| Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages | | | | choices available to those who want to get qualified |
| (TESOL) courses can be completed online or onsite. | | | | with a recognised TESOL or TEFL Certificate. At one |
| But what are the benefits of each? | | | | time your only option was to dedicate four weeks to a |
| Why Choose an Online TESOL Course? Online | | | | full time, intensive residential TESOL/TEFL course. Not |
| TESOL courses are designed to offer a flexible and | | | | anymore, you can now take an online TEFL course. It |
| cost-effective method of gaining a professional | | | | is inconvenient for most people to take four weeks off |
| TESOL qualification. | | | | work, and then pay the high costs associated with |
| Why Choose an Onsite TESOL Course? Flexibility is | | | | residential courses. This is why online TESOL / TEFL |
| the keyword. Not everyone has commitments which | | | | courses have been developed to allow a more flexible |
| allow them 4 weeks away from home or work so a | | | | approach to TESOL / TEFL training. Some of you |
| quality onsite TESOL course provider offers a flexible | | | | may imagine that an Online TEFL Course is in some |
| course option of home study combined with 2 weeks | | | | way sub-standard when compared with an onsite or |
| face to face to ensure that everyone has the chance | | | | residential course; this is certainly not the case. TEFL |
| to complete a 4 week course. You can work at your | | | | courses online can prove to be the most effective |
| own pace on the home study element giving you time | | | | way of learning for most people, and with certain |
| to read and absorb the set book and materials but you | | | | TESOL course providers, a Teaching Practice |
| have the advantage of meeting like-minded people, | | | | Certificate can be completed. |
| meeting your Teacher trainers and doing some | | | | Benefits of a TEFL Courses Online 1. You have the |
| teaching. | | | | chance to gain a recognised professional qualification |
| Teaching Approach A carefully structured approach to | | | | at a lower cost. 2. You can work at home in your own |
| learning and we help you all the way. If you feel you | | | | time without having to give up work, or take time off. 3. |
| are in difficulties with any aspect of a TESOL course | | | | You have the option to work whilst studying. You can |
| then the course provider should be able to be | | | | even start your first teaching job during your course! 4. |
| contacted by either telephone or email. With each | | | | Working at your own pace gives you adequate time |
| returned module you will then receive feedback | | | | to absorb the course material. When studying an |
| allowing your trainer to comment on your progress, | | | | onsite or residential course many students find it hard |
| give advice and guidance for future modules. Each | | | | to absorb all the information, because everything must |
| module of the course is illustrated by practical methods | | | | be crammed into the four-week session. 5. You save |
| and strategies for use in the TESOL classroom. There | | | | money and time by not having to find accommodation |
| is a balance between theory and practice. The aim is | | | | or travel to a College every day. 6. If you want some |
| for you to be taught how to become a confident, | | | | observed teaching practice you can spend a week |
| well-resourced, professional teacher, whatever your | | | | doing this when you finish your course, at a time that is |
| background. | | | | convenient for you. 7. You can take as long as you like |
| Teaching Practice If you want to be fully prepared and | | | | to complete an online TESOL or TEFL Certificate, |
| confident of your classroom management, and you | | | | allowing you to fit the course around your life, rather |
| are not already teaching, you may wish to add a | | | | than your life around the course. |
| teaching practice to your. These days there are more | | | | |