SEE TEFL: Internationally-Recognized TEFL Training Course in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Location
Thailand: Chiang Mai
Length of Position: 4 weeks (120 hours)Description
SEE’s accredited TEFL Certification in Chiang Mai, Thailand with job guarantee enables its graduates to successfully step in to a classroom and teach English. Participants experience 6 x 1-hour teaching practices with real students in real schools. The schools include a nursing college, a kindergarten, a primary school and a government university. SEE’s teaching inputs combined with the teaching practices give participants the knowledge, skills, confidence and experience to be an English language teacher to non-native speakers.
SEE TEFL training course is certified ISO 9001:2008 compliant by Bureau Veritas, the global leader in standards assessment and certification, accredited by UKAS, the United Kingdom Accreditation Service.
We are the first and only TEFL teacher training company to do so in Asia.
ISO 9001:2008 certification verifies that an organization has effective process quality control and includes comprehensive training in process and quality management, which ensures the best TEFL teacher training available in Asia.
SEE provides a unique opportunity to teach English in a school, college or university anywhere in the world.
Practice
A fundamental part of any TEFL course. SEE's trainees will teach 6 one-hour observed classes to real students using skills they have acquired during training. Levels will range from beginner to intermediate with an age range from primary to adult. One-to-one feedback will be given to every trainee by one of SEE's experienced class observers.
Teaching Techniques
Components of the course cover:
1. Introduction
2. The Teaching Process (1)
3. The Teaching Process (2)
4. Teaching Pronunciation
5. Teaching Vocabulary
6. Teaching Grammar
7. Teaching Speaking
8. Teaching Listening
9. Teaching Reading
10. Teaching Writing
11. Topics, Situations, Notions and Functions
12. Classroom Interaction
13. Classroom Discipline
14. Teaching Children
15. Large Heterogeneous Classes
16. Lesson Preparation + example lesson plan
Foreign Language Experience
Appreciation of the difficulties involved in learning a foreign language and how this can benefit their teaching.
Language Awareness - the structure and components of English
Trainees will receive an overview of all verb tenses and language components as well as a focused analysis of conditional sentences, passive verb forms and specific commonly used verb tenses. Stress, intonation and rhythm will be analyzed and practiced.
Student Profile
Trainees work with individual students on rapport-building, error analysis and correction and addressing individual student needs. A final report including a needs analysis, student analysis and summary will be prepared by trainees and discussed with the course trainer.
Materials Project
Trainees will develop a set of teaching materials during the training period. The materials need to be portable, durable, easy-to-use and relevant. An analysis and demonstration of the materials will be prepared and presented to other course trainees for discussion.
Highlights
SEE Accredited TEFL Programme Benefits
1. TEFL Certification
2. Cultural Awareness Day: The Do's and Dont's of teaching in Thailand. In addition, a visit to a local temple, the national museum and hill-tribe museum.
3. Employment: SEE's network of associate schools ensures a selection of job opportunities for every SEE graduate.
4. Visa Support. We will sponsor your 1-year multi-entry non-immigrant visa application free of charge.
5. Accommodation is optional. The extra cost is only 200 USD.
6. Group or Friend Accommodation offer: friends or partners sharing accommodation need only pay 1 accommodation fee.
7. 24-hour emergency Thai/English helpline
8. A free grammar reference book (Murphy's)
9. Survival Thai language instruction.
10. How to... open a bank account, find a dentist, buy western food etc.
11. Collection upon arrival: If requested, a SEE representative will meet participants upon arrival at Chiang Mai airport.
12. Free Thai language instruction