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- Accredited by the National Open College Network
- Get qualified to teach English anywhere in the world
- 5 week intensive course programme
- Flexible part time daytime and evening courses

Admission onto the course

There are no formal requirements for entry on to this course, but education to A Level standard is preferred. In certain cases completion of a special Access Unit will entitle students to complete the course.

Delivery of the course

We run several courses a year on a part time and full time basis. The course will take a minimum of 150 hours to complete, including group tutorials and teaching practice. The part time course runs for approximately 3 months and the full time course takes 5 weeks to complete.

Assessment is portfolio based with several practical teaching units to complete too, including 6 hours of observed teaching practice. Other tasks include interviewing a student to assess their teaching needs and then develop a programme to address those needs.

On the academic side the course includes a thorough assessment of all areas of EFL teaching methodology. You will learn about English grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation and how to teach these language skills in the classroom.

Students should note that the full time course requires a lot of commitment from students in terms of time and effort as a lot of information is introduced and dealt with in a short time. Students should carefully consider when deciding which course to complete.