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University of Portsmouth: Trinity Certificate in TESOL (Distance Learning)

Institution University of Portsmouth View institution profile
Department Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Web www.port.ac.uk/study/postgraduate
Email admissions@port.ac.uk
Telephone 023 9284 5566
Study type Taught

Summary

Overview

If you're an English language teacher looking to develop your knowledge and skills in teaching English as a second or foreign language, this 18-week online course is for you.

This Trinity Certificate in TESOL (CertTESOL) course will help you achieve your professional goals and take your English teaching to the next level, through dedicated coursework and the ability to put your new skills into action straight away in your own teaching practice. Studying part-time by distance learning, you'll be able to fit your studies around your job in a way that suits you.

You'll learn how to better engage with diverse groups of learners, adapt your teaching methods to different learner needs, and create inclusive and dynamic learning environments. All members of our expert teaching team hold the DELTA (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), the highest qualification for English language teachers awarded by Cambridge Assessment.

As an internationally-recognised qualification, this CertTESOL will make you a highly sought-after TESOL teacher and enable you to teach English in schools, language centres and educational institutions around the world.

On this short course, you'll:

  • gain comprehensive knowledge of the main grammatical, lexical and phonological features of standard English, and a deeper understanding of the main advantages and disadvantages of various language teaching approaches

  • draw up a range of lesson plans with clear and achievable aims, using appropriate methods for learners with various needs

  • find out how to provide a relevant learning environment and opportunities for learners in relation to their learning objectives

  • evaluate, use and adapt published material and create teaching materials using the internet, visual aids, audio, video and ICT

  • evaluate your own effectiveness as a teacher, and improve your skills in interpersonal communication, flexibility and adaptability, time and workload management, delivering constructive and supportive feedback, group behaviour management, teamwork and creativity

  • explore how to find a TESOL post after the course and of the main issues relevant to employment in this area

  • have online access to all course materials to use at your own pace and in your own time, with discussion forums and collaborative tools that enable communication and group work with your fellow students

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Why Portsmouth?

Portsmouth offers a wide range of Master’s degrees designed to help you go further. 

We’re as ambitious for your future as you are. Our Master’s courses are informed by what employers know they’ll need tomorrow. You’ll be taught by experts in research and practice, who have experience of making change happen out in the world. 

With excellent industry links, plus an impressive community of alumni entrepreneurs, you’ll enjoy opportunities to network with a whole range of people. Connections you make through Portsmouth can change everything. 

Many Master’s students balance work and life commitments while …

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