Certificate IV in TESOL

(40540SA/ CRICOS CODE 060825F)

This course is registered with the Nationally Recognised Training and is recognized all over Australia as one of the requirements for English teachers in accredited colleges. It will greatly improve your chances of securing work in many countries around the world. It provides students with a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of TESOL.

Course Content:
  1. Use the Terminology of Traditional Grammar
  2. Identify and use Basic Grammatical Concepts and Traditional Meta language
  3. Design and Develop Learning Resources
  4. Design and Develop Learning Strategies
  5. Plan an Integrated Lesson using Communicative Language Teaching Methodology
  6. Apply Adult TESOL Methodologies to Develop English Language skills
Course Length:

      8 weeks (25hours per week)

Course Intake Dates:

2008 - 11 February, 7 April, 30 June, 25 August, 17 November

2009 - 2 February, 30 March, 25 May, 20 July, 14 September, 9 November

Course Fees:

$3160 ($2900 course + $100 materials + $160 enrolment fee)

Entry Requirements:

Current Viva College Students:

  • IELTS 5.5 or equivalent OR
  • Completed Viva College Upper Intermediate (5) level + teacher’s report/ recommendation
  • Plus interview with Director of Training (DOT)

External students:

  • IELTS 5.5 or equivalent
  • Required to do an entry test and interview with Director of Training (DOT)
Sample Timetable:

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Certificate IV in TESOL Sample Timetable (only)

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday
9:45 - 12:45
Student-led Warmer

Classroom Language:

  1. Group activity:
    Preparing instructions for a communicative activity
  2. Checking for understanding
    • Preparing checking questions
    • Monitoring
Student-led Warmer

Defining Communicative Competence
Reading & discussion

Lexis 1: What is Lexis?

  • Comparison of lexis, vocabulary and grammar
  • Lexis in the classroom
Student-led Warmer

Class Observation and follow-up tasks

Introduction to appropriacy and register
(role plays and discussion)
Student-led Warmer

Preparation of functionally based lesson
Teacher guidance on all aspects of this.
Development of functional language
Student-led Warmer

Peer teaching & review –
Functionally based lessons
Break
1:45 – 3:45
Student-led Warmer

Classroom management & Organization 2:

  • gestures
  • board work
  • eliciting
Student-led Warmer

Functional Approach
Model lesson and discussion of

  • Functions & exponents
  • Importance of context
  • Brainstorming ideas for lesson content
Student-led Warmer

Pronunciation 1

  • Phonemes, morphemes
  • Problem sounds
  • Stress, rhythm, intonation

Lexis 2: Lexis & skills work

  • Pre-, during, and after task lexis work
  • lesson procedures
  • presentation techniques & practice activities
  • lexical games
Student-led Warmer

Classroom management & organization 3:
Mistakes, errors & correction

  • what is an error?
  • checking for understanding
Student-led Warmer

Peer teaching & review
Functionally based lessons