Diploma of English Language Teaching (TESOL)

Australian Government Accredited Code: 11020NAT
​AQF Level: 5

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This course is designed to equip graduates for paid or volunteer employment in higher level English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching, assessing and coordinating positions. It will provide participants with a range of knowledge and skills to plan and deliver English lessons, as well as design English language programs, develop effective English assessments and create programs to develop English skills for use in specific contexts. With a high focus on practical demonstration of skills, participants will be employment ready upon graduation.
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To be awarded the full 11020NAT - Diploma of English Language Teaching (TESOL) and be fully equipped to Teach English to Speakers of Other Languages, you will complete:

• 9 x core units
• 5 x specialisation units
• + 20 hours of practical placement (10 hours of observation + 10 hours of practice teaching)

CORE UNITS x 14

All of the below core units are to completed:

1. NAT11020001 - Create a culturally inclusive learning environment
2. NAT11020002 - Use the genre approach to teach English
3. NAT11020003 - Teach English grammar
4. NAT11020004 - Teach spelling and pronunciation
5. NAT11020005 - Teach speaking
6. NAT11020006 - Teach listening
7. NAT11020007 - Teach reading
8. NAT11020008 - Teach writing
9. NAT11020009 - Teach English using technology
10. NAT11020010 - Apply English teaching approaches and methods
    
11. NAT11020011 - Design and teach English as a second language syllabus
    
12. NAT11020012 - Assess English as a second language
    
13. NAT11020013 - Teach English for academic purposes
    
14. NAT11020014 - Teach English for specific purposes 
    

PRACTICAL PLACEMENT
(20 hrs)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT: 20 HOURS
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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 20 hours of practical placement (observation & practice teaching) with at least 10 of those hours being practice teaching. 

Practical Placement

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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. ​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.​

Practical Placement

Course Outcomes

Entry Requirements

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