EBC 200-Hour Online TEFL Certification with Trainer Support

Earn a combined TESOL and TEFL certificate with EBC’s 200-hour online TEFL course, which is designed to meet Ofqual Level 5 criteria. Benefit from trainer-marked assignments, flexible self-paced learning, and lifelong global career placement assistance. Upgrade options to Trinity CertTESOL are available.

Online TEFL with Trainer Support & Job Assistance

Welcome to EBC’s Online TEFL Certification Course

TEFL certification:

EBC CertTESOL+TEFL in TESOL and TEFL

Total hours:

200

Academic level:

Written to Ofqual level 5 standards

Academic standard:

Based on our Trinity CertTESOL material

Total cost:

€500

Price per hour

€2.50

Course location:

Online classroom

Duration:

Study at your own pace

Class times:

24 x 7 – study at your own pace

Get Certified with Our 200-Hour Online TEFL Course

Dual certification in TESOL and TEFL

Teaches you foundation English language teaching skills

Trains you to be an English teacher

Written to Ofqual level 5 standards

Based on the EBC Trinity CertTESOL course material

Study at your own pace and in your own time

Convenient and accessible

Includes worldwide, lifetime job placement

Online TEFL Course with Trainer Support & Job Assistance

Upgrade Anytime: After completing the EBC Online TEFL Certification, you can move up to the Trinity CertTESOL and receive full credit for your original course fee — just pay the difference.

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Objective

Units

Achieve Your TEFL Certification Online – 200 Hours

This course prepares you to:

The course also includes lifetime, worldwide job placement that helps you get an English teaching job whenever you want.

When you graduate, you will:

Get an EBC TESOL and TEFL certificate
Understand language use and analysis;
Be knowledgeable of teaching theory and its practical application;
Know how to manage your classroom;
Be able to identify student learning difficulties and develop remedial action plans;
Know how to plan, design and develop and deliver effective lessons;
Be able to teach in both a TEFL and TESOL classroom environment.

Course Overview and Unit Requirements

The 200-hour online TEFL certification course is divided into 10 basic parts, each of which must be completed successfully to receive certification. The following section gives a full outline of the topics covered in each unit.

Online TEFL certification course - Introduction

Provides a thorough introduction to teaching English as a foreign language, equipping you with the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in a global classroom.

Important information about this course
How to take a review lesson
How to take an end of unit test
Teaching and other resources
Reference books
Useful internet resource sites
FREE ready-to-use classroom material

Online TEFL certification course - Unit 1 - Learning styles

General issues about the learning cycle, different student types, and various learning models.

READ ME FIRST – How to work through Unit 1
Unit 1 reading material PDF file
Section 1 – The learning cycle and types of learners
1. The KOLB learning cycle
2. Types of learners
Section 2 – Teaching models that have influenced current teaching methods
1. Teaching models
  1. Grammar-translation
  2. Audio-lingualism
  3. PPP: Presentation, Practice and Production
  4. Task-Based Learning
  5. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
Review lesson 1 – Learning and teaching models
Section 3 – Introduction to the lesson structure and presentation
1. Introduction to the lesson structure
2. The four commandments for presenting materials
  1. Attention
  2. Awareness
  3. Appreciate
  4. Assimilate
3. Presenting material
4. Examples Of Presenting Material
Section 4 – Presenting explanations and instructions
1. How to give explanations and instructions
2. Make sure you have the class’ full attention
3. Present the information more than once
4. Be brief
5. Illustrate with examples
6. Get feedback
Review lesson 2 – Lesson structure and presenting
Written assignment 1 – Presentation style critique, lesson plan study and reflection – Trainer assessed with feedback
Section 5 – What we know about language learning
1. Our understanding of language learning
2. What elements are necessary for language learning in a classroom?
3. Engage, Study, Activate (ESA)
Section 6 – How engage, study and activate (ESA) fit together in lesson sequences
1. Straight Line ESA
2. Boomerang ESA
3. Patchwork ESA
Review lesson 3 – Language learning and ESA
Engaging the learner through context
1. Lead-in activities
2. Using a text to contextualise target language
3. Other ways to develop a context for the target language
Unit 1 – End of unit test

Online TEFL certification course - Unit 2 - Motivation

Touches on the different types of motivation techniques and issues in the classroom and the teacher’s responsibility.

READ ME FIRST – How to work through Unit 2
Unit 2 reading material PDF file
Section 1 – Motivation
1. Motivation
2. The importance of motivation
3. Different kinds of motivation
Section 2 – The teacher’s responsibility
1. Reflecting on the characteristics of a good teacher
2. Results and conclusions
3. Your responsibility as a teacher
Section 3 – Extrinsic motivation
1. What is extrinsic motivation?
2. Success and its rewards
3. Failure and its penalties
4. Authoritative Demands
5. Tests
6. Competition
Section 4 – Intrinsic motivation and interest
1. What is intrinsic motivation?
2. Ways to build student interest
3. Hints and tips on how to build interest
  1. Clear goals
  2. Varied topics and tasks
  3. Visuals Tension and challenge games
  4. Entertainment activities
  5. Play-acting
  6. Information gap
  7. Personalisation
  8. Open-ended cues
Written assignment 2 – Motivational methods assessment – Trainer assessed with feedback
Section 5 – Fluctuations in student interest
1. Why does student interest go up and down?
2. Managing rises and falls in student interest
Learner motivation and preferences
1. Different types of learner motivation models
2. Other motivation models that impact language learning
3. The role of the teacher in motivating learners
4. Different ways of learning and learner preferences
5. Selecting and adapting material for the individual learner
Building empathy with learners
1. What empathy is in our context
2. What role empathy plays in the classroom
3. How empathy and rapport are connected
4. How to show empathy in the classroom
Review lesson 4 – Motivation
Motivation theories
1. Abraham Maslow
2. Frederick Herzberg
3. David McClelland
4. David Ausubel
5. Jerome Bruner
6. Lev Vygotsky
7. Albert Bandura
8. Robert Gagne
9. B. F. Skinner
10. Video playlist illustrating their theories
Unit 2 – End of unit test

Online TEFL certification course - Unit 3 - Classroom interaction and management

Discusses techniques and theories behind discipline in the classroom. It also looks at teacher behaviour and practical classroom management techniques.

READ ME FIRST – How to work through Unit 4
Unit 4 reading material PDF file
Section 1 – What is grammar?
1. What is grammar?
2. A general description of grammar
3. Grammatical structures
4. Grammatical meaning
Section 2 – Presenting and explaining grammar
1. Presenting and explaining grammar
2. Guidelines for presenting and explaining a new grammatical structure
3. Learning how to explain English grammar
Functional language
1. What is meant by functional language/functional exponents
2. Context and function
3. How to describe language by communicative Function
4. Appropriacy of language
5. Analysing the form of Functional language
6. Things to consider when planning a functional language lesson
Language awareness 1 – tense, aspect and voice
1. Tense and aspect
2. Some common issues with tense and aspect
3. Active and passive Forms
Language awareness 2 – future forms, modals and conditionals
1. Ways of expressing the Future
2. Modality and modal verbs
3. Conditional sentences
Language awareness 3 – noun phrases
1. The structure and use of noun phrases
2. Countable and uncountable nouns
3. Some main uses of articles
4. Relative clauses in noun phrases
5. Common learner difficulties with noun phrases
World Englishes
1. Kachru’s three circles of English
2. Implications of World Englishes on English language teaching
3. Activities to raise learner’s awareness of varieties of English
Pronunciation and phonology
1. The sounds (vowels and consonants) of English
2. The phonemic chart
3. Stressed and weak syllables
4. How to integrate an understanding of the sounds of English and word stress into teaching
Section 3 – Present simple
1. Present simple
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 3 – Present simple – Exercises 1 to 5
Section 4 – Present continuous
1. Present continuous
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 4 – Present continuous – Exercises 6 to 11
Section 5 – Past simple and continuous
1. Past simple and continuous
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 5 – Past simple and continuous – Exercises 12 to 15
Section 6 – Past perfect simple and continuous
1. Past perfect simple and continuous
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 6 – Past perfect simple and continuous – Exercises 16 to 19
Section 7 – Present perfect simple
1. Present perfect simple
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 7 – Present perfect simple – Exercises 20 to 24
Section 8 – Present perfect continuous
1. Present perfect continuous
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 8 – Present perfect continuous – Exercises 25 to 26
Section 9 – Future
1. Future
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 9 – Future – Exercises 27 to 34
Section 10 – Conditionals
1. Conditionals
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 10 – Conditionals – Exercises 35 to 41
Written assignment 5 – Grammar teaching exercises – Trainer assessed with feedback

Online TEFL certification course - Unit 4 - Grammar, language skills, pronunciation and phonology

Introduces basic grammar concepts and guidelines for presenting and teaching grammar.

READ ME FIRST – How to work through Unit 4
Unit 4 reading material PDF file
Section 1 – What is grammar?
1. What is grammar?
2. A general description of grammar
3. Grammatical structures
4. Grammatical meaning
Section 2 – Presenting and explaining grammar
1. Presenting and explaining grammar
2. Guidelines for presenting and explaining a new grammatical structure
3. Learning how to explain English grammar
Functional language
1. What is meant by functional language/functional exponents
2. Context and function
3. How to describe language by communicative Function
4. Appropriacy of language
5. Analysing the form of Functional language
6. Things to consider when planning a functional language lesson
Language awareness 1 – tense, aspect and voice
1. Tense and aspect
2. Some common issues with tense and aspect
3. Active and passive Forms
Language awareness 2 – future forms, modals and conditionals
1. Ways of expressing the Future
2. Modality and modal verbs
3. Conditional sentences
Language awareness 3 – noun phrases
1. The structure and use of noun phrases
2. Countable and uncountable nouns
3. Some main uses of articles
4. Relative clauses in noun phrases
5. Common learner difficulties with noun phrases
World Englishes
1. Kachru’s three circles of English
2. Implications of World Englishes on English language teaching
3. Activities to raise learner’s awareness of varieties of English
Pronunciation and phonology
1. The sounds (vowels and consonants) of English
2. The phonemic chart
3. Stressed and weak syllables
4. How to integrate an understanding of the sounds of English and word stress into teaching
Section 3 – Present simple
1. Present simple
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 3 – Present simple – Exercises 1 to 5
Section 4 – Present continuous
1. Present continuous
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 4 – Present continuous – Exercises 6 to 11
Section 5 – Past simple and continuous
1. Past simple and continuous
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 5 – Past simple and continuous – Exercises 12 to 15
Section 6 – Past perfect simple and continuous
1. Past perfect simple and continuous
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 6 – Past perfect simple and continuous – Exercises 16 to 19
Section 7 – Present perfect simple
1. Present perfect simple
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 7 – Present perfect simple – Exercises 20 to 24
Section 8 – Present perfect continuous
1. Present perfect continuous
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 8 – Present perfect continuous – Exercises 25 to 26
Section 9 – Future
1. Future
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 9 – Future – Exercises 27 to 34
Section 10 – Conditionals
1. Conditionals
2. Form
3. Uses
4. Exercises
Section 10 – Conditionals – Exercises 35 to 41
Written assignment 5 – Grammar teaching exercises – Trainer assessed with feedback

Online TEFL certification course - Unit 5 - How to teach vocabulary

Introduces basic concepts and guidelines for presenting and teaching vocabulary.

READ ME FIRST – How to work through Unit 5
Unit 5 reading material PDF file
Section 1 – Presenting new vocabulary
1. Different ways of presenting new vocabulary
Section 2 – Ideas for vocabulary work in class
1. Ideas for vocabulary work in class
2. Brainstorming around an idea
3. Star diagram example
4. Fill in the blanks
Section 3 – Remembering vocabulary
1. Remembering Vocabulary
2. Task one – run a memory test
3. Task two – tabulate the results
4. Task three – analyse the results
5. Results and teaching implications
Supporting learners with vocabulary
1. How to convey the meaning of vocabulary
2. How to check students’ understanding
3. Focusing on form, spelling and pronunciation of vocabulary
4. The stages of a vocabulary presentation
Supporting learners with structures
1. Conveying the meaning of grammatical structure
2. Checking the understanding of structures
3. Using the board to clearly present form
4. Effective drilling of sentences
5. Decentralising the teacher’s role with a ‘guided discovery’ approach
Review lesson 12 – Teaching vocabulary
Unit 5 – End of unit test

Online TEFL certification course - Unit 6 - How to teach reading and writing

Looks at examples for teaching two of the so-called “four skills” – reading and writing.

READ ME FIRST – How to work through Unit 6
Unit 6 reading material PDF file
Section 1 – What is really involved in reading?
1. Are reading and understanding connected?
2. What is involved in reading?
3. How do we read?
4. Examining how we read
5. Teaching reading guidelines
6. Thinking about teaching the beginning of reading
7. Guidelines for beginning reading
Review lesson 13 – What is really involved in reading?
Section 2 – Real-life reading in the classroom
1. Simulating real-life reading situations
2. A comprehension exercise – part 1
3. A comprehension exercise – part 2
4. A comprehension exercise – part 3
5. Reading tasks other than standard questions
6. Some ideas for reading task activities
Review lesson 14 – Real-life reading in the classroom
Section 3 – What do reading sequences look like?
1. Exploit reading texts to the full
2. Example reading sequences
3. Example 1 – elementary level students – “Attraction”
4. The “Main Attraction”
5. Example 1 – follow-up exercise
6. Example 2 – lower intermediate level students – “Ghosts”
7. Sandford Orcas Manor
8. Example 2 – follow-up exercise
9. Example 3 – intermediate level students – “Sunbathing”
10. Sunbathing
11. Example 3 – follow-up exercises
12. Example 4 – intermediate to advanced level students – “Poetry”
13. Fire and Ice by Robert Frost
14. Example 4 – follow-up exercises
Section 4 – Reading activities
1. More reading activity suggestions
2. Activities you can develop
Planning a receptive skills lesson
1. How to stage an effective receptive skills lesson
2. When to ‘pre-teach’ vocabulary
3. How to design tasks that help learners develop different sub-skills
4. How to incorporate communicative elements in your reading/listening lessons
Section 5 – Written versus spoken text
1. Written and spoken text compared
2. Permanence
3. Explicitness
4. Standard language
5. Detachment
6. The slowness of production, speed of reception
7. A learned skill
8. Sheer amount and importance
9. Organisation
Review lesson 15 – Written versus spoken text
Section 6 – Tasks that stimulate writing
1. Thinking about writing tasks
2. Example writing tasks
3. Book report
4. Book review
5. Instruction sheet
6. Narrative
7. Personal story
8. Describe a view
9. Describe someone
10. Describe people
11. Answer a letter
12. Job application
13. Propose a change
14. News report
15. Ideal school or job
16. Describe a process
17. Film music
Written assignment 6 – Design reading and writing activities – Trainer assessed with feedback
Section 7 – More writing activities
1. More ideas for writing activities
Section 8 – How to use written and spoken material in class
1. Using written and spoken material in class
2. Input and output skills
3. Combining input and output
4. Creating output activities
5. Balancing input and output
6. What input and output show you
7. How to choose input and output activities
8. Potential material selection problems
9. Teaching writing – Basic skills
10. Teaching speaking – Basic skills
11. Teacher talk Specific
12. Strategies/Activities
Planning writing lessons
1. The product approach to writing
2. The process approach to writing
3. Giving Feedback on written work
Unit 6 – End of unit test

Online TEFL certification course - Unit 7 - How to teach speaking and listening

Looks at examples for teaching two of the so-called “four skills” – listening and speaking.

READ ME FIRST – How to work through Unit 7
Unit 7 reading material PDF file
An overview of receptive skills
1. The sub-skills of reading and listening
2. Similarities and differences between reading and listening
3. ‘Top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ approaches to comprehension
Providing practice of language
1. Controlled and Free practice of language
2. How to design, select and adapt practice tasks
3. Using games to practice language
Section 1 – Practice for verbal fluency
1. Practice for verbal fluency
2. Characteristics of a successful speaking activity
3. Problems with speaking activities
4. What you can do to get around these problems
Review lesson 16 – Verbal fluency
Section 2 – The functions of topic and task
1. The functions of topic and task
2. Exercise: Comparing two activities
3. Topic and task-based activities
4. Exercise: Trying out activities
5. Pros and cons of the activities
Section 3 – Roleplay and related techniques
1. Roleplay and related techniques
2. Dialogue role play
3. Plays
4. Simulations
5. Roleplay
Section 4 – What do speaking activities look like?
1. What do speaking activities look like?
2. Example 1: information gaps (elementary/intermediate)
3. Example 2: surveys (elementary)
4. Example 3: discussion (intermediate/upper intermediate)
5. Example 4: role play (upper-intermediate/advanced)
6. Roleplay extensions
Section 5 – Speaking activities
1. How to use speaking activities
2. Additional speaking activity suggestions
Planning speaking lessons
1. Spoken accuracy and spoken fluency
2. What makes an effective speaking task
3. If, when, and how to correct spoken errors
Section 6 – What is really involved in real-Life listening?
1. Listening is crucial for real-life situations
2. Real-life listening situations
3. Characteristics of real-life listening situations
Section 7 – Real-life listening in the classroom
1. Simulating real-life listening in the classroom
2. Listening texts
3. Listening tasks
Review lesson 17 – Listening
Section 8 – What do listening sequences look like?
1. Example listening sequences
2. Example 1: (elementary)
3. Example 2: (elementary)
4. Example 3: (intermediate)
5. Example 4: (upper-intermediate)
Section 9 – Listening activities
1. Types of listening activities
2. No overt response
3. Stories
4. Songs
5. Entertainment
6. Short response activities
7. Obeying instructions
8. Ticking off items
9. True/false
10. Detecting mistakes
11. Cloze
12. Guessing definitions
13. Skimming and scanning
14. Longer response activities
15. Answering questions
16. Note-taking
17. Summarising
18. Long gap-filling
19. Extended response activities
20. Problem-solving
21. Interpretation
22. What if students don’t understand the audio
23. The problem
24. Reasons why they may not understand
25. Suggested solutions
26. Storytelling
27. Using ready-made material
Written assignment 7 – Design speaking and listening activities – Trainer assessed with feedback
Section 10 – Phonology and pronunciation
1. An introduction to phonology and pronunciation
2. The phonetic alphabet
3. Sounds in combination
4. Plosives
5. Fricatives
6. Intonation
7. Rhythm
8. Stressed and unstressed syllables
9. Long or short stressed vowel sounds
10. Difficult vowel sounds
11. Vowels with different sounds
12. Some difficult consonant sounds
13. Accents
14. General difficulties
15. Vocabulary impact on pronunciation
Section 11 – Example games/exercises for pronunciation
1. Shadow reading
2. Syllables snap
3. Word stress – Pellmanism
4. The “Yes?!” game
5. Sounds brainstorming board race
6. Exercise: Pronunciation problems
7. Audio track 1
8. Audio track 2
9. Audio track 3
10. Audio track 4
Section 12 – How to use written and spoken material in class
1. Using written and spoken material in class
2. Input and output skills
3. Combining input and output
4. Creating output activities
5. Balancing input and output
6. What input and output show you
7. How to choose input and output activities
8. Potential material selection problems
9. Teaching writing – Basic skills
10. Teaching speaking – Basic skills
11. Teacher talk Specific
12. Strategies/Activities
Planning a series of lessons – storyline output
1. What to include in a teaching programme
2. How to assess the needs of the students
3. What to consider when planning a series
4. How to sequence the content
Unit 7 – End of unit test

Online TEFL certification course - Unit 8 - How to plan effective lessons

Looks at lesson structure: language learning, presenting material, explanations and instructions. Explains the lesson planning process and why a plan is necessary. You will also find examples of lesson plans and activities to use in class for students of all levels.

READ ME FIRST – How to work through Unit 8
Unit 8 reading material PDF file
Lesson planning – frameworks
1. The PPP, ESA, CAP Framework
2. How to apply this framework to teaching structures
3. How to apply this framework to teach lexis
4. Some of the pitfalls of this framework
Alternative approaches to lesson planning
1. The ARC, test/teach/test, task-based learning and Dogme approaches to language teaching
2. How to apply these Frameworks
3. Some potential problems of these Frameworks
4. How to choose the right framework for your lesson
Section 1 – How do I plan my lessons effectively?
1. Effective lesson planning
2. What are the aims of a lesson plan?
3. What should be in a lesson plan?
Section 2 – Different lesson components
1. Different lesson components
2. Brainstorm planning exercise
3. Component selection and organisation
4. Guidelines for ordering lesson components
5. Lesson management tips
6. My lesson planning promise
Section 3 – Critique of a sample lesson plan
1. A basic checklist for your critique
2. The sample lesson plan
Section 4 – What are the best kinds of lesson?
1. Evaluating lesson effectiveness
2. Evaluation criteria priority
Teaching young learners
1. The stages that young learners pass through as they grow
2. How to plan a lesson with stirring and settling activities
3. Discipline and some useful routines For managing groups of young learners
4. How to adapt what you have learnt about teaching adults to a young learner setting
Section 5 – Ideas for planning lessons for different age groups
1. Can we make assumptions about age and learning?
2. Some comments about age assumptions
3. Teaching children
4. Using pictures
5. Using stories
6. Teaching adolescents
7. How adolescents like to be taught
Section 6 – Classroom activities
1. Survivor spelling
2. What’s your name?
3. Human bingo – Getting to know you (I)
4. Balls
5. Getting to know a little more about your classmates
6. Draw the teacher
7. Acting adverbs Suppose that …
8. Cut-Up sentence Kabadi
9. Writing ideas
10. Martian
11. Punctuation
12. Good morning balls
13. Air-write
14. Lost in a jungle
15. Intonation fun
16. Truth or lie?
17. Syllables
18. Karaoke
19. Getting to know you (II)
20. Extreme situations
21. Spot the difference
22. Add a word
23. Song puzzle
24. Hangman
25. Simon Says
26. Neither a lender nor a borrower be
27. Ideas for teaching the conditional
List of suggested lesson plan topics
1. Lesson topic ideas
2. Beginner
3. Intermediate
4. Advanced
Samples of lesson plans
1. Beginner
2. Intermediate
3. Advanced
Teaching online an introduction
1. What teaching online involves
2. The characteristics and skills a good online teacher needs
3. Top tips and resources for teaching online
4. Where to find more information on online teaching
Teaching English in different contexts (EAP, ESP and online)
1. Teaching academic English
2. Teaching English for specific purposes
3. Teaching English online
Written assignment 8 – Lesson plan 1 – Beginner – Trainer assessed with feedback
Written assignment 9 – Lesson plan 2 – Intermediate – Trainer assessed with feedback
Written assignment 10 – Lesson plan 3 – Advanced – Trainer assessed with feedback
Unit 8 – End of unit confirmation

Online TEFL certification course - Unit 9 - Observation, Exams and Special Needs

Shows you videos of teachers in action. You will watch each video and then comment on what you observe. We then introduce you to protecting and dealing with vulnerable students (safeguarding), special educational needs (SEN) and popular English exams.

READ ME FIRST – How to work through Unit 9
Unit 9 reading material PDF file
Sample observation answers
Written assignment 11 – Teacher observation – Advanced class – Trainer assessed with feedback
Written assignment 12 – Teacher observation – Beginner class – Trainer assessed with feedback
Written assignment 13 – Teacher observation – Intermediate class – Trainer assessed with feedback
Written assignment 14 – Teacher observation – Online class – Trainer assessed with feedback
An introduction to safeguarding
1. What safeguarding is
2. Common signs of neglect or abuse
3. What actions you may need to take as a teacher
Introduction to special educational needs (SEN)
1. Terminology related to SEN
2. How to recognise signs/symptoms of SEN
3. How to support learners with SEN
Introduction to popular English exams
1. The most popular international English language exams
2. Useful resources you’ll need for exam preparation courses
3. Best practices for teaching exam classes
Unit 9 – End of unit confirmation

Online TEFL certification course - Unit 10 - Information, resources, jobs and ZOOM

Information about jobs, job prospects, teaching resources, using ZOOM as a virtual classroom and other helpful information.

READ ME FIRST – How to work through Unit 10
Unit 10 reading material PDF file
Section 1 – Jobs
1. Types of jobs
2. I want to teach in ……. but I don’t speak the language
3. What is teaching like?
4. Pay and working conditions
5. What about Visas etc.?
6. Travel Visas
7. Work Visas
8. Do I have to make TESOL TEFL a career?
9. Tips for how and when to apply for a job
10. Writing your CV/resume
11. Handling job interviews
12. Moving on
13. Teaching private classes
Section 2 – Teaching
1. Problems you may encounter when teaching
2. Interruptions
3. Homework
4. My country is the best
5. My country has the best food, weather, people, quality of life ……
6. I don’t want to be in class
7. Let’s see what the teacher knows
8. Overcrowded and/or mixed-ability classes
9. False friends and spelling
10. General tips on your relationship with your students
11. Your appearance
12. Private classes – your first face-to-face meeting
Section 3 – Job interviews
1. TEFL job interview questions
2. All you need to know for a TEFL job interview – Part 1
3. All you need to know for a TEFL job interview – Part 2
4. How to prepare for an online TEFL job interview
Section 4 – Employment resources
1. WTS employment resources
2. Other resources
3. Lifetime job placement programme
4. A sample CV/Resume generated by our job placement service
Section 5 – Video tutorial about the ZOOM meeting control panel
1. The video describes the content shown on the ZOOM meeting control panel and gives a short explanation of all the buttons, icons and controls shown on the meeting screen.
2. The video you will watch was created by ZOOM.
Section 6 – Video tutorial about how to share material in your ZOOM virtual classroom
1. The video describes the content shown on the ZOOM meeting control panel and gives a short explanation of all the buttons, icons and controls shown on the meeting screen.
2. The video you will watch was created by ZOOM.
Section 7 – Video tutorial about how to use ZOOM breakout rooms to group your students
1. The video describes how to use ZOOM breakout rooms.
2. The video you will watch was created by ZOOM.
Unit 10 – End of course feedback
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Many English teachers want to teach Business English but don’t know how to. The EBC Teaching Business English Guide explains what teaching business English is all about. How to prepare, methods to follow, how to assess student needs, five excellent role-play lessons, writing company progress reports and much more.

You get our 97 page Teaching Business English Guide (73 Euro value) included with your online TEFL certification course.

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EBC TEFL Courses - Trinity CertTESOL and CertPT4.9

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Vince C

4 weeks ago

I completed the 4-week online Trinity CertTESOL course with EBC recently, and it has been an intense but rewarding experience. The course put heavy emphasis on practical teaching skills, and consisted of several units covering different aspects of being an English teacher. I learned valuable skills such as preparing lesson plans, creating instructional materials, using online classroom tools, etc. The teaching practice sessions were the most challenging as we had to begin teaching actual students in the very first week, but this also allowed me to quickly apply, test, and adjust what I had just learned in a real teaching environment, and the course trainers provided constant feedback on how I did and what I could improve for subsequent teaching sessions. I highly recommend this course if you are serious about pursuing a career in teaching English. It is a very rigorous and intensive course, but if you have the passion and determination to become a teacher, it is a highly valuable and worthwhile experience. It certainly was for me.

Skyler

1 month ago

EBC Trinity's teacher training course is a great program for anyone who is serious about ESL teaching. It will equip you with a solid foundation to start teaching English to non native learners. The tutors are highly supportive during the course, and the live sessions are strategically planned to prepare you for every next step of your training. It is an intense, fast paced program that absolutely requires your undivided attention during the four weeks it takes to complete it. This was my first experience receiving formal training as a teacher, so there were definitely times when I felt in over my head. But I'll say without a doubt that it was so worth hanging in for the duration, as the quality of the education I gained is five star. The experience is everything hands on, while also thoroughly covering the necessary academic aspects that you will find yourself applying in the classroom. Peer support was a huge bonus during the program, through a Whatsapp chat. You will receive the best constructive criticism from the trainers during the course, that will both challenge and guide. I ended up passing the course with merit, much to my own surprise. I give huge credit to the exceptional training I received, as I've never taught a day in my life before this! A Trinity CertTESOL/TEFL certification holds a lot of weight in the ESL world, so certainly something to consider when choosing what course to apply to. If you are considering this course, I say go for it and hang in there, you won't regret it! Yes, I will highly recommend EBC Trinity for years to come!

Angel Dukes

1 month ago

I recently completed the Trinity CertTESOL through EBC TEFL, and I highly recommend the program to anyone who is serious about becoming a professional English teacher or developing their teaching skills. Although the course was challenging, it was incredibly rewarding. The tutors were knowledgeable, supportive, and always provided detailed, constructive feedback that helped me improve after every teaching practice and assignment. The emphasis on real teaching practice, lesson planning, language awareness, and reflective teaching gave me much more confidence than I expected. One of the things I appreciated most was how practical the training was. Rather than simply learning teaching theory, I was able to apply what I learned immediately through observed teaching practice with real students. The feedback sessions were especially valuable because they highlighted both my strengths and the areas I needed to improve. The administrative team was also excellent throughout the entire process. They were friendly, responsive, and always willing to answer questions, making the experience much less stressful. After completing the CertTESOL, I feel much better prepared to teach a variety of learners with greater confidence and professionalism. If you're looking for a course that combines an internationally recognized qualification with practical training and excellent support, I would definitely recommend EBC TEFL. It was a demanding experience, but one that has made me a much stronger and more reflective teacher.

David Sand

1 month ago

The 4-week TESOL course at EBC was an intense but illuminating experience. I had zero teaching experience beforehand and I can say that the course gave me the confidence, knowledge, and classroom management skills I am now implementing at my new ESL teaching job abroad. The first two weeks were really intense and required a lot of effort to keep up, but if you stick with it and reach out to the tutors when struggling you should be fine. The tutors were great, very supportive and knowledgeable. The Trinity College CertTESOL carries a lot of weight in the world, so if you want to increase your chances of securing an ESL job, EBC as your course provider will definitely give you a solid foundation and skills necessary to start teaching.

Alicia Vineyard

1 month ago

I recently graduated with my 4 week Online CertTESOL certificate and I think it was the best class I've ever taken. I have a masters degree in education and this course gave me much more practical knowledge and skills to teach effectively than my formal education. I wish I had taken this course much sooner in my life. It would have made me a much better teacher. The support team I worked with were extremely kind, helpful, and very interested in helping me succeed. The course was well organized and the trainers were wonderful examples of how to teach well. I highly, highly recommend this class.

Joanna Cruz

2 months ago

A challenging, rewarding, and truly transformative experience! I want to start by thanking the administrators, teachers, and my classmates for helping me get through this course. In just one month, I learned more than I expected and am genuinely grateful for the education I gained. Let me be honest—this course is not easy, and there are no shortcuts. You have to put in the real work, effort, and time. But that is exactly what makes it worthwhile. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed and pushes you to think like both an educator and a student. A few tips for anyone considering enrolling: * Communicate—reach out to your teachers and classmates whenever you need support * Stay organized—structure and patience are everything in this program * Trust the process—the feedback from instructors is invaluable This course gave the tools, confidence, and foundation to step into a classroom—physical or virtual—fully prepared. If you are serious about becoming an effective English teacher, this program is absolutely worth every bit of your investment. Highly recommended!

Veratalu Vese

4 months ago

I recently completed my Trinity certTESOL course with EBC. To begin with, this was my first time receiving a formal training as a teacher and it was intense. The first two weeks of the course were more challenging compared to the last two weeks of the course, with the teaching practices, lesson plannings, and journal entries. It became emotionally and mentally challenging during the first week. However, it was worth all the effort and money spent on this course. By the end of the course, I felt like a whole more professional, more confident in every aspect of teaching. I can guarantee that this is the perfect course for every beginner and anyone looking forward to taking this career for the long run. Not forgetting the energetic, ever supportive and encouraging highly qualified tutors, without whom this course wouldn't have been possible. The one to one constructive feedbacks for each teaching practices, journal entries and lesson plannings were incredibly helpful as it helped me to build a positive mindset throughout the course and build confidence. It was specific, objective and it focused on future improvement in the actions rather than just criticizing the mistakes. Overall, this course has fundamentally reshaped my teaching identity as well as my confidence from intuition to informed practice, building an evaluative and reflective mindset and deeper understanding of language and teaching methodologies.

Maria Cristina Palmaria

4 months ago

I am proud to share my meaningful learning experience with EBC TEFL Madrid. Coming from the healthcare field, gaining new skills and becoming a confident English teacher has been both challenging and incredibly rewarding. One of the most valuable skills I learned was how to turn my weaknesses and mistakes into strengths through self-reflection and guidance from our trainers. This course not only provided excellent teaching methods, but also helped shape my values and mindset as a teacher. The course is designed smartly, its platform is user-friendly and insightful, and it is especially supportive for someone like me transitioning from a different field of study. I truly appreciate the commitment the EBC team showed in guiding and transforming me into a capable teacher. Their patience, support, and professionalism made all the difference. I highly recommend this course to anyone seeking solid training, genuine mentorship, and a meaningful path into teaching. I am deeply grateful to our humble and encouraging trainers and administrators for being part of this important milestone.

Bethany Moffit

4 months ago

This course provides quality feedback and well thought out instruction. If you haven't had teaching experiences and need practice before launching yourself into TEFL, this course will provide hours of teaching practicum before you graduate. Had a very good time with my classmates, teachers---and also my students!

Rhodora AM Martinez

4 months ago

Taking the CertTESOL course with EBC Madrid was a great and fruitful experience. It did not only provide me with the structured and strategic approach I needed and wanted to learn as an ESL teacher but also equipped me with more skills to approach teaching English to ESLs without translating. I wanted to know ways to teach English without translating because a language is an identity of its own and this was one of the highlighted aims of EBC's CertTESOL course which stood out for me - it was absolutely worth it and effective.

Marvin Quinones

4 months ago

The management and staff are so friendly and helpful, making it easier to pass the course.

Anum Adil

4 months ago

I had a very positive experience completing the Trinity CertTESOL course with EBC TEFL. The programme was well-structured and provided a strong balance between theory and practical teaching skills. The tutors were highly supportive and knowledgeable. They provided clear guidance, constructive feedback, and continuous encouragement throughout the course. This helped me build confidence in lesson planning, classroom management, and effective teaching strategies. One of the most valuable aspects of the course was the practical teaching component, which allowed me to apply what I learned in real classroom situations. The feedback sessions were especially helpful in improving my teaching techniques. I also appreciated the ongoing support provided by EBC, even after completing the course. Their guidance has been helpful for my professional development and career growth. Overall, I would highly recommend EBC TEFL to anyone looking to gain a recognised teaching qualification and develop their skills as an English language teacher.

Ushmi Dosaja

6 months ago

I recently completed the 4 week online Trinity CertTESOL course with EBC and could not be happier with my choice of institution to further my teaching skills. While the course is intense, EBC provide a comprehensive level of support and expertise to guide you through the process. A special shout out to our fantastic trainer too. Thanks EBC!

Maria Melina Bihag

7 months ago

I am very grateful for the TEFL program experience. It was a blend of state-of-the-art training and personal development. The trainers were exceptional and supportive. Thank you EBC!

Philip Roberts

8 months ago

I had an extremely positive experience with EBC TEFL Madrid. They were quite thorough in their teaching and gave great advice. I feel like I learned a lot. The course was rigorous, but the instructors were considerate, prompt, and helpful. I feel like many doors have been opened for me and I'm excited to see what direction my life will go.

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