Teacher Training
TEFL Certificate for Non-Native Speakers
The TEFL Certificate Program is a 2-week program at ELC Boston, designed for the non-native teacher of English.
Students are provided 35 lessons each week, including EFL theory and methodology, classroom observation,
and general English instruction.
The Teacher Training Program is scheduled twice per year (January and July), but students can arrange to take the course at any time on an individual basis with the payment of a 25% surcharge. Groups of three to five can take the course at any time without a surcharge. A typical schedule for the course is as follows:
| Week 1 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00–10:40 | General English | ||||
| 10:40–11:00 | Break | ||||
| 11:00–12:45 | Classroom Observation | ||||
| 12:45–13:45 | Lunch with teacher |
Lunch | Lunch with teacher |
Lunch | Lunch with teacher |
| 13:45–16:30 | EFL Theory & Methodology | ||||
| Week 2 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 9:00–10:40 | Classroom Observation | ||||
| 10:40–11:00 | Break | ||||
| 11:00–12:45 | General English | ||||
| 12:45–13:45 | Lunch | Lunch with teacher |
Lunch | Lunch with teacher |
Lunch |
| 13:45–16:30 | EFL Theory & Methodology | ||||
General English
This section concentrates on areas of difficulty for very advanced non-native speakers of English. It includes some grammar, vocabulary and idioms, conversation and listening.
Classroom Observation
Participants will have the opportunity to observe different skill areas and different levels being taught and, in most cases, to meet after the observation with the teacher of the class. The participants will observe a variety of teaching styles and techniques.
EFL Theory & Methodology
Some of the topics covered in this portion of the program include:
- An introduction: Language learning and teaching
- Language testing and assessment
- English for specific purposes: Program development and needs analysis
- Personality factors and learning
- Error analysis and correction
- Communicative lessons with multimedia
- Teaching grammar in theory and practice
- Teaching writing
- Sociocultural factors and implications for
- ESL / EFL classrooms
- EFL materials evaluation
- Curriculum design
