Teaching English

A recognised qualification for language teachers

Who is this training for?

This course is designed for adults who would like to acquire a formal qualification in the teaching of English as a foreign language.

Potential candidates should have a good level of general education, preferably a university degree, and be mother-tongue or fluent English speakers.

Qualifications

ASC-IH offers the following teacher training qualifications:

• English - IH-Cert TEFLA
Certificate Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults

IH has been at the forefront of teacher training for many years and was instrumental in creating the RSA Certificate which was the predecessor of the Cambridge CELTA. The IH certificate is based on a similar syllabus and gives trainees a practical, hands-on introduction to the fundamental skills of teaching English as a foreign language.

This certificate is recognised by EDUQUA - the quality label for Swiss schools. For details please click here for information.

• French - IH-CEFLE
Certificat pour l'Enseignement du Français Langue Etrangère. Cliquez ici pour de plus amples reseignements.

Course schedule

Aims of course:

To develop awareness of:
• Language: Linguistic form, function and meaning
• Phonology
• Learners: different learning styles, cultural influences, motivation
• Materials: Evaluation and selection of published material, authentic material, games, visual materials, realia.

To give participants practical ability in:
• Classroom management
• Lesson planning
• Presentation and practice of new language
• Developing the skills of reading, listening, writing and speaking
• Error correction
• Teaching vocabulary
• Teaching pronunciation

Timetable

The course consists of 110 hours with the teacher trainers and experienced teachers.

Candidates will also be required to spend considerable amounts of time consolidating the content of the input sessions, preparing for their own classes and observing experienced teachers giving classes at different levels.

Trainee teachers will have teaching practice at two levels and will also be given access to school resources.

Standard Course

• Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 13h00-16h00

Next starting date: 25.01.2011

Assessment

Assessment is continuous through observed teaching practice.

Trainees will also be required to submit three written assignments, and produce their own file of visual materials.

Optional modules:
– Teaching business English
– Teaching one-to-one
– Teaching exam courses

The number of participants is limited to 6 per group.

Price

• Standard and Intensive Courses
CHF 4'200.- (including material but excluding the purchase of key reference books for private study)

A non-refundable deposit of CHF 500.- is required at the time of successful enrolment.

Information and enrolment

If you would like to apply for the teacher training course, please download the following documents, fill them in and send them by post to:

Bev Dubuisson bev.dubuisson@asc-ih.ch

Academic Director
ASC International House
72 Rue de Lausanne
1202 Geneva
Switzerland

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Application Form
Pre-course Selection Tasks