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Certificate IV in TESOL (30737QLD) |
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The Certificate IV TESOL course is designed to equip students with the necessary skills to teach English to speakers of other languages around the world. Topics include linguistics, second language acquisition, planning and conducting English language classes, curriculum design, cross-cultural communication, teaching strategies, and much more.
The course is 220 notional hours, which includes lectures, assignment preparation and realistic on-the-job practicum teaching and observation. The course delivery mode is offered both full time and part time. Upon successful completion of the course, students will demonstrate all units of competency of the Certificate IV in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and will be issued with a Certificate of Qualification by Sea English Academy International.
Timetable
The full time course will be delivered as per the following format:
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm each week over a 4 week period
Classroom experience, observation, assignment preparation and practice teaching sessions are conducted during the course.
The part time course will be delivered in the following format:
One full Saturday per month, and 1 evening per week, 6.00 – 9.30pm each week over a 18 week period.
Classroom experience, observation, assignment preparation and practice teaching sessions are conducted during the course. Homework is required for study and assignment preparation.
Course Outcomes
Certificate IV in TESOL graduates will be equipped to teach English to speakers of other languages to teach English as a second or foreign Language in a professional capacity e.g. as an ELICOS teacher (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students), groups of visiting students on short term study tours, groups of migrants for the development of general English skills, overseas students on an individual tuition or small group tutorial basis students in overseas institutions
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Participants who can demonstrate that they have the necessary prior learning or competencies will be able to apply for credit (RPL) with respect to the learning outcomes and assessment criteria of the course.
Course Structure
The Certificate IV in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages consists of the following units:
| Unit code |
Modules |
Hours |
| TS 011 |
Theory and Practice Teaching Modules |
| TS 011.01 |
Second language acquisition |
10 |
| TS 011.02 |
Linguistics in second language learning |
10 |
| TS 011.03 |
Assessing and evaluating second language students and record keeping |
20 |
| TS 011.04 |
Planning an English language program for second language students |
20 |
| TS 011.05 |
Planning and delivering English grammar lessons |
20 |
| TS 011.06 |
Planning and delivering English language lessons |
50 |
| TS 011.07 |
Reviewing English language training sessions |
25 |
| TS 011.08 |
Classroom management strategies in the ESL classroom |
25 |
| TS 011.09 |
Designing a syllabus for an English language program |
15 |
| TS 011.10 |
Evaluating an English language teaching program |
15 |
| TS 011.11 |
Cultural diversity and language in the ESL classroom |
10 |
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Total notional hours required to complete the course |
220 |
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Sea English Academy International
Certificate IV in TESOL - 30737QLD
Dates & Locations 2009 |
| AFGHANISTAN, Kabul |
| TBA |
TBA |
Kabul |
Full Time |
| AUSTRALIA, Sunshine Coast |
Free TESOL Information Nights: TBA
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| January – February |
12 January – 6 February |
Maroochydore |
Full Time |
| February – June |
7 February – 12 June |
Maroochydore |
Part Time |
| March – April |
9 March – 3 April |
Maroochydore |
Full Time |
| May – September |
2 May – 4 September |
Maroochydore |
Part Time |
| May – June |
11 May – 5 June |
Maroochydore |
Full Time |
| AUSTRALIA, Caboolture |
Free TESOL Information Nights: 6 January and 20 January 2009. 7.00 – 8.30pm
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| January – May |
31 January – 26 May |
Part Time |
| February |
2 – 27 February |
Full Time |
| March – April |
16 March – 9 April |
Full Time |
| May |
5 – 26 May |
Full Time |
| August – November |
1 August – 24 November |
Part Time |
| AUSTRALIA, Gold Coast |
Free TESOL Information Nights: TBA
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| March - April |
30 March – 24 April |
TBA |
Full Time |
| September - October |
21 September – 16 October |
TBA |
Full Time |
| JORDAN, Amman |
| July |
6 – 31 July |
Al Wihda Language Centre, Amman |
Full Time |
| MALAYSIA, Penang |
| January |
6 – 31 January |
Full Time |
| February – April |
3 February – 10 April |
Part Time |
| March |
3 – 28 March |
Full Time |
| May – July |
5 May – 17 July |
Part Time |
| July |
1 – 25 July |
Full Time |
| August |
4 August – 16 October |
Part Time |
| November - December |
10 November – 12 December |
Full Time |
| RUSSIA, Kazan |
| February |
TBA |
Kazan |
Full Time |
| SOUTH AFRICA, Worcester |
| April |
2 - 27 June |
Worcester |
Full Time |
| USA, Montana |
| July/August |
21 July – 15 August |
Kallispell (Lakeside) |
Full Time |
| VIETNAM, Ho Chi Minh City |
| January |
12 January – 13 February Includes 1 week holiday for Chinese New Year |
Saigon |
Full Time |
| March |
2 – 27 March |
Saigon |
Full Time |
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