NAIROBI - KENYA
TEFL / TESOL
TEFL / TESOL Nairobi - Kenya is a 4 week international (Teaching English
as a Foreign Language) TEFL / (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
Languages) TESOL training course program in Kenya that is certified for
140 hours.
The TEFL / TESOL Nairobi - Kenya course training centre is located in the
the ever-busy business district offering a skyline unique to Africa but
not unlike the major cities of Asia and/or the United States. The school
is located approximately 15 km from the international airport. The school
offers spacious classrooms, audio-visual tools, and a small library.
Kenya Overview
The capital and largest
city of Kenya, Nairobi is a sprawling metropolitan filled with a colorful
diversity of cultures and a myriad of opportunities for travelers, students
and adventure-seekers. Also known as "The Safari Capital of the World,"
this major city offers the excitement of the very nearby Nairobi National
Park - lying just outside its border are over 400 species of birds as well
as giraffes, lions, etc. Other attractions, such as a multitude of museums
housing a vast catalog of historically-significant artifacts, the largest
ice-rink in Africa
(the Solar Ice Rink) and the world-renowned Giraffe Center, beckon safari-lovers
and students alike.
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What's included in the TEFL / TESOL Course
TEFL /
TESOL Course: 4 week TEFL / TESOL training course that is internationally
recognized.
24/7 Support:
during the course with UK/USA staff based in Kenya
International
TEFL / TESOL Certificate: Certificate that are accepted world wide
OPTIONAL: The following accommodation options are available
for 4 weeks. Participants enrolled in the TEFL / TESOL program are accommodated
in hostel and costs $400USD for the length of the course.
Accommodation
is NOT included in the price stated below.
For more information about
Accommodation
in Kenya.
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The TEFL / TESOL Course Syllabus
The TEFL / TESOL Nairobi - Kenya course is held over a week length, typically
Monday - Friday with 100 hours of course work including role playing, homework,
quizzes, tests, lesson planning, with an additional student teaching (practicum)
component in a live classroom with English language students for 20 hours.
Class times vary by location, typical schedule is 9-5 with breaks throughout
the day. Some evenings have homework, other evenings the students are free
to enjoy the nightlife. Weekends are free to enjoy the city.
History of TEFL / TESOL Teaching and
Learning Styles
English language teaching has undergone great changes since the classical
training of Greek and Latin. The major thrust of this module is to
familiarize you with the history of TEFL teaching, its research and
teaching strategies, and to consider how to relate to identifying
and applying the best practices of the Post Modern era.
• The Field of TESOL/ELT
• Learning Styles
• The Teacher's
Role
• Roles and Qualities
• The Classroom: The Physical
Environment
The Classroom Environment
The goal of this module is to familiarize students with the field
of TEFL and EFL Teaching. Each teacher has their own personality in
the classroom and the ways they like to teach English. This module
will help you relate to your experiences as a student and how they
relate to your own teaching style and classroom persona. We will also
consider the learning styles of students and the significant effect
learning styles have on the process of learning and learning. You
will study the physical environment of the classroom and consider
how something as seating arrangements has a profound impact of the
relationship of the student's ability to master content. • A brief
history of Language Teaching
• The "Designer"
Approaches of the 1970s and Beyond
• Communicative Competence
and The Post Modern Era
• Communicative and Audiolingual Comparison
of Major Features
• The Psychological Learning Environment:
Teaching and Learning
Teaching Speaking and
Listening
This module provides information on the principles and components
of teaching English as a language. We'll look at the difference between
language items and language skills, as we explore some possible ways
to teach them. The fact that teachers spend almost as much time planning
lessons outside of the classroom as they do inside the classroom is
surprising to some beginning instructors. Lesson plans are extremely
important. They provide a road map that shows teachers where they
are going, how they will get there, and where they expect to end up
at the completion of a lesson. Effective lesson plans planning is
a skill that just takes a little time and practice. This course will
prepare you to develop and write effective lesson plans.
• Students Needs
• Principles of Learning a Language
• A Framework for TEFL - Presentation, Practice and Production (PPP)
• PPP Lesson Plans
• PPP Conversation sample
• Classroom strategies
• STT/TTT (Student Talk Time/Teacher
Talk Time) and Giving Instructions
Listening
and Speaking
Have you ever studied a foreign language in school and arrived in
a foreign country not understanding others or being understood? This
is a common experience for many students of any standard language
training program. Unfortunately much language instruction in the past
has had very little emphasis on actually teaching listening and speaking
for real communication. Many teachers who teach English abroad are
non-native speakers of English themselves and may not feel comfortable
teaching listening and speaking. For that reason, you may find your
students are well schooled in grammar and writing, or very capable
of reading in English, yet in need of support and encouragement when
it comes to listening and speaking. This module is dedicated to these
two skill areas. You will learn that listening is an essentially a
repetitive skill, whereas speaking productive. We discuss them together
since they are interdependent. Another aspect common to both the areas
of listening and speaking is that of pronunciation. English is a complex
language and we will provide you with the necessary skills and tools
help get you through this process.
•Teaching Listening
•Teaching Difficulties and Types of Activities
•Types of Listening
Exercises
•Listening Lesson Plan
•Developing and Conducting
Speaking Practice
•Teaching Vocabulary and Forms-Oral Drills
•Open Class or Small Group Vocabulary Drills Procedure
•Oral
Vocabulary Production Activities
•Desert Island
•Vocabulary
Review Activities
•Pronunciation - Intonation
•Minimal
Pairs
Reading and Writing
We will explore really what it means to read and write in a second
language, as well as how to teach reading and writing using authentic
materials. It includes strategies for preparing students to read and
write in Conversational English.
• Reading as Experienced
by Many Students
• The Goals of Reading Instruction
•
Reading Strategies
• Ten Things To Do Before Reading
•
Teaching Reading Skills Chart
• Reading Lesson Plan
•
Teaching Literature
• Developing Writing Skills
• Writing
Systems Different Languages
• Types of Writing
• The Components
of Writing
• Providing Written Feedback
• Writing Lesson
Plan: Based on Needs Analysis
• Writing Lesson Plan: Patterned
Poetry
Grammar
A large part of teaching EFL is the teaching of grammar. English has
an extremely complicated set of rules and exceptions for its syntax,
or grammar. Part of the complexity arises from the history of the
language itself. Languages are generally not static; they change over
time, adding new words and expressions as well as spellings etc. For
teachers of English abroad, a general understanding of why the language
operates the way it does is essential. We will take a look at how
well you know your grammar and how to teach grammar. Grammar will
be taught in relationship to the four areas of Listening, Speaking,
Reading or Writing. At the end of this module you will have a better
idea of what you may need to consider as you plan your lessons.
• More History of English work
• English Structure and
Grammar as Compared to Other Languages
• A Functional Approach
to Teaching Grammar
• Word Order in English
• Parts of
Speech
• General Grammatical Structures for TEFL
• Verbs
• The Twelve Main Verb Tenses of English
• Phrasal Verbs
• Reported Speech
• Conditionals
• Passive Voice
Professional Development
By now in the course you already got a really good idea about the
profession and the teaching skills regarding the four skill areas
and you have written a lot of lesson plans. We've also discussed with
you at length the importance of including a context in which to present
new language items and grammar concepts. In this module you will learn
to use visuals as a means of providing context and opportunities to
develop students' skills in Listening, Reading , Writing, and Grammar.
You'll learn just about anything that encourages communication is
fair game. That means that teachers should include all kinds of resources
for students. Even though there are many textbooks to cover the subject,
there are also supplemental resource books, computer software programs,
ESL websites, and even great movies that may work well for the class
that you teach. Finally we will take a close look at assessments,
both formal and informal, and what effective assessments might look
like in your classroom. You will cover:
• Visuals
• ESL Textbooks and Supplemental Materials
• Online Resources
• Games for the Classroom
• Assessing Student Performance
• Standardized Testing |
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Accommodation & Communications in Kenya
Participants enrolled in the TEFL / TESOL program are accommodated in hostel
and costs $400USD for the length of the course. This particular hostel is
located in a suburb of Nairobi and is safe, peaceful, and is moderately-equipped
with facilities such as electricity, fans, running water, etc. Participants
live in shared accommodations with fellow participants (of same gender),
experienced
chef will prepare three (3) meals a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for
those staying in the hostel.
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Course Start Dates
Course Price
Kenya - Nairobi
TEFL / TESOL
• TEFL / TESOL Course
• 24/7 Support
• International TEFL / TESOL Certificate
$1,995 USD
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~ Accommodation is NOT included in this price
Apply Now - TEFL / TESOL Kenya - Nairobi
To begin the process of signing up for a English Teaching TEFL / TESOL Program
please complete the application form.
This application process is free and you are under no financial obligation
until we accept your application, and request your written commitment and
payment.
• Fill in all areas of the application form
• Provide a convenient phone number so we can call you
• Make sure you say why you have chosen this course and your objectives
for teaching English
• Check that your email address and phone number are correct
• Submit your application and we will get back to you soon
You MUST be & have the following before signing
up if you plan on working in one of the counties.
1) Be a Native English Speaker from one of the following countries: United States, Canada, UK, Australia or New Zealand.
2) Have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution is any subject
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