Cert IV in TESOL Content

Certificate IV in TESOL
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This course is designed to equip graduates for paid or volunteer employment in English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching positions. It will provide participants with a range of knowledge and skills to plan and deliver English lessons, as well as further develop specific competencies in an elective area. With a high focus on practical demonstration of skills, participants will be employment ready upon graduation.

To be awarded the full 10695NAT - Certificate IV in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and be fully equipped to teach, you will complete:

9 x Core Units
+ choose 1 Elective Unit from 7 available electives
+ 12 hours of practical placement (6 hours of observation + 6 hours of practice teaching)

VIEW CORE UNITS

All of the below core units are to completed:

TESCIE001 - Create a culturally inclusive learning environment
TESGAE001 - Use the genre approach to teach English
TESTEG001 - Teach English grammar
TESTSP001 - Teach spelling and pronunciation
TESTSE001 - Teach speaking
TESTLE001 - Teach listening
TESTRE001 - Teach reading
TESTWE001 - Teach writing
TESDRF001 - Develop resource files

VIEW ELECTIVE UNITS

Elective Options (complete one):

TESECL001 - Teach ESL to early childhood learners
TESPSL001 - Teach ESL to primary school-aged learners
TESTAL001 - Teach ESL to teenage learners
TESMAD001 - Use music, art and drama in TESOL
TESTEC001 - Use technology to assist ESL learning
TESWWV001 - Work with volunteers in ESL contexts
TESCBC001 - Establish community based English classes

View Elective Descriptions

Please note: Some class locations may only offer a limited number of electives. Students will be advised on a course by course basis what electives are available for their course. Online Distance education students have a choice of any elective.

VIEW PRACTICAL PLACEMENT

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT: 12 HOURS

We want you to be backed by a course that fully prepares you to teach English to speakers of other languages. This means not only learning the theory of how to teach English, but also actually teaching it.

As part of the course, you get to take part in 12 hours of practical placement (observation & practice teaching) with at least 6 of those hours being practice teaching. Learn more about practical placement...

Practical Placement Program

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It is so important that when you finish your TESOL Course with us, you actually know
how to teach English.

Our whole course is focused on getting you employment ready, from start to finish, with practial skills for teaching either online or in person.

Gain both knowledge + teaching experience

We asked English as a Second Language (ESL) schools what they look for when hiring teacher - their answer was practical placement with real teaching experience. It is so important that when you finish your TESOL Course, you actually know how to teach.

We start with using guided tasks and case studies to teach you the theory around lesson planning, classroom management strategies, English language and teaching techniques, resource selection and so much more. We then work with you to develop your skills as a teacher through the practical placement program. This combination of theory and practical is the perfect balance to give you the knowledge, skills and real experience to teach English to speakers of other languages anywhere in the world, regardless of what language is spoken.