Level 5 260 Hour Combined TEFL Course

When you’re embarking on your first amazing TEFL adventure, we think it’s sensible to want the best training you can get. With our Level 5 260 Hour Combined TEFL Course, you’ll not only get just that but also a sought-after qualification that employers will recognise and respect all over the world. To get you started, here’s a quick look at some of the main topics you’ll cover:

• Designing and structuring a lesson plan
• Looking at lesson content
• Grammar: learning and teaching
• Teaching young students
• Teaching online and on a one-to-one basis
• Reading, writing, speaking and listening

We’ve managed to fit plenty of valuable TEFL training into 260 hours but we’ve also made sure to break it down into bitesize chunks to give you an easy-to-digest learning experience. To get a better idea of what we mean, have a read through the brief breakdown of units below:

Part 1: Level 5 180 Hour Online TEFL Course

Unit 1: Introduction

We’ll kick-start the Course with an introduction into what TEFL is, a short history and some common teaching methodologies to get a good background into teaching English.

Unit 2: How to Plan a Lesson

The first skill every teacher needs to learn is how to plan an engaging, effective lesson – and TEFL is no different. We’ll take you through the practicalities of lesson planning, different age groups and learning styles and lesson aims to help you understand how to create a great lesson.

Unit 3: How to Structure a Lesson

Through looking at warmers and coolers, a variety of teaching techniques and the reliable PPP method, you’ll see how best to create a solid structure for your lessons.

Unit 4: How to Manage a Classroom

Having a good teaching environment will really help your students to concentrate and learn quickly. In this unit, you’ll find out how to create this environment, build good relationships and how to give constructive feedback.

Unit 5: How to Teach Vocabulary

Delving deeper into English teaching, we’ll help you look at how to present vocabulary, meanings of words and checking students’ understanding in an effective way.

Unit 6: How to Teach Pronunciation

By studying connected speech, word patterns and word and sentence stress, we’ll equip you with all of the tools needed to deliver an excellent lesson in pronunciation.

Unit 7: How to Teach Grammar

In this unit, we’ll cover everything from prepositions to phrasal verbs and determiners to quantifiers so that by end of it, you’ll know everything you need to create an amazing grammar lesson.

Unit 8: How to Teach Younger Learners

Teaching to younger students can be challenging at times, but we’ll take you through various topics such as managing a younger classroom, adapting your teaching styles and choosing suitable material to create a good environment for youngsters to learn.

Unit 9: Teaching Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening

In Unit 9, you’ll be given techniques for helping your students to speak, listen to, read and write English. You’ll also get some ideas for lessons and a variety of approaches for teaching the four skills.

Unit 10: The Next Steps

Finally, you’ll get some great resources to use in your lessons and expert guidance on finding that all-important first job before you fly the nest!

Part 2: Teaching Online & One-to-One Course

In this 60-hour Specialist TEFL Course, you’ll learn about the following:

• Creating a syllabus for your students
• Planning lessons and lesson content
• The working contexts of one-to-one teaching
• Online teaching: how to get started
• Knowing your student
• Delivering your first lesson
• Keeping your material fresh
• Finding work as an online tutor

The 20 Hour Classroom TEFL Course has been developed by leading industry professionals to help you become a confident and competent TEFL teacher. Lead by an experienced, highly qualified tutor, you’ll get to grips with some key aspects of TEFL – plus, you’ll get some teaching practice, too!

Here’s the schedule covering the two days:

The majority of our Level 5 260 Hour Combined TEFL Course is online and you’ll have access to it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’ve designed it purposefully so that you can fit your learning in around your lifestyle. Whether you’re studying at university, working a full-time job or trying to fill a gap year, you can get TEFL qualified without it interfering with your schedule.

You’ll also benefit from support and expert advice from our team of DELTA-qualified tutors. Throughout the entirety of your Course, they’ll be ready and waiting for your TEFL questions – and with their wealth of industry knowledge and experience, you’ll always get the answers you need.