TESOL TEFL course
Pre-course work
To prepare yourself for the course you will be expected to do some up-front reading and exercises.
The pre-course work will expose you to some of the TESOL TEFL teaching concepts and keywords that will be used during the course, and get you started with English grammar.
Pre-course reading
After you have applied and sent your course deposit you will receive a FREE copy of our
"Introduction to TEFL" e-book. We strongly suggest that you
read through it in order to get up-to-speed with the concepts of TEFL
TESOL.
We also suggest that you try and read through one or more of the
books in the list shown below. It is not a requirement that you buy these books. They are listed for the purposes of helping you get to grips with TEFL TESOL terminology.
How English works |
Swan & Walter |
Essential Grammar in Use |
Raymond Murphy |
The Oxford Guide to Writing & Speaking |
John Seely |
Classroom Dynamics |
Jill Hadfield |
The Trainer's Pocketbook |
John Townsend |
Cultural Awareness |
Tomalin & Stempleski |
Pre-course work
About 2 weeks before your course starts, you will be sent material for exercises that you must complete and bring with you when you attend the course. The pre-course work comprises roughly 10 hours of reading and answering the set of questions you will receive.
After you have made your final payment you will receive a FREE copy of our "Basic English Grammar" self-study distance learning course.
Our two FREE publications plus the above set of books, especially the grammar books, will help you with your pre-course exercises.
Grammar brush-up
English grammar is something we know, usually instinctively. As a teacher you will need to be able explain grammar to your students.
Bearing this in mind, we strongly suggest that you complete our FREE "Basic English Grammar" self-study distance learning course and also read through:
"How English Works",
published by Oxford University Press,
written by Michael Swan and Catherine Walter,
ISBN 0-19-431456-1.
Brushing-up your English grammar will help you a lot on the course.
