Key information

  • Delivery

    Online, Self-study

  • Estimated study time

    60 hours

  • Length of access

    12 months

Teach English

Your stepping stone to the Certificate IV in Communicative TESOL

This course will appeal to students who are interested in and curious about teaching English to speakers of other languages. Students will learn a communicative style of teaching which is different from how English is taught in many non-native English-speaking countries. This course is an ideal stepping stone to the nationally accredited Certificate IV in Communicative TESOL course.

What you'll learn

Enrich your communicative skills with a course that equips you with advanced skills to teach language and literacy to students from non-English speaking background.

  • Teaching Second Language Literacies

  • Teaching Speaking and Listening Skills

  • Teaching Linguistic Features of English

  • Creating Lessons

  • The Role of a Teacher

How you'll learn

This course is fully online and self-paced, allowing you to study when it’s convenient for you. We expect this course to take a minimum of 60 hours to complete. Learning content includes comprehensive explanations, activities (with keys) and short videos. There are three assignments which upon successful completion will earn students a Certificate of Achievement.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    MODULE 1 - Teaching Second Language Literacies

    • Welcome
  • 2

    Module 1 - Part 1 : Preparing to teach Literacy

    • Module 1 Overview

    • 1. Language Acquisition

    • 2. Preparing to Teach Second Language Reading and Writing Skills

    • 3. Reading and Writing Teaching Suggestions

    • 4. Genre

    • 5. Selecting Appropriate Texts: Situationally and Culturally

    • 6. Needs Analysis

    • 7. Two Stage Error Correction

    • 8. Teaching Methodology

    • 9. Planning a Lesson

    • 10. Speaking Activities for Reading and Writing Lessons

    • 11. Finding Appropriate Resources
  • 3

    Module 1 - Part 2 : Teaching Literacy

    • 1. Teaching Reading and Writing Skills

    • 2. Teaching Vocabulary

    • 3. Technology in the Classroom

    • 4. Providing Feedback

    • 5. Creating Engaging Lessons

    • 6. Lifelong Learning

    • 7. Bibliography
  • 4

    MODULE 2 - Teaching Speaking and Listening Skills

    • Welcome

    • Module 2 Overview

    • 1. Teaching Speaking

    • 2. Activities Appropriate for Different CEFR Levels

    • 3. Learner Needs

    • 4. Teaching Lexical Phrases and Chunks

    • 5. Lexical Phrases and Collocations

    • 6. Cohesion

    • 7. Different Features of Spoken and Written English

    • 8. Teaching Listening

    • 9. Teaching Using Pre-Recorded Material

    • 10. Correcting Speaking

    • 11. Last word on Speaking and Listening

    • 12. Bibliography
  • 5

    MODULE 3 - Teaching Linguistic Features of English

    • Welcome

    • Module 3 Overview

    • 1. Preparing to Teach Learners

    • 2. Preparing to Teach Vocabulary

    • 3. Preparing to Teach Grammar

    • 4. Linguistic Background

    • 5. Preparing to Teach Pronunciation

    • 6. Teaching Vocabulary

    • 7. Teaching Grammar

    • 8. Deductive and Inductive Approaches to Teaching

    • 9. Teaching Pronunciation

    • 10. Bibliography
  • 6

    MODULE 4: Creating Lessons

    • Welcome

    • Module 4 Overview
  • 7

    Module 4 - Part 1: Lesson Planning and Assessment

    • 1. An Introduction to Lesson Planning

    • 2. Sample Lesson Plans

    • 3. What is a Needs Analysis?

    • 4. Aims and Objectives of a Lesson

    • 5. Teaching Approaches

    • 6. Teaching Points

    • 7. Stages of a Lesson

    • 8. Beginning a Lesson "Getting to know you activities"

    • 9. Reviewing and Evaluating Your Plan

    • 10. An introduction to Learner Assessment

    • 11. Formative and Summative Assessment

    • 12. Types of Language Assessments

  • 8

    Module 4 - Part 2: The Role of the Teacher

    • 1. Describing Teachers

    • 2. Emotional and Cultural Intelligence

    • 3. Classroom Management

    • 4. Building Rapport

    • FINAL STEPS
  • 9

    KEY to Optional Activities in Modules 1 to 4

    • Key to optional activities in Modules 1 to 4
  • 10

    ASSESSMENTS

    • How to submit your assessments

    • ASSESSMENT 1 - Meeting the needs of a diverse class

    • ASSESSMENT 2 - Creating a Listening Lesson

    • ASSESSMENT 3 - Creating a Reading Lesson