Sunbridge Institute of English

Certificate Course in
  Teaching English as a Foreign Language
to Adults (TEFLA)

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About the Sunbridge TEFLA Course

This course is designed for experienced teachers who already have a TESOL or TEFL certificate and who want specific knowledge about teaching English to adults. The fact is that adults learn very differently than children.

Our TESOL/TEFL course provides prospective teachers with knowledge about more than 24 methodologies for teaching ESL. It provides insight into lesson planning, offers many lesson activities and teaching techniques, and shows how to measure success in teaching.  Our TEFLA course presumes that you already have a good knowledge of ESL methodologies. If not, please start by taking our TESOL course - click here to go to the TESOL Course page .

Many overseas teachers in regular schools find themselves being asked to teach adults after school and on weekends.  Some teachers work with language schools that have corporate clients Companies often want their managers and staff to learn English for various reasons.  If you are teaching adults or would like to, then you should take our TEFLA course. It will give you all the information you need to do so effectively and professionally.  

What You will Learn
The TEFLA course covers a lot of ground. It will teach you all about teaching adults generally - why it is different from teaching children. 

TEFLA will show you how to teach the essentials to adults, teaching idioms, expressions and how to use music and art as teaching aids.  It gives you a good understanding of many forms of ESP (English for Special Purposes), TOEFL and TOEIC so you will be confident in teaching each of these specialized English courses.

It will help you, as an experienced teacher, to learn how to effectively use CALL (Computer-assisted Language Learning) and WALL (Web-assisted Language Learning) with adults. The course even shows you how to develop your own interactive lessons and make them available to your students on the Internet. 

TEFLA Course Outline

Chapter	Name
Part 1	Teaching Adult Learners
Intro to Part 1
Chapter   1	Adult Learning
Chapter   2	Creating an Effective Adult Learning Environment
Chapter   3	Building Confidence in Adult Learners
Chapter   4	Motivation and Adult Learners
Chapter   5	Common Learning Problems
Chapter   6	Assessing New Adult Learners
Chapter   7	Multiple Intelligences
	Assignment 1
Part 2	Teaching Adult ESL
Intro to Part 2
Chapter 8	Teaching Adult ESL
Chapter 9	Why Adults want to Learn English
Chapter 10	Developing Listening Skills
Chapter 11	Developing Reading Skills
Chapter 12	Developing Writing Skills
Chapter 13	Developing Speaking Skills
Chapter 14	Teaching English for Computer/Internet
Chapter 15	Developing Cultural Understanding
Chapter 16	Language Experiences
Chapter 17	Teaching Interviewing Skills
Chapter 18	Teaching Idioms and Expressions
Chapter 19	Teaching Slang
Chapter 20	Using Music in the Adult ESL Class
Chapter 21	Art and ESL
	Assignment 2
Part 3	Teaching ESL for Special Purposes
Intro to Part 3
Chapter 22	Teaching Academic English
Chapter 23	Teaching TOEFL/TOEIC
Chapter 24	Teaching Survival English
Chapter 25	Teaching Business English
Chapter 26	Teaching English for Accounting, Banking ang Finance
Chapter 27	Teaching Legal English (Legalese)
Chapter 28	Teaching Medical English
Chapter 29	Teaching English for Tourism and Hospitality
Chapter 30	Teaching Technical English
	Assignment 3
Part 4	ESL using Computer and Internet
Intro to Part 4
Chapter 31	Selecting Software
Chapter 32	Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Chapter 33	Web-assisted Language Learning (WALL)
Chapter 34	Net Lessons
Chapter 35	Adult ESL Standards
Chapter 36	Developing your own ESL Lessons
	Assignment 4
References
Appendices
Appendix A	Scans Skills
Appendix B	TOEFL Writing and Discussion Topics
Appendix C	The Well-Referenced English Teacher

Comment about out TEFLA course from a recent student:

Please find attached Assignment #4

Wonderful study material and a wealth of references one would never find on their own! This had been, by far, the greatest learning experience I have encountered.

Thank you for the opportunity to learn...and not to be a "Good" Teacher....but a "Better Teacher".

Sincerely,

Danny E

 

Competitive Cost - Great Investment in your future!
Our TEFLA course is competitive and, at only $350.00 US, costs less than most other graduate-level courses.  When you consider the cost of education today, this is a very cost-efficient and time-effective course and a small investment in your continuing education.

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You can register, study and complete the assignments on your computer from anywhere in the world! All you need is access to the Internet.

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Start today and you could be on your way to a foreign country within weeks and an exciting career as a qualified, confident and knowledgeable ESL teacher!

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