The Diploma in TESOL will empower you to teach English courses locally and abroad. It equips you with effective methods in teaching the language and advances your career qualifications as well. With the Diploma, you are qualified to teach English to more than 80 countries in the world.

The programme is directly accredited by The London Teacher Training College (LTTC), established in 1984. It is written by highly trained teachers which has advanced the careers of thousands of teachers around the world.

The Diploma aims to:

• know principles on which modern language teaching is based
   

• equip individuals the right theories, methods and strategies in teaching English as a foreign or second language
   

• teach candidates to design own lesson plans based on different learning styles, cultural
  backgrounds and needs of learners

• help English teachers acquire international certification to advance their teaching careers.

Course Content

Language Theory

• Introduction of the nature of language acquisition
  and different ways in how we learn a language

• What is Language for?

• Language teaching principles and methodologies

• Language teaching for different learner styles
  and needs

Language Teaching Methodology

• Carrying out an effective teaching plan

• Using different teaching aids and materials

• Different teaching methodologies for different
  language skills

Linguistics and Language Teaching

• Phonological, lexical and syntactic features of
  contemporary English

• Terms and definitions in teaching the language
  effectively

• Principles in acquiring second language

Classroom Planning and Organisation

• Learning needs of individuals and groups

• Designing effective lesson plans catering to
  different styles and needs

• Establishing a good classroom rapport

• Classroom management and evaluation

Course Duration

The course will cover a 4-month period of 120-hour duration. It is on a part time basis wherein participants meet thrice a week for three hours with the trainer.

In general the course will cover lectures, tutorials, forum discussion, classroom practice & assignments.

Admission Criteria

• Minimum 5 "O" levels with credit in English

• Any other recognised Certification, Diploma or Degree

• Mature candidates by interview and approval from the college

Why choose the Diploma

Upon passing the 4 modules of the TESOL programme, participants will earn a Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the London Teacher Training College, U.K. And you will:

• have the necessary training to teach English in
  International Schools, Business Schools, Tuition
  Centre, Enrichment Centres and Language Schools

• increase your teaching job opportunities in different
  countries around the world.

Qualification Framework of LTTC Diploma in TESOL

This Course leads to an ASET Level 5 Award Certificate for successful participants. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 5 on the National Qualification Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which case GCSE's are at levels 1 and 2 and A Levels are at level 3). Please refer to the NQF Grid for comparing UK recognised awards for qualification framework in UK.

*source from LTTC website.

What is ASET

ASET is a recognised National Awarding Body. This course is accredited by ASET. ASET is a leading National Awarding Body, recognised in the U.K by the Department for Education and Skills (DfEs), Learning Skills Council (LSC) and the Qualifications & Curriculum Authority (QCA). ASET specialises in providing, quality-assuring and certificating vocational learning programmes.

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