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. During practical placement you will get to:
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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.
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.
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 need 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:
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