Study globally accepted 4-week TEFL at Chiang Mai University
Location
Thailand: Chiang Mai
Length of Position: 4 weeksDescription
Study a 4-week TEFL program right at the heart of Thailand's third ranked university. Chiang Mai University Teaching English as a Foreign Language (CMUTEFL) Certificate Program is Chiang Mai's only 4-week university accredited TEFL certification programs. CMUTEFL offers participants a full Thai culture + TEFL training immersion experience which cannot be matched. In just 4 weeks, you will graduate as a qualified TEFL teacher, equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and practical teaching experience necessary for you to start your new EFL/ESL career anywhere in the world!
CMUTEFL certificate course has a very practical emphasis and deals primarily with the real skills and knowledge required by teachers in the EFL/ESL classroom. As Chiang Mai's ONLY university accredited TEFL certification program, you will be ensured that the course you are undertaking is globally recognized.
Practice
CMUTEFL students will have the opportunity to teach at least 6 hours of observed classes to learners using skills they have acquired during training. TEFL trainees will have exposure to both teaching learners at Chiang Mai University along with learners at local schools in Chiang Mai. Structure one-to-one feedback will be provided by professional and qualified TEFL trainers with years of ESL experience.
Course Outline
Week 1
- Techniques in classroom management
- Teaching methodology
- Textbook analysis
- Giving student feedback
- Learner awareness
- Learning styles
- Teaching styles
- Giving instructions
- Lesson planning
- Teacher talk time
- Error Correction
Week 2
- CMUTEFL Microteaching
- Teaching Vocabulary
- Teaching Pronunciation
- Anticipating learner difficulties
- Teaching Reading
- Tactics for teaching grammar
- Concept checking questions
- Pace in the classroom
- Teaching grammar from textbooks
- Task based learning
Week 3
- CMUTEFL Microteaching
- Using drama in the classroom
- Teaching Writing
- Teaching Speaking
- Teaching Listening
- Communicative approach to grammar
- Analyzing and correcting writing
- Encouraging learner autonomy
Week 4
- CMUTEFL Microteaching
- Language Analysis
- Teaching young learners workshop
- Games for the classroom
- Using music in EFL classroom
- Classroom tools
- Using the Internet
- Professional Development workshop
Highlights
CMUTEFL offers students the opportunity to be fully immersed in Thai culture whilst training to become a teacher. CMUTEFL is the only 4-week on-campus university TEFL certificate training program in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
As a student of CMUTEFL at the Language Institute, students will benefit with access to all local undergraduate/postgraduate students facilities, these include access to: swimming pool, fitness centre, athletics track and library.
Program Benefits:
1. Full TEFL Certification (120 hours)
2. University accreditation at one of South East Asia's leading institutions
3.Three hours of input sessions per day covering all aspects of the theory and practice of language teaching
4. Special workshops given by specialists covering other aspects of language teaching (e.g. teaching young learners)
5. Filmed micro-teaching sessions each week, which gives trainees a chance to practice elements of their teaching and obtain both peer-2-peer feedback and feedback from their trainers
6.Two real life observation each week where trainees have the opportunity to observe current Chiang Mai University teachers in action
7. Survival Thai language and culture instruction (20 hours)
8. 6-hour observed teaching practices with real students at both university level and at local government and monastery schools
9. Visa: Free Non immigrant Education visa assistance - terms and conditions apply