the Teacher in Shaping Learner Strategies -Cognitive and metacognitive strategies
- Social and Communicative Strategies for Language Learning Learner training approaches
- Evaluation of learner training materials
- Action research and classroom observation
Module 2: The Impact of Motivation on Learner Preferences
- Motivation and motivational factors
- Teacher influence on motivation
- Differences in learner motivation
- Learning styles and Multiple Intelligence Theory
- Action research
Module 3: Language Acquisition Theories
- Foundations of First Language Acquisition: Behaviourist and Interactionist Views
- Second language acquisition: behaviourist, information-processing, and interactionist approaches
UNIT 11: Contextualized Language and Discourse
Module 1: Theoretical Foundations of Discourse
- Historical overview: structuralism, sociolinguistics, postmodernism
- Coherence and cohesion in communication
- Cognitive Frameworks and Schema Theory
- Social and political influences on language
- Strategies for promoting coherence in discourse
- Student-centered communicative methodology
Module 2: Classroom Discourse and Teacher Talk
- Classroom Discourse and Teacher–Student Interaction
- Turn-taking and participation research
- Cohesion and Textual Organization: Lexical cohesion
- Tense concordance
- Referential cohesion (pronouns, articles)
- Conjunctions and linking devices
- Ellipsis and substitution
- Parallelism in structure
- Differences between spoken and written discourse
- Teaching discourse intonation
- Transcription of Spoken Discourse
UNIT 12: Curriculum Design and Planning
- Syllabus Development and Needs Analysis
- Advantages and limitations of different syllabus types
- Types of curriculum frameworks
- Conducting learner needs analysis
- Planning and sequencing syllabus content
- Reflective Classroom Research
UNIT 13: Designing and Utilizing Language Teaching Materials
- Evaluating and selecting course materials
- Adapting and extending published resources
- Integrating technology and digital tools in teaching
- Effective use of online resources
- Designing and personalising authentic materials
- Reflective Classroom Research Project
UNIT 14: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT in ELT
- Understanding and addressing teacher demotivation
- Foundations for continuous professional growth
- Peer collaboration and mentorship
- Constructive feedback for reflective improvement
- Departmental meetings as platforms for professional exchange
- Practical strategies for ongoing teacher development
UNIT 15: GLOBAL ENGLISH and LANGUAGE VARIETIES
- English as a global and international language
- English in diverse sociolinguistic contexts (Applied Research Project)
- Standard English and World English
- Integrating language and culture in teaching
- Teaching in monolingual vs. multilingual environments
- Pedagogical implications and practical applications
Unit 16: Mastering AI and Digital Tools for Modern Education
- Bringing AI into the Classroom
- Digital Tools for the Modern Classroom
- Pros and Cons of AI
- Writing the Right Prompt for Creating Lesson Plans and Presentations
- Relevance of AI in Teaching
- The Future of AI in Teaching
- The Potential for AI to Revolutionize Teaching Methodologies
- Ethical Considerations and the Importance of Human Oversight
- Case Studies
- The Importance of Embracing Technology While Maintaining a Human Touch in Education
- Striking a Balance: Best Practices for Educators
Online with Practical Session
GTT Academy offers practical sessions to help you enjoy TEFL/TESOL even more by giving you confidence and expertise to deliver effective, engaging lessons. The practical sessions besides being fun packed will benefit your communication needs and interests. Our online classes comprise scenarios and choreographies that can be employed in classrooms to facilitate effective English language learning. EFL teaching methodologies and approaches, grammar and phonology, language skills, classroom management, lesson planning, teaching adults and young learners, error correction and Business English constitute an integral part of the practical sessions.
The Masters/350-hour TESOL course can be pursued at a very reasonable fee of Rs28000.
As it is mandatory to get your certificates apostilled by the MEA while looking for a job both in India and abroad, Global Teacher Training Academy (GTT Academy) offers Apostille certification for TESOL/TEFL courses. An Apostille Certificate is granted by the MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) after successful completion of its courses. The Apostille certificate is accepted across all embassies worldwide thus opening the gates of opportunities for you to teach English overseas. This will not merely save your valuable time and energy but also authenticate the credibility of your certificate with the help of a signature, seal or stamp so that it gets accepted when presented in another country.
TESOL/TEFL certificates are valid for life. It never expires so no renewal tests are necessary. However, it is always a good idea to continue to expand one's knowledge and skills as one advances in their teaching career.
Needless to say, with a TESOL/TEFL certificate, you will be more equipped to take on a classroom session for students. One will be exposed to plenty of teaching tools and skills to deliver lessons successfully. Simultaneously it makes you qualified to have professional-level teaching skills.
A TESOL/TEFL certification gives one access to unlimited traveling opportunities. This is one of the best things about a career as a TESOL/TEFL teacher. One is not limited to one location. As the certification is globally recognized, one could possibly teach in a number of different countries across the world.
Our certificates do not specify the online or distance learning mode of study. This allows you to present your qualification with the same recognition as a traditional degree.
It's quite hard for an individual to do the apostille process on their own as it's not a direct process and there are different steps involved for each document type. At GTT Academy we provide the apostilled Certificate for legalization which can save your valuable time and energy.
Educational documents are documents that are proof of your educational history that deal with your academic performances and the courses accomplished over time.
Document apostille is required when there is need to eradicate the necessity of document legalization when going to the foreign countries for all sorts of reasons, for instance, obtaining employment visa or work visa, applying for temporary or permanent residency, or for pursuing education on student visa, carrying out deals for business expansion e.g. importing or exporting products.
- Notary Attestation
- Home Department Attestation.
- HRD Attestation
- SMD Attestation
- Chamber of Commerce Attestation
- MEA Attestation
It's quite hard for an individual to do the apostille process on their own as it's not a direct process and there are different steps involved for each document type. At GTT Academy we provide the apostilled Certificate for legalization which can save your valuable time and energy.
The experienced trainers of GTT Academy assess and evaluate the progress of each and every student and provide feedback and suggestions accordingly so that each individual student may work on both their strength and weakness.
The trainers also assess the candidates to point out the fields in which they need to improve such as practice-teaching or the understanding of a particular topic.
The online tutor support is meant for resolving queries and problem solving, but also helps in guiding trainees in their chosen and charted career path.
Students can expect to get full co-operation, information and encouragement if they approach a tutor. This forms the core essence in our Institution.
The trainers guide the students extensively in completing their assigned projects. If, while completing the project a student faces a problem, he or she can get in touch with the trainer who will help the student immediately by providing tips on the subject. Students can contact their tutor from Monday to Sunday between 10 A.M to 7:30 pm by phone, email directly.
The trainees enrolling in any of the courses of GTT Academy can expect complete guidance from the experienced tutors of who are committed to helping the trainees to achieve their learning goals. Experienced tutors provide great support to the trainees and guide them through all the aspects of teaching giving valuable advice in every step of the way. They extend their tutoring support by sharing relevant information and answering questions related to the course content.
Tutors take help of the wide variety of methods or tools that educators use to evaluate, measure, and document the academic readiness, learning progress, skill acquisition, or educational needs of students.
At the GTT Academy we have experienced tutors that help shape the learning curve of the learners.
The assessments actually help trainees understand exactly where they are lacking and identify the room for change. Once the assessments are well documented and sent to learners, they will be awarded a globally recognized certificate that will fetch a lot of new job opportunities globally. Learners will be able to teach in an internationally accepted environment and gain recognition.
A lot of importance is given on the evaluation process and the tutors take a maximum of 7 to 10 working days to evaluate the assignments. The trainees can expect a thorough evaluation in the form of errors being pointed out along with encouraging remarks which boost their confidence level.
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