Program Details
Time Commitment
The TEFL Certificate Program consists of 100+ hours related to classroom instruction, 10+ hours related to observations, and 10+ hours related to teaching. By the time you finish the program, you will have a solid foundation on which to continue to build your TEFL skill set.
Classes will meet online several evenings a week over the course of 8 weeks. The practicum and practice teaching times are in person. If you are concerned about conflicts, please email aec-tefl@ku.edu. Besides your scheduled classes, observations, and teaching opportunities, you will have homework. You should expect a couple of hours of homework weekly for each course.
Program Structure
You will be enrolled in three classes: TEFL Fundamentals, Grammar for TEFL, and Skills Teaching. Classes will include the following modules:
TEFL Fundamentals:
- Teaching & Learning
- Methods and Approaches
- Language Acquisition
- Types of Learners
- Lesson Planning
- Classroom Management
- Adapting Materials
- Professionalism
- Error Corrections
- Using Textbooks
- Using Technology
- Testing & Assessment
- Job Opportunities
- Professional Development Opportunities
Grammar for TEFL:
- Language Overview
- Parts of Speech
- Sentence Structures
- Pronouns & Demonstratives
- Adjectives & Adverbs
- Nouns & Quantifiers
- Articles
- Verb Forms
- Verb Tenses
Skills Teaching:
- Teaching Vocabulary & Reading
- Teaching Writing
- Teaching Listening
- Teaching Speaking
- Teaching Pronunciation
In addition, you will have 3 sessions devoted to culture and cross-cultural communication.
Observations
You will clock over 10 hours related to observations. You will observe experienced instructors teaching in the Applied English Center’s Intensive English Program, and you will also observe your peers. You will submit journal entries to reflect on what you observed.
Teaching
You will accrue a minimum of 10 hours related to teaching. These hours include teaching preparation, meeting with mentors to go over your plans, actual teaching, and de-briefing sessions. Your teaching will be done under the supervision of experienced instructors. You will submit journal entries to reflect on your teaching experience.
Schedule
- Orientation: Monday, June 3, 7:00-8:30 pm (online)
- Teaching practice: Mondays, June 17-July 22, 1:00-2:00 pm (in person)
- Grammar class: Mondays and Wednesdays, June 5-June 26, 7:00-8:30 pm (online)
- Teaching: Wednesdays, June 12-July 24, 1:00-2:00 pm (in person)
- Skills class: Thursdays, June 6-July 11, 7:00-8:30 pm (online)
- Fundamentals class: asynchronous, Weeks 1-7 (online)
- Lesson plan release: Fridays, June 14-July 19, 7:00-8:00 pm (online)
- Job Panel: Thursday, July 18, 7:00-8:30 pm (online)
- Graduation: Thursday, July 25, 7:00-8:30 pm (online)