If you want to teach English around the world, the first step is to enrol in an accredited TEFL course like the EBC Trinity CertTESOL course. However, it’s also important to organise a plan of action that will match your goals and work with your schedule and budget. Given this, it’s great to know the advantages of enrolling in a course at different times of the year. In this article, we go over some reasons why you should enrol in a course this coming January 2024.
If you want to teach English around the world, the first step is to enrol in an accredited TEFL course like the EBC Trinity CertTESOL course. However, it’s also important to organise a plan of action that will match your goals and work with your schedule and budget. Given this, it’s great to know the advantages of enrolling in a course at different times of the year. In this article, we go over some reasons why you should enrol in a course this coming January 2024.
About the online EBC Trinity CertTESOL course
Before we get to the advantages of enrolling in our TEFL course in January 2024, let’s first talk about the EBC Trinity CertTESOL course. It is a 4-week, 200-hour Ofqual level 5 Trinity CertTESOL TEFL course. This intensive course covers five foundation units:
- Unit 1: Teaching skills
- Unit 2: Language awareness
- Unit 3: Learner profile
- Unit 4: Materials assignment
- Unit 5: Unknown language
Each of these five units is designed to make you an effective English teacher. In order to pass the course, you will have to pass each of the units.
The five units of the EBC Trinity CertTESOL course
The course’s first unit includes six different teaching practice sessions which you will conduct with real English language learners. You will not only be assessed by your trainer, but you will also be assessing yourself in a journal, which will come in handy even after you finish the course. Believe us, when we say, we have graduates who refer to their journals and lesson plans to this day!
In the second unit, you will cover the grammar and phonology aspects of the English language. There will be a test that you will take towards the end of the course as an assessment.
The third unit of the course revolves around a learner profile that you will create with a real English language learner. You will need to prepare a linguistic profile of a language learner. The profile will also include a needs analysis and a corresponding lesson plan for your chosen learner. It will also give you the chance to make recommendations for the learner’s future language development.
The fourth unit of the course covers a written rationale for your development of a piece of teaching material. At the end of the course, a moderator from Trinity will interview you and you will talk about your material.
The fifth unit of the course is an unknown foreign language journal, which will cover your reflections and takeaways from your unknown foreign language classes. This unit is designed to show you that you do not need to speak your English language learners’ first language in order to effectively teach them English. It is also a great way to give you a glimpse of what your students will be going through. This will help you relate with them better and may even help you anticipate what they might struggle with.
Teach abroad with the Trinity CertTESOL
The Trinity CertTESOL is accepted and recognised by the British Council, which works in over 100 countries around the world. This means that you won’t have a difficult time finding an English teaching job.
And, the best part about taking the Trinity CertTESOL course with EBC is that we have a worldwide job placement programme. It’s lifetime and free for all our graduates. How does it work?
Well, essentially, you tell us when and where you want to work, and then you send us your CV. Afterwards, we send your CV to all our partner schools and language academies in your chosen area of the world. Yes, it really is that simple!
Learn Spanish in Spain with the EBC Road2Spain programme
If you want to teach English in Spain in January 2024 while learning Spanish in the beautiful Mediterranean country for a year, then EBC has the perfect programme for you.
The EBC Road2Spain programme combines the opportunity to teach English in Spain with the unique experience of learning Spanish there for one year. The programme is designed so that you first start with the online Trinity CertTESOL course. Then, after you have finished the course, you move to Spain, where you will study the Spanish language at a Cervantes Institute-accredited school for one year.
Our partner Spanish language school will give you your official letter of invitation, which you will need to apply for your Spanish visa. Speaking of, did you know that you can actually apply for your Spanish student visa directly from Spain? Read more about it here.
Because you will already have finished your CertTESOL course by then, you will have certification that will allow you to teach English in Spain. And, thanks to the Spanish immigration law, anyone with a Spanish student visa can work up to 30 hours a week.
The EBC Road2Spain programme is a sustainable way to live, work, and study in Spain. After all, it allows you to learn Spanish for a year while also allowing you to work as an English teacher. You will also get to travel around Europe since Spain is part of the Schengen zone. You have everything to gain by enrolling in the EBC Road2Spain programme.
Reasons to enrol in January 2024
Now that you know about how the Road2Spain programme works, let’s go over the advantages of enroling in January 2024.
January 2024: Start out the new year strong
How you start something matters. One of the advantages of enrolling with EBC in January 2024 is that it’s the start of a new year. During this worldwide “reset,” people give themselves a clean slate. This is why New Year’s Resolutions exist. People all around the world welcome the beginning of the new year as a time to try new things and make necessary changes.
Enroling in the EBC Trinity CertTESOL course in January 2024 is a great way to start the new year strong.
January 2024: It’s a great time for hiring
January 2024 will be an optimal time for applying for an English teaching job. In Spain, it’s a big month for recruitment because it’s the time of the year when companies open up their new budgets. It’s also a time when new English classes open because more students sign up.
So, naturally, language academies will be looking for more teachers at this time of the year. If you want to take advantage of the hiring season in Spain, then January 2024 is the month you should be eyeing.
January 2024: Good transition month for the academic calendar
Another reason why January 2024 is a great time to get your Trinity CertTESOL certification is because it’s a great transition month in the academic calendar. January falls in the middle of the Spanish academic calendar, making it an easier month for English teachers to transition into their new jobs. It may be harder to start teaching at an awkward time of the year, so it’s definitely an advantage to use your TEFL certification to get a job in a month like January.
January 2024: Experience unique cultural festivities
January 2024 in Spain is bound to be filled with opportunities for you to experience unique cultural festivities. For example, the beginning of January is when the Spanish celebrate Three Kings’ Day, or Dia de los Reyes. In fact, many even argue that it’s bigger than Christmas in Spain.
January 2024: Take advantage of the sales
January is famous for being the month when shops go on major sales. Prices drop, allowing you to save a lot! Moving to Spain will mean that you will have to buy quite a few things to get settled in. January is a great time to do so since you will be able to take advantage of the low prices.
January 2024: Fewer tourists
January isn’t typically tourist season in Spain. You can definitely use this to your advantage. Though January falls under winter, this season in Spain isn’t as extreme as in other parts of Europe. You will still be able to go sightseeing, depending on the day. Fewer tourists mean that Spanish tourist spots won’t be as crowded as they are in peak months like the summer.
Depending on how you think of it, fewer tourists also mean that you will have more opportunities to practise your Spanish. Remember, when learning another language, practice is key. We all need to step out of our comfort zone once in a while!
Enrol in the January 2024 course
Every month has its own set of advantages when it comes to getting TEFL certification and moving to Spain. January is a great month to do so because it’s a month when everything is fresh. Take advantage of this “reset month” and enrol in our January 2024 course today! Talk to us and we’ll get you started.
