Level 6 Diploma in Teacher Training

Course Overview

It is imperative that any such person wanting to move into training teachers of English MUST have substantial experience and the minimum of a Diploma Level 7 qualification. This role carries responsibilities of providing the budding teacher with a thorough set of skills and knowledge to be able to function effectively in the classroom. With teacher training expanding globally, the training of trainers is now vital to the success of the individual trainer, the institution offering teacher training course programmes and the development of professional TEFL teachers.

The Diploma in Teacher Training programme is designed to equip the new trainer with:

• The principles and practice of effective classroom teaching
• Current and evolving methodology
• The knowledge, skills and attitudes required to become an effective trainer
• An examination of one’s own teaching
• The role of the trainer as a teaching model
• Planning a timetable
• Formats-lectures, seminars, workshops, projects
• Teaching language awareness
• Teaching phonetics and phonology
• Preparation for teaching practice-observation and feedback
• Continuing Professional Development

Course Content

Module 1. Current and evolving methodology

1.1. Background

1.2. Language Teaching Methodology Defined

1.3. Schools of Language Teaching Methodology

1.4. Teaching Methods and Teacher & Learner Roles

Module 2. Planning a Teacher Training Course

2.1. Elements of a TEFL Teacher Training course

2.2. Time Tables

Module 3. The principles and practice of effective classroom teaching

3.1. Student managed learning

3.2. Lesson Planning

Module 4. Observation

4.1. Guidelines for Observers – Before, during and after the observation

4.2. Making feedback work

Module 5. Presentation Skills

5.1. Problems & Fears with Presenting  3

5.2. Qualities of an Effective Presenter

5.3. Planning a Presentation

5.4. Structuring Your Presentation

5.5. Setting a Clear Objective

5.6. Opening Attention Grabbers

5.7. Visual Aids

5.8. Presentation Style

5.9. Using Equipment & Materials – A Checklist

5.10. Presentation Feedback

5.11. Summary

Module 6. Running Workshops

6.1. Running workshops for motivation, team-building and improving

performance

6.2. Tips on designing workshops

Module 7. Teaching language awareness

7.1. Planning language awareness sessions

7.2. Teaching phonetics and phonology

Module 8. Learning styles

8.1. How Students Learn

Module 9. Continuing Professional Development

9.1. Background

9.2. Getting started with CPD