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Foundations in EFL

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Why should I take this course?
Following a humanistic and reflective approach to English Language Teaching, this course provides both an overview and a more in-depth analysis of theoretical and practical issues in teaching English as a foreign language. The course not only focuses on international ELT theory and practice but also relates to specific institutional contexts that new and practicing teachers find themselves in. The course is designed for new or practising teachers from a wide range of contexts, including schools, universities and language institutes.

What will I develop knowledge of?
Classroom management skills and techniques (such as dealing with discipline, dealing with large, mixed ability classes, among others)
Teaching competencies in the four language skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening)
Popular methodologies and presentation techniques
Features of the English language system and dealing with error correction and feedback
Planning and preparing a lesson or a sequence of lessons
Materials and resource development
Preparing for the Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT)
Overview of Assessment and Testing
Strategies and opportunities for further professional development

What does the course include?
20 hours face to face teacher development
40 hours guided online independent collaborative development
20 hour online TKT preparation course
All participants receive a professional development plan after successful course completion
Pearson Longman materials – including the How To Teach English book by Jeremy Harmer
Free 1 year access to TeacherVision (with other 15,000 resources for teaching)
TKT practice test and feedback
10% discount on other Pearson Solutions courses and programmes