ADVANCED OVC TEFL COURSE
The Advanced Online TEFL course is designed to give you both the certification to teach English online and the experience teaching real ESL (English as a Second Language) students. We have combined our 120-Hour Standard Online TEFL/TESOL course with our 20-hour Online Teaching Practicum to create a complete 140-hour accredited TEFL/TESOL certification course. Our 140-hour Advanced Online TEFL/TESOL course has been designed for people with little to no prior teaching experience, or teachers without a TEFL/TESOL certification who want to also gain practical online teaching experience. Whether you want to teach online or abroad, your certification will be recognised and accepted worldwide.
You’ll get:
• 120-hour Standard OVC online TEFL course
• 20-hour online teaching practicum
• Accredited 140-hour TEFL/TESL certificate
• 3 Bonus modules
- Teach English Online Module
- Teach Young Learners Module
- Teach Business English Module
• Tutor support
• Practicum Coach
• 6 months online course access
• Exclusive access to our Facebook teachers support group
• Membership to our teacher’s resource centre
• Mentorship and interview with iTutorGroup* (Must have degree)
You will be assigned a tutor for your 120-hour theoretical course and a coach for your 20-hour practicum. Our 20-hour online teaching practicum component provides EFL teachers with a highly scaffolded practical learning experience. During the practicum, you will:
• Observe 6 EFL teachers in both classroom and online settings using a specially designed observation form
• Reflect on these observations, emphasizing the skill/tools/characteristics you would like to develop in your own teaching practice
• personally, meet with your practicum coach to plan your first online lesson
• Teach a total of ten 30-minute lessons to a mix of ages and levels
• Reflect on each teaching experience, allowing for continuous improvement
• Receive professional feedback from your practicum coach who will view a comment on one of the lessons
• Develop a personal learning program going forward
The practicum component is your entry point into the exciting TEFL profession and will provide you with the confidence and experience you need to confidently begin your TEFL career
• Introduction
• Module 1 – How to be a good teacher
• Module 2 – How to manage a classroom
• Module 3 – How to plan lessons
• Module 4 – A brief history of English
• Module 5 – Teaching reading, writing, listening, and speaking
• Module 6 – How to teach grammar
• Module 7 – Teaching a new language
• Module 8 – Evaluating and testing
• Module 9 – How to deal with problems in the classroom
• Module 10 – Teaching young learners
• Module 11 – Teaching online
• Module 12 – Teaching business English
• Final exam and assignments
We have partnered with iTutorGroup to offer you a guaranteed first interview with them to become on of their online English teachers! You will be assigned a personal consultant who will prepare you for the interview and support you throughout the process. You will also get access to a private Facebook group with resources, videos, and weekly trainings as well.
The hiring process is online with 15-minute interviews with your consultant, onboarding and then start. To be eligible to work for iTutorGroup, you must meet the following requirements:
• hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
• have complete the TEFL course
• able to commit to 5 peal hours a week
• access to a computer with a reliable interview
