Essential TEFL Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Location: Essential TEFL Bangkok, Thailand

This 120-hour course includes a complete review of English grammar, equipping teachers/graduates to explain the nuances of English grammar to students and colleagues. Successful completion awards a TEFL certificate, qualifying the recipient to teach English in Thailand and globally.

Grammar Review Topics:

• Nouns: proper, group, countable/uncountable, phrases, modifiers, quantifiable/unquantifiable, pronouns, possessives
• Verbs: tense variations, modal/phrasal verbs
• Adjectives: order, intensifiers/mitigators, comparatives/superlatives
• Adverbs: place, time, frequency
• Idioms, conditional statements, reported speech
• Numbers, dates, times
• Articles, determiners, quantifiers
• Punctuation

Teaching Practicalities:

• Teacher qualities, Thai culture/traditions, ethics, resources, classroom management
• Activity backups, presentation skills, STT vs. TTT, material selection
• Phonics/phonology, learning psychology, non-verbal communication
• Teaching methodologies for various skills and levels
• Lesson planning, using multimedia in class, grading and testing
• Online vs. classroom teaching, teaching across educational levels
• Specialized English teaching (business, test prep, etc.), career planning

Additional Topics:

• English positioning and history, British/American/world English differences

The course includes six practical teaching sessions for hands-on experience and feedback. Assessment is based on these sessions and paper-based exams.