European Languages Centre

Bury House, 33 Bury Street, St. Jamess, London, SW1Y 6AX United Kingdom Tel: 00- 44 (0) 20-7930 7488 Tel: 00- 44 (0) 20-7930 7477 Tel/Fax: 00-44 (0) 20-7930 7489 Email: education@london.eurolang.com Internet: www.eurolang.com

LONDON CENTRE
TESOL CERTIFICATE COURSE FULL-TIME 2005

The European Languages Centre was founded in order to provide high quality tuition at reasonable prices in an area of Britain, which has an international reputation for academic excellence, education and the arts.

Within our centre, we provide qualified, enthusiastic and professional TESOL trainers who are dedicated to the success of each student and who combine contemporary teaching methods with the most recent materials to ensure your rapid and accurate progress in this field.

On behalf of all our staff, I look forward to welcoming you to the European Languages Centre in person. Yours sincerely, Director of Studies.

Assessment, Reports and Certificates

There is no final examination but trainees are assessed throughout by our course team. Such progress tests are combined with notes made on your progress during tutorials and are recorded in a report. Furthermore, all successful students receive a TESOL Certificate, a course transcript and an evaluative report detailing your strengths in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. These documents will enable you to find suitable employment as a competent ESOL teacher anywhere in the world and to embark upon further, advanced courses of study in ESOL.

Reservations and Conditions

Please complete the application form that is attached to the brochure, and send it along with the entry test to European Languages Centre Ltd, Bury House, 33 Bury Street, St Jamess, London, SW1Y 6AX, United Kingdom. Course fees can be paid in cash (with 55 bank security surcharge), by cheque or bank transfer. You may also be able to obtain a Career Development Loan. Banking details are shown overleaf:

Banking details are as follows:

HSBC Pall Mall Branch, 69 Pall Mall, St Jamess, London, SW1Y 5EY

Account Name: Account No: Sort Code: Swift: Iban:

European Languages Centre Limited 51463845 40 05 20 MIDLGB2156B GB46MIDL40052051463845

Fees are payable 60 days before the start of the course. Late applicants should send the full course fee with the application forms. Cancellations: if you cancel your course 45 days or more before it starts, all course fees will be returned. As is normal practice, fees cannot be returned nor refunded except as detailed above. The Registration Fee for all courses is 100.00, which is non-refundable. We reserve the right to cancel or postpone courses that are under-subscribed. We are unable to make up or refund any payment or part thereof for lessons missed due to students' business and personal reasons. In the event that a trainer is unable to take a lesson(s) due to illness, the lesson(s) will be incorporated into another trainer's class. The cost of the lesson will not be returned and the course can not be extended.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent level, although good secondary school qualifications will be accepted, if combined with any of the following criteria:Evidence of successful foreign language learning Applicants must be mother-tongue speakers or non-native speakers fluent in English Successful interview with Course Coordinator and entry test

TESOL CERTIFICATE COURSE AND PRICE FULL-TIME 2005 (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
COURSE CODE WEEKS (130 hrs)* PRICE PER COURSE

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TESOL 4 including time for breaks & lunch 100.00 non-refundable registration fee not included

990**

Please contact us at the European Languages Centre for any further information you may require.

APPLICATION FORM 2005 TESOL CERTIFICATE COURSE (FULL-TIME) LONDON CENTRE

Personal Information Last name:_________________ First name: _____________ Female / Male Address:__________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ City:_______________________ Post code:______________________________ Country: ___________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home): _________ (Work): ________________________________ Fax (Home): ________________ (Work): _______________________________ E-mail(Home):_______________(Work):________________________________ Occupation:________________________________________________________ Date of birth: ________________ Education/Qualifications: _____________________________________________(secondary school) _____________________________________________(tertiary level) _____________________________________________(post-graduate) English GCSE or equivalent? Yes/No ________________ Experience ESOL Teaching experience:____________________________________(years) Country: __________________________________________(U.K. / overseas) Position: __________________________________________ Knowledge of a Foreign Language How many years have you studied a foreign language? ___ Indicate your ability below: Elementary / Low Intermediate / Intermediate / Upper Intermediate / Advanced I have read and fully understand that the European Languages Centre Limited cannot be held responsible for any personal loss, accident and injury and I fully understand the enclosed brochure, its contents and accept the attached Terms & Conditions of the European Languages Centre Ltd.. Signature (of student of legal guardian)______________________________ Name (printed)____________________________ Date_____________________ Other Information Please give a brief outline of your reasons for wishing to take this course: Course Details Course code: ___________________ Start date: (D/M/Y): ___/___/___

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Week One Monday 09:15 Getting to know you. Backgrounds etc. Libraries and bookshop facilities in London. Reading list. Course content. European Languages Centre. 10:00 Language Awareness assessment. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Why do people learn other languages? 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Tenses and functions. Overview of tenses. Introduction to teaching language in functions. 15:00 Self-directed study. Preparation for next days activities. 16:00 Close.

Tuesday 09:15 Phonology. Phonetic alphabet. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Forms of the Present Tense. How could you teach them? 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Learning theories and approaches. History and current best practice. 15:00 Self-directed study. Preparation for next days activities. 16:00 Close. Wednesday 09:15 Introduction to English language coursebooks. Examination of some wellknown publishers and discussion about how they are used. 10:15 Pronunciation, Stress and Intonation: their importance in language learning, and the teachers role. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Pronunciation, continued. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 How to teach Listening Skills. 15:00 Self-directed study. Preparation for next days lesson. 16:00 Close. Thursday 09:15 Grading of language. In what order do you teach the components of a language? 10:00 Concept, form and register. Teaching the meaning of a new language structure, how to make it, and adapt it to circumstances. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Model lesson. Introducing new language, and checking understanding. 12:30 Lunch. 13;30 Forms of the Future. The various ways of expressing future actions /present intentions in the English language. 15:00 Self-directed study. Preparation for next days lesson. 16:00 Close. Friday 09:15 Lesson planning. Structures/models for planning a lesson. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Modal verbs. What are they? How are they used? Why are they important? 12:30 Lunch.
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13:30 Resources. An overview of the wide variety of resources available to the teacher. Ideas on how they can best be used. 15:00 Self-directed study. Preparation of a lesson plan for Monday (to be continued at home). 16:00 Close. Week Two Monday 09:15 Presentation and discussion of lesson plan. 10:00 Vocabulary/lexis. Methods of teaching vocabulary. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Vocabulary (contin.). 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Coursebooks. A more detailed look at coursebooks in preparation for the students first assignment. 15:00 Self-directed study. Preparation for next days lesson. 16:00 Close. Tuesday 09:15 Teaching practice. Student delivers lesson prepared previous day. Feedback. 10:00 The Perfect aspect. Examination of the ways in which the perfect aspect of verbs changes meaning. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Classroom Management. Practical techniques to make lessons effective. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Assignment One : Coursebook Evaluation. 16:00 Close ( recommended). Wednesday 09:15 Teaching practice. Student delivers lesson prepared previous day. Feedback. 10:00 Passive Voice. An examination of how the passive voice is used in our daily lives, and how correct usage might be taught. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Reading Skills. How to teach students to improve reading ability. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Materials : the effective use of materials and other resources in delivering lessons. 15:00 Self-directed study. Preparation for next days lesson. 16:00 Close. Thursday 09:15 Teaching practice. Student delivers lesson prepared previous day. Feedback. 10:15 Concept Questions: practice. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Reported speech. When it is used and how it is formed. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Lesson preparation. Guided preparation of a lesson for next day. 15:00 Self-directed study. Preparation for next day. 16:00 Close. Friday 09:15 Teaching practice. Student delivers lesson prepared previous day. Feedback. 10:15 Modal verbs, part two. 11:00 Break . 11:15 Lesson planning. Guided preparation of teaching practice for Monday, including lesson plan and use of resources. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Assignment Two: Use of Materials in lessons. 16:00 close (student has until Monday to hand in this assignment).

Week Three Monday 09:15 Learner profile : Preparation of interviews with foreign students, and of written work by them. Interviews. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Guided preparation of a lesson plan. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Conjunctions and Prepositions. 15:00 Self-directed study. Preparation for next day. 16:00 Close. Tuesday 09:15 Writing Skills. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Teaching Observation. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Learner profile : analysis of taped and written information, and production of a short program of teaching to address weaknesses in the student's performance. 16:00 Close. Homework: prepare lesson for next day. Wednesday 09:15 Teaching practice and feedback. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Communicative activities. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Concept questions. 14:00 Grammar games and activities. 15:00 Prepare lesson for next day 16:00 Close. Thursday 09:15 Teaching practice and feedback. 10:00 Teaching observation. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Learner profile: lesson with student. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Designing tests. 15:00 Lesson preparation. 16:00 Close. Friday 09:15 Teaching practice and feedback. 10:15 Language practice. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Designing tests : rehearsal. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Assignment Three : Designing an ESOL test. 16:00 Close (can be continued at home).

Week Four Monday 09:15 Language revision. 10:00 Teaching observation. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Lesson preparation. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Teaching practice and feedback. 15:00 Lesson preparation for next day. 16:00 Close.

Tuesday 09:15 Phonology revision. 10:15 Teaching practice and feedback. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Teaching Observation. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Lesson planning. 15:00 Lesson preparation for next day. 16:00 Close. Wednesday 09:15 Classroom management revision. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Teaching practice and feedback. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Teaching observation. 15:00 Lesson preparation. 16:00 Close. Thursday 09:15 Final examination. 11:15 Break. 11:30 Teaching observation. 12:30 Lunch. 13:30 Teaching practice and feedback. 15:00 Completing notes. Updating Course File. 16:00 Close. Friday 09:15 Exam. Feedback. 10:00 Final teaching practice and feedback. 11:00 Break. 11:15 Q&A session. Course review. Course file completion. 12.30 Course closes.

N.B. Starting and finishing times may vary from week to week, depending on course content. Lessons may occasionally be taught at different times from those shown above.