Academic Requirements

• At least five passes in GCE 'O' Level to include a pass in English;
• or equivalent qualification in own country;
• or other qualification in English, e.g. IELTS Band 5.5 / TOEFL 600.

Non-Academic Requirements

• Minimum age of 18 years.

If you do not meet these requirements, please contact us and we will forward your details to the London Teacher Training College. LTTC tries to include those who do not quite meet the entry requirements but have the ability to manage the course content and who have a keen passion to teach.

Modules Covered

• Language Theory: The needs and motivation of learners, nature and varieties of language, acquiring language and the approaches, methods and principles of language teaching
  • Needs of learners
  • Nature of language and varieties – historical, geographical and social
  • Appropriateness of English language
  • Language acquisition in young learners
  • Methodologies and principles of ESOL language teaching
  • Teaching development, practicum preparation and trial presentations
• Language Teaching Methodology: The application of approaches, methods, principles and techniques. Uses of a range of teaching materials and teaching aids are covered.
  • Applying methods for effective learning - teaching the four skills
  • Questioning in class
  • Teaching materials and aids - rhyme and song, pictures, flashcards and wordcards, role-play, drama, games and puzzles, realia, effective use of the whiteboard and electronic teaching aids.
  • Teaching development, practicum preparation and trial presentations
• Classroom Planning and Organization Arriving at lesson delivery, starting with the syllabus and going on to aims for the lesson and creation of the lesson plan. We also cover effective classroom management.
  • Course aims and syllabus
  • Evaluating textbooks
  • Forms of classroom interaction
  • Classroom management and classroom layout
  • Scheme of work and timetabling activities
  • Lesson planning - aims, assumptions, materials, activities, interaction, timing, anticipating problems and developing solutions, production of lesson plans
  • Teaching development, practicum preparation and trial presentations
• Linguistics and Language Teaching Phonetic, phonological, lexical and syntactic features of contemporary English
  • Phonetics – production of individual sounds
  • Phonology – phonological features in words and longer elements of speech
  • Morphology of words
  • Vocabulary and semantics
  • Grammar, structures and error
  • Teaching development, practicum development and trial presentations
• Practicum
  • During the course, you will build a lesson plan and teaching materials for the practicum with the help of your tutor and you will gain confidence by delivering trial presentations to classmates in teaching development sessions. Your practicum is taken when all four modules have been completed and you will then be ready to deliver the 45-minute practicum lesson to a class of foreign students. After the practicum lesson, the assessor will discuss your teaching and assessment with you. NYU Language School provides 125 total classroom/assessment/practicum and supervised teaching development hours and participants are expect to clock a minimum of 55 hours of private study to bring the total course effort to 180 hours. 

Learning Outcomes

• understand how language is acquired
• understand what constitutes error in language acquisition
• know the principles on which language teaching is based
• understand phonetics and phonology
• know which methodologies can be used to teach English
• know how to use materials and aids to teach English in the class
• know how to organise the class
• know how to design lesson plans

Delivery Mode

• Full-time/Part-time

Delivery Methods

• Lectures tutorial, lesson observations & practicum will be conducted at NYU Language School.     

Duration

• Full-time: 2 months
• Part-time: 4 months

Timetable

• Full-time 
  • 3 hours per session
  • 5 days/week Monday - Friday
  • 6.00pm-9.00pm
• Part-time
  • 2.5 hours per session
  • 3 days/week Monday - Friday
  • 6.30pm-9.00pm

Commencement Dates

To be confirmed (contact SchoolBuzz)

Teacher Qualifications

All our teachers are registered with the Council for Private Education, Singapore.

Assessment Methods

A test is conducted at the end of each module. Students are required to do a practicum upon completion of all 4 modules.

Awards

Upon completion of your course, you will receive the LTTC Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - Dip TESOL issued by The London Teacher Training College

Full-time

Part-time