Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

Name: Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
SKU: 10036
Price: 12650 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Do you want to teach English overseas or while travelling? Or maybe you would like to revamp your teaching style. Why not enroll for a TEFL course?

R12 650

Do you want to teach English overseas or while travelling? Or maybe you would like to revamp your teaching style or earn an income from the comfort of your own home. Why not enrol for a TEFL course?

Whether you are new to teaching or an experienced teacher already, our TEFL course will teach you everything you need to know to manage your classroom and create a fun, interactive and rich learning experience for your students at home or abroad. We have also added a module that teaches you the skills to take your English teaching lessons online.

You will receive a certificate of competence for this TEFL short course once you have successfully completed both the theoretical and practical components.

Course dates

TEFL (full time):
1 February – 26 February
6 hours/day; 5 days/week; 4 weeks
Online from 9:00 to 14:00 daily in four, one-hour video-call sessions with a 15-minute break in between each session. Trainees will then get 1 to 2 hours of reading and research to do in preparation for the next day’s session.

TEFL (part time) 1:
8 March – 28 May
2 hours/day; 2 days/week; 12 weeks

TEFL (part time) 2:
7 June – 27 August
2 hours/day; 2 days/week; 12 weeks

TEFL (part time) 3:
6 September – 26 November
2 hours/day; 2 days/week; 12 weeks

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Downloadable Documents

– Course guide

TEFL Trainers

Our presenters are qualified and experienced TEFL trainers who will guide you on your journey to becoming an English as a second language (ESL) teacher.

Location

We present this 120-hour TEFL short course as a full-time, 4-week online course or as a 12-week, part-time blended course.

At the end of this course, you will –

have a range of practical teaching skills preparing you to teach English to learners of various ages and levels;
be able to effectively plan, prepare and teach communicative, learner-centred language lessons; and
be able to reflect on planning and teaching decisions, and be able to evaluate the effect of those decisions on student learning.

We cover the following topics:

Introduction to the world of TEFL
Lesson planning
Teaching methodologies
Receptive and productive skills
Pronunciation and phonology
Activities and resources
Facilitating learning and communication
Classroom management
Language awareness
Developing and using teaching aids
Error correction
Proficiency and placement testing
Teaching English online

We present this 120-hour blended-learning short course as a 4-week, full-time online course or as a 12-week, part-time course.

The full-time TEFL course is presented online from 9:00 to 14:00 daily in four, one-hour video-call sessions with a 15-minute break in between each session. Trainees will then get 1 to 2 hours of reading and research to do in preparation for the next day’s session.

The part-time TEFL course is a blended learning course presented over 12 weeks as follows:

2 compulsory video call sessions per week of 2 hours each
2,5 hours per week of self-paced reading and research
2,5 hours per week to complete activities and assignments

5 to 6 hours of practical contact teaching that will be completed in the last week of your course and will be a face-to-face opportunity to teach ESL students, plus 1 hour online microteaching

As this course is presented online, you will need access to a laptop, or desktop computer with good speakers or earphones and a microphone, as well as internet access for the video call sessions.

You should be able to speak and write English fluently. That means that you need upper-intermediate English language proficiency (CEFR level B2). We may ask you to take an online English proficiency test before the start of the TEFL course if you do not meet the minimum English language requirements we have mentioned.

We would advise you to have an undergraduate degree from an English-speaking country or to be in the process of completing your degree, as many teaching positions require prospective TEFL teachers to have one before they apply for a work permit.

Click on the ‘Apply now’ button. This will take you to the SU Short Courses Division website to apply.

A payment notification e-mail will be sent to you containing your unique reference number. Please e-mail this proof of payment along with a copy of your South African ID and/or passport to Jeanene Olivier at olivierj@sun.ac.za.

You will be accepted into the course once you have paid the fee in full, completed the online registration and after we have received a copy of your identity document/passport.

You will receive a certificate of competence when you have completed both the theoretical and practical components successfully.
To receive your certificate, you need to attend all the video call sessions and complete all the assignments, and complete both the theory section and your practical teaching hours. Please note that the five to six hours of contact teaching cannot be completed online, and will only take place once ESL students return to contact classes.

A TEFL Certificate can open doors for you. If you decide you want to teach English overseas, you will get to see the world and experience new cultures. A TEFL course will also give you the skills to approach your classroom wherever you are with new insight, and it looks great on your CV. If you decide to teach online, you can earn an income from the comfort or your own home and work flexible hours.

The fee of R12 650 is based on a minimum of five participants, and includes a TEFL manual.