Tefl Perfection: Teaching English As A Foreign Language

Using Emotional Intelligence to Upgrade your English Teaching Skills

What you'll learn
EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers of all levels will update their language skills and professional knowledge of teaching English.
You will successfully adjust your EFL teaching style to the changing requirements of the pandemic and post-pandemic reality.
You will be able to effortlessly tailor English teaching techniques to suit students of all types.
You will have access to a variety of useful links, resources and consolidation tests at the end of each Module..
You are sure to boost your knowledge of modern idioms, fixed expressions and buzzwords for smooth EFL teaching.
At the end of each lecture (in the RESOURCES section) you can download the audio-version of each of the 17 lectures and use them as podcasts.
Requirements
Basic English teaching experience needed.
English level B2
Description
This TEFL course has been painstakingly compiled after many years of EFL teaching, it is a collection of eye-opening observations, engaging insights and valuable recommendations that are sure to galvanize you into becoming a superstar EFL teacher!The English teaching course consists of 5 Modules, each including a few lectures (with audio-versions in the Resources section at the bottom of the page), crowned by quizzes at the finish of each Module. The TEFL topics includeone-on-one tutoring as well as English group classes, both online and offline; solving challenging questions that occur on the path of every EFL teacher;dealing with students' mistakes and fixing your own professional TEFL blunders; the dilemmas of assigning homework; students' first language usage; punishment and encouragement; choosing the best format and acitivities out there for unforgettable English classes;and many more controversial and ambiguous issues worthy of your consideration.For the comfort of the English teaching course-takers and to suit all learner types, there are downloadable podcasts available in addition to the articles (in the Resources section at the end of each lecture). Moreover, the Consolidation tests at the end of each Module will reinforce the TEFL knowledge acquired.Throughout the lectures, proficient English (C2) has been made use of, which is why it will be of some interest to teachers seeking to take the CPE exam (Certificate of Proficiency in English). You are bound to come away with a strong sense of self-fulfilment upon completion of the given TEFL course! Grab hold of the key takeaways and kickstart your TEFL career!

Overview

Section 1: EFL teaching 2.0

Lecture 1 Edutainment (education + entertainment) approach

Lecture 2 Agile Teaching

Lecture 3 Hitting plateaus

Section 2: EFL Teachers' Upskilling

Lecture 4 Continuous self-development

Lecture 5 Self-Assessment Checklist

Lecture 6 Mutual Enrichment

Section 3: All Sorts of Mistakes

Lecture 7 Fossilized Mistakes

Lecture 8 How Character Interferes With Language Acquisition

Lecture 9 First Language Interference

Lecture 10 Miscellaneous Reasons for Mistakes

Lecture 11 Spelling Dilemma

Section 4: Students and Their Idiosyncrasies

Lecture 12 A Tale About My Students

Lecture 13 Minimum Viable Product

Lecture 14 Word Stock

Section 5: Zooming In On Lessons

Lecture 15 Top-Notch Exercises

Lecture 16 Perfect Lesson Structure

Lecture 17 Homework Sweet Homework

Language agencies seeking to upskill their employees,EFL teachers eager to take their teaching expertise to the next level,English users (B2 - C2 levels) aimed at perfecting their knowledge of the English language,Anyone who is interested in how TEFL works as well as TEFL insider information