Our Practical Placement Program

We want our graduates to be backed by a course that fully prepares them for teaching 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 a practice teaching experience in a real life English as a Second Language (ESL) setting, either in a classroom or virtual online classes, with genuine English as a Second Language (ESL) Learners.. During your placement you observe an experienced trainer teaching English to speakers of other languages and then actually plan and deliver your own English as a Second Language (ESL) lessons. This is so that you can put the theory of the course into practice and develop your skills as an ESL teacher. Your teaching will be observed by a qualified and experienced ESL teacher who will be able to provide you with feedback and support to help develop your teaching ability. 
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During practical placement you will get to:
  • Interact with an observe an experienced ESL teacher
  • Get tips about the latest ESL teaching strategies and techniques
  • Gather lots of ideas for your own ESL lessons
  • Know the students that you will be teaching
  • Learn to identify English proficiency level/s and learning needs in real-time with real people
  • Test what delivery style works best for you and the ESL students you teach
  • Apply what you learn in the course to real life situations
  • Teach your own ESL lessons and get feedback on what you can do to make them even better

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Cert IV students complete 12 hours of practical placement (observation & practice teaching) with a minimum of 6 hours practice teaching. Diploma students complete 20 hours of practical placement (observation & practice teaching) with a minimum of 10 hours practice teaching.

​We won't charge you extra for practical placement - this is covered as part of your training with us. At the end of the course, we want you to feel confident in your ability to teach when you enter an ESL classroom.
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Finding a Placement

LTi will work with you to find a suitable Practical Placement host organisation or teaching situation. We have a network of placement organisations around Australia, overseas and online. In some cases you may choose to take the initiative of seeking out and finding what options are available in your local community.  If you know of institutions in your local area that you'd like to approach rather than using one of our recommended organisations, you will need to check that options you find meet the Course requirements.​​

​In some cases you may need to be willing to do things such as:
  • Take some time off from work each week or for a short period sometime during your enrolment, in order to attend your practical placement (either in person or online).
  • Travel some distance each week to the organisation that you will be doing your practical placement with.
  • You may need to allow for travel and accommodation costs if suitable situations are only located a significant distance from home.
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