TEFL Academy has formulated and devised its online TEFL courses in a very systematic way as a result of which the online courses are very comprehensive and exhaustive. The TEFL Academy online courses are designed specially and systematic steps are incorporated to initiate and complete the course curriculum. The courses are web-based TESOL or TEFL training involving videos available on the website that help in meticulous and extensive explanations; interactive sessions with the online tutor via chat or exchange of emails, exercises, assignments and lastly a detailed evaluation process after submission of the assignments by the online trainees. The would be teachers can easily grasp the principal features of teaching English program and learn about the trivialities of classroom environment from the detailed and structures procedures of the online TEFL courses.
The TESOL taster which is generally sent to the online trainees help in teaching the behavioral patterns that should be followed while being exposed to in-class teaching and also instills in them, the choreographies required to facilitate classroom teaching.
The live online chat support received from the online tutors or the TEFL videos available on the website help to clarify all doubts and confusion that arise in the minds of online TEFL students. Not only that, in case of unavailability of an online tutor, the trainees can always send an email directly to the tutor or resort to the Live Chat facility 24X7 where the online administrators instantly help the trainees to put forward their queries pertaining to the course. E-books are also provided to the candidates for reference work and also to assist and guide them while doing their assignments.
The course structure facilitates a collaborative learning. The courses consist of various phases, each having its own area of specialization. These phases are all comprehensive collection of proven strategies and tools required for effective online teaching, based on the principles of learning as a social process. The basics of good teaching, Language acquisitions, differences between acquiring a language and the language itself and many more are taught in the initial phase. Special emphasis is given on the knowledge of English grammar, pronunciation, phonetics, stress, rhythm, intonation and vocabulary.
The language skills are stressed upon as one of the main factors of teaching techniques. Training on listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities is an integral part of the online courses. Lesson plans are devised methodically so that the trainees can follow and execute what they learn from all the phases. The variety of courses has their own specialized and systematic course content or modules related to that particular area of teaching. At the end of each phase assignments and activities are fixed by the online tutor for the trainees to complete and submit. This facilitates participation and communication. Timely feedback is given by the Instructor to students which help the students to correct their errors. TESOL assignments which are designated to the online candidates by the tutors are assessed and analyzed which gives them an idea about their performance. The TEFL/TESOL certificate is given only on successful completion, submission and evaluation of the assignments.
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