TEFL COURSES - American TEFL Link Institute

American TEFL Link Institute 120 Hour Professional TEFL Course

Module 1: Teaching and Learning Ideas

Unit 1: English Language Characteristics
Unit 2: Items Learners of English find difficult
Unit 3: L1 and L2 Learning and Video 2
Unit 4: Teaching Methodologies
Unit 5: What is the Communicative Approach and Video 3?
Unit 6: The Fundamentals of Teaching
Unit 7: A few Teaching Techniques and Video 4
Unit 8: The Importance of a Learner's Background and Video 5
Unit 9: The Importance of Learner's Motivations
Unit 10: Motivation Activity
Unit 11: A Learner's Level and Literacy
Unit 12: Discover the Role and Responsibilities of a TEFL Teacher and Video 6
Unit 13: How to become an Outstanding Teacher and Video 7

Module 2: Teaching Skills

Unit 1: Managing Expectations and Video 8
Unit 2: What are the Roles of Learners and Teachers
Unit 3: Pattern of Classroom Activity
Unit 4: The Behaviour of a Teacher
Unit 5: Behaviour at the Site of Instruction
Unit 6: Impulsiveness/Reflection
Unit 7: Proxemics
Unit 8: Volume
Unit 9: Eye Contact
Unit 10: Plan Ahead

Module 3: Managing the Classroom

Unit 1: Organising your Classroom
Unit 2: Communication and Giving Instructions
Unit 3: Board Work
Unit 4: Creating Excellent Displays
Unit 5: Planning the Seating
Unit 6: Making Clear Rules and Video 9
Unit 7: The Best Motivation is Praise and Positive Language
Unit 8: Building Rapport with your Learners and Video 10
Unit 9: Other Teaching Aids Available
Unit 10: Asking the right Concept Checking Questions
Unit 11: How to use Modelling Effectively
Unit 12: Drilling
Unit 13: How do you Monitor your Students
Unit 14: The Trade-Off between Error Correction and Feedback
Unit 15: Control in the Classroom and Problems and Video 11
Unit 16: Motivating your Students
Unit 17: Looking after your Students
Unit 18: Teaching Materials and Resources
Unit 19: Testing and Assessment
Unit 20: Top Tips

Module 4: Grammar Basics

Unit 1: Parts of Speech
Unit 2: Adjectives
Unit 3: Adverbs
Unit 4: Conjunctions
Unit 5: Determiners
Unit 6: Interjections
Unit 7: Prepositions and Video 12
Unit 8: Nouns and Video 13
Unit 9: Pronouns
Unit 10: Verbs and Video 14
Unit 11: Subject and Object
Unit 12: Gerunds
Unit 13: Comparatives and Superlatives
Unit 14: Numbers
Unit 15: Other Grammar Basics
Unit 16: Infinitive
Unit 17: Auxiliary Verbs and Video 15
Unit 18: Present Participle
Unit 19: Past Participle

Module 5: Verb Tenses

Unit 1: Summary of Verb Tenses and Video 16
Unit 2: Present Structures
Unit 3: Past Structures
Unit 4: Future Structures
Unit 5: Other Verb Structures

Module 6: Lesson Planning

Unit 1: Pre-Planning Stages
Unit 2: Teaching Methodologies
Unit 3: Timetable and Classroom
Unit 4: Are your students young learners, teenagers or adults and Video 17?
Unit 5: Teaching different age groups and Video 18
Unit 6: Teaching different levels
Unit 7: The Importance of Class Size
Unit 8: The Importance Differentiation and Video 19
Unit 9: Learning Styles
Unit 10: Discovering Learning Styles
Unit 11: SMART Aims and Objectives
Unit 12: What kind of problems can you expect
Unit 13: Pre-Planning Stage Lesson Plan

PPP Technique

Unit 1: Stages of the PPP Technique and Video 20
Unit 2: How much time do I need?
Unit 3: PPP
Unit 4: What are Warmers and Coolers?
Unit 5: Presentation Stage
Unit 6: Controlled Practice Stage
Unit 7: Production Stage
Unit 8: End of the Lesson

Module 7: Teaching Grammar with Activities

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Teaching Grammar and Video 21
Unit 3: Form
Unit 4: Meaning
Unit 5: Pronunciation and Video 22
Unit 6: Concept Checking

Module 8: Teaching Vocabulary with Activities

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Teaching Vocabulary and Video 23
Unit 3: Meaning
Unit 4: Usage
Unit 5: Form
Unit 6: Pronunciation
Unit 7: Concept Checking Questions

Module 9: Teaching Phonology with Activities

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Teaching Phonology
Unit 3: Drilling
Unit 4: Phonemic Chart and how to use it?
Unit 5: Spelling and Phonology and Video 24
Unit 6: Stress and Intonation

Module 10: Productive Skills - Teaching Speaking

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Teaching Speaking and Video 25

Module 11: Productive Skills - Teaching Writing

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Choosing Writing Material and Video 26
Unit 3: Teaching Writing
Unit 4: Checking Writing

Module 12: Receptive Skills - Teaching Listening

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Choosing a Listening Activity and Video 27
Unit 3: Teaching Listening

Module 13: Receptive Skills - Teaching Reading

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Choosing a Reading Activity and Video 28
Unit 3: Teaching Reading

Module 14: Assessment and Learning

Unit 1: Key Principles of Assessment and Video 29
Unit 2: Correctness versus appropriateness and Video 30
Unit 3: Standardisation
Unit 4: Summative and Formative Assessment
Unit 5: Test Compilation
Unit 6: Need Analysis and Baseline Testing and Video 31
Unit 7: Assessment
Unit 8: Testing Progress and Video 32
Unit 9: Global English Tests

Module 15: Technology in the Classroom

Unit 1: How to build a Wikispaces Site
Unit 2: Setting up a Blog and Video 33
Unit 3: Using Skype in the Classroom and Video 34
Unit 4: Using Twitter and Facebook and Video 35

Module 16: Teaching One-to-One and Business English

Unit 1: Teaching Different Group Sizes
Unit 2: One-to-One
Unit 3: Teaching Business English and Video 36

Module 17: The Importance of Reflection

Unit 1: Reflection and Video 37

American TEFL Link Institute 150 Hour Professional TEFL Course

Module 1: Teaching and Learning Ideas

Unit 1: English Language Characteristics
Unit 2: Items Learners of English find difficult
Unit 3: L1 and L2 Learning and Video 2
Unit 4: Teaching Methodologies
Unit 5: What is the Communicative Approach and Video 3?
Unit 6: The Fundamentals of Teaching
Unit 7: A few Teaching Techniques and Video 4
Unit 8: The Importance of a Learner's Background and Video 5
Unit 9: The Importance of Learner's Motivations
Unit 10: Motivation Activity
Unit 11: A Learner's Level and Literacy
Unit 12: Discover the Role and Responsibilities of a TEFL Teacher and Video 6
Unit 13: How to become an Outstanding Teacher and Video 7

Module 2: Teaching Skills

Unit 1: Managing Expectations and Video 8
Unit 2: What are the Roles of Learners and Teachers
Unit 3: Pattern of Classroom Activity
Unit 4: The Behaviour of a Teacher
Unit 5: Behaviour at the Site of Instruction
Unit 6: Impulsiveness/Reflection
Unit 7: Proxemics
Unit 8: Volume
Unit 9: Eye Contact
Unit 10: Plan Ahead

Module 3: Managing the Classroom

Unit 1: Organising your Classroom
Unit 2: Communication and Giving Instructions
Unit 3: Board Work
Unit 4: Creating Excellent Displays
Unit 5: Planning the Seating
Unit 6: Making Clear Rules and Video 9
Unit 7: The Best Motivation is Praise and Positive Language
Unit 8: Building Rapport with your Learners and Video 10
Unit 9: Other Teaching Aids Available
Unit 10: Asking the right Concept Checking Questions
Unit 11: How to use Modelling Effectively
Unit 12: Drilling
Unit 13: How do you Monitor your Students
Unit 14: The Trade-Off between Error Correction and Feedback
Unit 15: Control in the Classroom and Problems and Video 11
Unit 16: Motivating your Students
Unit 17: Looking after your Students
Unit 18: Teaching Materials and Resources
Unit 19: Testing and Assessment
Unit 20: Top Tips

Module 4: Grammar Basics

Unit 1: Parts of Speech
Unit 2: Adjectives
Unit 3: Adverbs
Unit 4: Conjunctions
Unit 5: Determiners
Unit 6: Interjections
Unit 7: Prepositions and Video 12
Unit 8: Nouns and Video 13
Unit 9: Pronouns
Unit 10: Verbs and Video 14
Unit 11: Subject and Object
Unit 12: Gerunds
Unit 13: Comparatives and Superlatives
Unit 14: Numbers
Unit 15: Other Grammar Basics
Unit 16: Infinitive
Unit 17: Auxiliary Verbs and Video 15
Unit 18: Present Participle
Unit 19: Past Participle

Module 5: Verb Tenses

Unit 1: Summary of Verb Tenses and Video 16
Unit 2: Present Structures
Unit 3: Past Structures
Unit 4: Future Structures
Unit 5: Other Verb Structures

Module 6: Lesson Planning

Unit 1: Pre-Planning Stages
Unit 2: Teaching Methodologies
Unit 3: Timetable and Classroom
Unit 4: Are your students young learners, teenagers or adults and Video 17?
Unit 5: Teaching different age groups and Video 18
Unit 6: Teaching different levels
Unit 7: The Importance of Class Size
Unit 8: The Importance Differentiation and Video 19
Unit 9: Learning Styles
Unit 10: Discovering Learning Styles
Unit 11: SMART Aims and Objectives
Unit 12: What kind of problems can you expect
Unit 13: Pre-Planning Stage Lesson Plan

PPP Technique

Unit 1: Stages of the PPP Technique and Video 20
Unit 2: How much time do I need?
Unit 3: PPP
Unit 4: What are Warmers and Coolers?
Unit 5: Presentation Stage
Unit 6: Controlled Practice Stage
Unit 7: Production Stage
Unit 8: End of the Lesson

Module 7: Teaching Grammar with Activities

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Teaching Grammar and Video 21
Unit 3: Form
Unit 4: Meaning
Unit 5: Pronunciation and Video 22
Unit 6: Concept Checking

Module 8: Teaching Vocabulary with Activities

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Teaching Vocabulary and Video 23
Unit 3: Meaning
Unit 4: Usage
Unit 5: Form
Unit 6: Pronunciation
Unit 7: Concept Checking Questions

Module 9: Teaching Phonology with Activities

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Teaching Phonology
Unit 3: Drilling
Unit 4: Phonemic Chart and how to use it?
Unit 5: Spelling and Phonology and Video 24
Unit 6: Stress and Intonation

Module 10: Productive Skills - Teaching Speaking

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Teaching Speaking and Video 25

Module 11: Productive Skills - Teaching Writing

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Choosing Writing Material and Video 26
Unit 3: Teaching Writing
Unit 4: Checking Writing

Module 12: Receptive Skills - Teaching Listening

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Choosing a Listening Activity and Video 27
Unit 3: Teaching Listening

Module 13: Receptive Skills - Teaching Reading

Unit 1: Lesson Structure
Unit 2: Choosing a Reading Activity and Video 28
Unit 3: Teaching Reading

Module 14: Assessment and Learning

Unit 1: Key Principles of Assessment and Video 29
Unit 2: Correctness versus appropriateness and Video 30
Unit 3: Standardisation
Unit 4: Summative and Formative Assessment
Unit 5: Test Compilation
Unit 6: Need Analysis and Baseline Testing and Video 31
Unit 7: Assessment
Unit 8: Testing Progress and Video 32
Unit 9: Global English Tests

Module 15: Technology in the Classroom

Unit 1: How to build a Wikispaces Site
Unit 2: Setting up a Blog and Video 33
Unit 3: Using Skype in the Classroom and Video 34
Unit 4: Using Twitter and Facebook and Video 35

Module 16: Teaching One-to-One and Business English

Unit 1: Teaching Different Group Sizes
Unit 2: One-to-One
Unit 3: Teaching Business English and Video 36

Module 17: The Importance of Reflection

Unit 1: Reflection and Video 37

Module 18: Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL)

Unit 1: Definition of Young Learners
Unit 2: TEYL Teaching situations
Unit 3: Teaching Abroad
Unit 4: The Future is Lifelong Learning

Module 19: Learning and Development

Unit 1: Theories of Learning and Development
Unit 2: Learning and Development Theory 1
Unit 3: Learning and Development Theory 2
Unit 4: Learning and Development Theory 3
Unit 5: Learning and Development Theory 4
Unit 6: Key Learning Principles
Unit 7: Asking for help
Unit 8: Teaching Outside

Module 20: L2 Learning

Unit 1: Language 1 Formation
Unit 2: The Importance of Understanding L1 Acquisition
Unit 3: Different Behaviours

Module 21: Teaching Listening

Unit 1: Lesson Planning
Unit 2: Projects
Unit 3: Key Points
Unit 4: Build a Strong Foundation
Unit 5: Listening and its Sub-Skills
Unit 6: Strategies
Unit 7: Active Listening
Unit 8: Supporting Listening
Unit 9: Structuring Listening Lessons
Unit 10: Total Physical Response
Unit 11: Listening Activities for Younger Learners
Unit 12: Listening Activities for Older Learners
Unit 13: Listening Games

Module 22: Teaching Speaking

Unit 1: Speaking Skills
Unit 2: Getting your Learners Speaking
Unit 3: Phonology
Unit 4: Strategies
Unit 5: Phonemic Awareness
Unit 6: Activities
Unit 7: Speaking Skills Strategies
Unit 8: Speaking Activities for Younger Learners
Unit 9: Speaking Activities for Older Learners
Unit 10: Speaking Games

Module 23: Teaching Writing

Unit 1: Key Points
Unit 2: Punctuation
Unit 3: Spelling
Unit 4: Types of Writing
Unit 5: Writing for a Purpose
Unit 6: Writing Approaches and Processes
Unit 7: Macro and Micro Skills
Unit 8: Strategies
Unit 9: Writing Activities for Younger Learners
Unit 10: Writing Activities for Older Learners
Unit 11: Some Writing Activities And Exercises

Module 24: Teaching Reading

Unit 1: Key Points
Unit 2: Reading Sub-Skills
Unit 3: Why do we read?
Unit 4: Who does the Reading?
Unit 5: Choosing a Class Book
Unit 6: Preparation
Unit 7: Teaching Reading
Unit 8: Reading Activities with Younger Learners
Unit 9: Reading Activities with Older Learners
Unit 10: Structuring a Lesson
Unit 11:Exercises/Activities

Module 25: Stories

Unit 1: The Advantages of a good Book
Unit 2: What creates an appealing book?
Unit 3: Choosing a Class Book
Unit 4: Strategies
Unit 5: Activities

Module 26: Top Tips for Becoming an Outstanding Teacher

American TEFL Link Institute 40 Hour Professional Teaching English Online Course

Module 1: The Approaches to Teaching English Online

Unit 1: Understanding and defining Teaching Online
Unit 2: Discovering the benefits to you from teaching EFL online
Unit 3: Discovering the benefits to students from being taught EFL online
Unit 4: Creating intrinsic motivation and lifelong learning
Unit 5: Two main platforms and approaches: How it works
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Module 2: Technology and the Tools you'll need

Unit 1: Setting up and feeling confident with Technology
Unit 2: Prevention and Fixing Issues with ease
Unit 3: Prevention in just a few easy steps
Unit 4: How to keep your Technology up to date
Unit 5: Backup plans and dealing with the unexpected
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Module 3: The Key Steps for Successful Learning on all Platforms

Unit 1: Relationships, rapport and your online community
Unit 2: The Start of the lesson is essential
Unit 3: Lesson scaffolding: Learn the Scaffolding approach with ease
Unit 4: Grammar confidence
Unit 5: Recycling new vocabulary
Unit 6: Concept Checking Questions: (CCQs)
Unit 7: Error Correction
Unit 8: Maximise learner participation and engagement
Unit 9: What's best for beginners
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Module 4: Overcoming challenges for teachers

Unit 1: How to feel confident in your new role
Unit 2: Preparation is key
Unit 3: Rehearsal is important; we’ll teach you how!
Unit 4: Time Management will help you
Unit 5: Learners need authentic conversation
Unit 6: Having fun and getting everyone to relax
Unit 7: What happens if students can't see you
Unit 8: Good Communication
Unit 9: Lost for words
Unit 10: Empathy and the key to success
Unit 11: Being Culturally aware at all times
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Module 5: Tops tips for becoming an expert online teacher

Unit 1: Key points for the future
Unit 2: Lifelong Learning and CPD
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