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SPotligHt TEFl CoURSES

Courses for

Tefl teachers

A growing number of non-native English speakers are taking Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Tefl)
courses in English-speaking countries. Claire Twyman speaks to a handful of providers about this trend.

ome Tefl providers in English- of experienced Tefl teachers (DVD and Chilean, Swiss and Uzbekistani. In the
speaking countries have witnessed in-house),” she says. Adding that the course mornings, the clients are taught together by
an increase in enrolments from follows a communicative approach and is two trainers with sessions on methodology,
S non-native speakers in recent very practical in nature, she explains, “On language awareness and phonology. “In
years, and Aoife Govern from IH Dublin the full-time course, teaching practise takes the afternoons the candidates are divided
www.ihdublin.com in Ireland – offering place in the morning, followed by feedback into two groups, each with a trainer,”
Certificate in English Language Teaching and assisted lesson planning, then input she explains. “There is supervised lesson
to Adults (Celta) and Diploma in English sessions (methodology) in the afternoon.” planning and then teaching practise to real
Language Teaching to Adults (Delta) – While the Celta course at IH Cape learners for two hours, followed by both oral
explains the reasons why. “Although the Town has seen enrolments from Europe, and written feedback.”
majority of trainees on Celta and Delta Brazil, the Middle East and other African As Furre highlights, it is very
courses are native English speakers, we countries in the past, Rachael Beveridge important that non-native English speakers
have seen a growth in non-native trainees,” from RMIT English Worldwide (REW) can keep up with their native classmates.
she says. “While Celta is standardised www.rmitenglishworldwide.com in the “However, in some instances, the fact that
internationally, some trainees feel that Australian city of Melbourne, sometimes they have studied English as a foreign
if they successfully complete a training sees enrolments on its Celta course from language puts them at an advantage
programme in an English-speaking context countries including Greece, Germany as they will probably have a very good
it reflects well on their English skills and and China. Students often already live in understanding of grammar,” she concludes.
on their ability to work with learners from a Australia before applying, Beveridge says, claire@hothousemedia.com
range of backgrounds.” but there is a small percentage
With recent trainees at IH Dublin who come from overseas. A selection of Tefl courses
hailing from countries including Brazil, “Like Melbourne, REW is
France and the Middle East, Govern very multicultural so students
explains that the school’s teacher training feel welcome and are exposed Location name of school Courses offered Min. weeks Min. lang. Minimum academic requirement Min. age
department was established in 2004 and to cultural diversity both in
Passed
has since “grown to become one of Ireland’s and out of the classroom,” she RMIT English Worldwide
Australia C 5 a Year 12 or 18
largest providers of University of Cambridge explains, adding, “The course www.rmitenglishworldwide.com equivalent
teacher training courses”. Indeed, includes nine practise lessons, Ireland IH Dublin C, D 4 a A-levels or 18
Cambridge English Language Assessment four written assignments www.ihdublin.com equivalent
Kaplan International Colleges
www.cambridgeenglish.org validates the and one-to-one progress Ireland www.kaplaninternational.com C 4 i req 16
popular Celta and Delta courses, and it was check meetings with a tutor. new Kaplan International Colleges
International House World Organisation’s Courses operate with small Zealand www.kaplaninternational.com TKT 4 i req 16
(IHWO) International House Certificate, classes of 18 trainees to ensure south IH Cape Town C 4 a A-levels or 18
Africa www.ihcapetown.com equivalent
formed in 1962, that provides the basis of ample interaction with tutors,
IH Belfast A-levels or
the Celta programme today. “Although the and trainees conduct their UK C 4 a 20*
www.ihbelfast.com equivalent*
structure of our courses remain similar, we teaching practise lessons to real Bachelor’s
are constantly updating our course content international students at two UK IH Bristol T 2 a degree or 18
www.ihbristol.com equivalent
and material in line with new technologies,” levels of English proficiency.”
IH London A-levels or
Govern adds. “For example, we now Norwich Institute for UK www.ihlondon.com C, D, T 4 a equivalent 20*
offer the online Celta, which is a blended Language Education (Nile) IH newcastle A-levels or
UK C, D 4 a 18
www.ihnewcastle.com
learning course with input sessions online www.nile-elt.com in the UK Leeds English Language school T 20 a equivalent 18
PHotoS: KaPlan international CollegeS IH Cape Town www.ihcapetown.com in non-native English clientele, * exceptions can be made at the course leaders’ discretion a advanced C Certificate in English
A-levels or
UK – also offering the Celta
and teaching practise at the school.”
equivalent
www.leedsenglish.com
Also part of the IHWO network,
course – has seen growth in
norwich Institute for Language
A-levels or
UK
4
a
18
Education (nILE)
C, D
equivalent
www.nile-elt.com
South Africa runs a Celta course five-to-six
as Hanna Furre, Business
st Giles International C, D, T,
UK and
A-levels or
4
times per year, and according to Wiebke
18
a
Development Co-ordinator,
equivalent
TKT
UsA
www.stgiles-international.com
Fiallo, Director of Studies, there is at least
relates. “The present course
ELs Language Centers
20
a
req
UsA
4
C
one non-native English trainee on almost
has 12 candidates and four
www.els.edu
are non-native speakers,” she
every programme. “The course is made up
Language Teaching to Adults (Celta) D Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (Delta)
of 120 hours, with six hours of observed
says, adding that previous
i intermediate req info available on request TKT Cambridge Teaching Knowledge Test
T Teaching English to speakers of Other Languages (Tesol)
teaching practise and six hours’ observation
nationalities have included
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