Course details

The Diploma in TESOL is for trainees who have an interest in pursuing a career in the teaching of English. This is a taught programme combining a high level of theory with a range of opportunities to demonstrate your competencies as a teacher. It combines academic study, teaching and teacher management. It also provides you with the proper tools needed to help you embark on your career as an English teacher or, for experience teachers; it gives you the chance to enhance your teaching skills and to obtain a qualification for career advancement.

COURSE STRUCTURE

To qualify for the Diploma in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) students must complete the following:

  • Four (4) Core Modules
  • Two (2) Elective Modules, and,
  • Practice Teaching (Optional) .

Core Modules

  • Language Teaching Methodology
  • Teaching Language Skills
  • Linguistics and Language Structure
  • Designing Lesson Plan and Classroom Management

Elective Modules

  • Lesson Planning and Use of Resource for Language Teaching
  • Teaching Creative Writing Practice Teaching (Optional)

MODE OF DELIVERY

Blended learning includes face-to-face lectures, classroom discussion, hands-on training activities and peer teaching practice.

MODE OF ASSESSMENT

Written assignments, Examination and Practical teachings.

TEACHER-STUDENT RATIO

1:12

ADMISSION CRITERIA

  • To apply for the course, all trainees are to meet the following admission criteria:
  • 5 GCE "O" Levels with a credit in English
  • If you do not fall within any of the above categories and think you are qualified for the course, please submit all your qualifications and a letter explaining why you should be considered. Your application will then be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

AWARD

Upon successful completion, participants will be awarded with Diploma in TESOL. The Diploma in TESOL will be awarded by The Academy for English Language Teachers, which is registered with Council for Provide Education, Singapore.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About The Academy For English Language Teachers

The Academy for English Language Teachers is an established Teacher Training School located at the Central Business District of Singapore. We offer Professional Development opportunities to help English Teachers sharpen their teaching skills, enrich their lessons with interesting activities, and guide the creative voices of their students more effectively. Courses offered by The Academy for English Language Teachers are based upon GLOBAL TESOL College courses which feature an original approach to teaching English with an emphasis on creative application. In addition, the course offers activity-based methods for developing high-level fluency with theoretical concepts and effective methods for teaching English. The Academy for English Language Teacher specialize in offering creative teaching that is flexible and adaptable in the modern classroom. The Trainers of The Academy for English Language Teachers develop highly effective and personalized curricula. They also infuse their teaching with creative learning - inventive drills and improvisational games that not only develop fluency with theoretical concepts, but also make classrooms lively and inspiring, and help students discover their talent.

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