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OXFORD SEMINARS-CALIFORNIA

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212.213.8978

Teach English abroad and

start your adventure!

English is everywhere. It is the language of globalization –

of international business, politics, and diplomacy. It is the

language of computers and the Internet. You’ll see it on posters

in Beijing, you’ll hear it in pop songs in Tokyo, and you’ll read it

in offi cial documents in Prague. Deutsche Welle broadcasts in it.

Bjork, an Icelander, sings in it. French business schools teach in

it. English is now the global language.

With over 20,000 ESL (English as a Second Language) teaching

jobs being advertised each month, there is no better time than

now to go and teach English abroad.

Your next job could be your greatest adventure. Oxford Seminars

graduates explore the world, collect experiences of a lifetime,

and fi nd themselves in high demand.

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ContEntSIntroduction .............................................2

Why Teach English Abroad? ......................3

Why Choose Oxford Seminars? ..................4

Information Sessions ................................5

Course Instructors ....................................6

A Week In The Life ...................................7

Country Information .................................9

Course Outline ........................................13

Graduate Placement Service ....................15

How to Enroll .........................................17

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Why Teach English Abroad?Whether you are still in school, have just

fi nished school, are unsure of which career

path to take, have been in the workforce for a

number of years, or are looking for a change,

teaching English abroad has numerous rewards:

■ Immerse yourself in new cultures

■ Begin new adventures and a new lifestyle

■ Travel extensively to exotic locations

■ Experience an exciting in-demand job

■ Increase your independence and self-reliance

■ Establish rewarding and lasting friendships

■ Help the communities you live and teach in

■ Save considerable amounts of money

■ Gain valuable life and career experience

■ Experience stories to last a lifetime

Armed with our internationally-recognized

certifi cate, Oxford Seminars graduates have

found teaching jobs around the world – from

Barcelona to Bangkok, from Paris to Prague,

and from Santiago to Seoul.

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Why Choose Oxford Seminars?With courses from Manhattan to Miami,

San Diego to Seattle, Phoenix to Philadelphia,

Tampa Bay to Toronto, and many more in

between, Oxford Seminars offers:

■ Comprehensive 100-Hour Courses with Limited Class Size

■ Highly Qualifi ed and Experienced

Instructors

■ Comprehensive Curriculum and Course Materials

■ Unparalleled Graduate Placement Service

■ Exclusive Money-Back Guarantee

■ Over 5,000 Satisfi ed Graduates

Annually

■ 19+ Years of Industry Experience

As the number of qualifi ed and experienced

English teachers has grown, language schools

around the world are becoming more selective

when hiring their teaching staff.

Obtaining your Oxford Seminars certifi cation

indicates to potential employers that:

■ You are prepared and committed to

teaching English as a Second Language

■ You are familiar with both the

theoretical approaches as well as the

practical techniques required to be a

successful ESL teacher

■ You are taking your employment with

their school seriously

Established in 1992, Oxford Seminars is the

leading provider of teacher training certifi cation

courses throughout the US and Canada.

“I particularly enjoyed the days we presented our lessons. It

exposed me to different teaching styles and the feedback from my

own lesson was enlightening.” - A. Beauregard

“I wonder if it is going to be diffi cult for me to adjust to being just an

average person on the street back home after being treated like a rock star here in China! I bet strangers won’t be stopping me on the streets of San Antonio asking to have their

picture taken with me! Thanks Oxford Seminars for all your help.”

- K. Hamilton

“tEaCHInG SEEmS rEaLLy SImPLE From tHE outSIdE but WHEn you GEt Into It, It IS rEaLLy

ComPLEX and a Lot oF tHouGHt and EFFort nEEdS to bE Put In. anyonE WantInG to tEaCH EnGLISH WouLd dEFInItELy

bEnEFIt From tHIS CourSE.” - J. branCH


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Free Information SessionsWe hold frequent information sessions across

the country, where you can learn more about

our course and about the exciting opportunities

for teaching English abroad. These sessions

are typically an hour-and-a-half long and

our instructors share their own experiences

from living and teaching abroad. There is no

pre-registration required.

Come and meet one of our instructors who will

answer your questions and cover the following:

■ What is it like teaching English abroad?

■ Where are the job opportunities?

■ When is the peak hiring season?

■ How can I secure an ESL teaching

job abroad?

■ How much will I earn?

■ What is a working visa and how do

I get one?

■ How much experience do I need?

■ When and where should I sign a contract?

■ Do I need a TESOL/TESL/TEFL

certifi cate?

■ What skills should I learn to become

a better ESL teacher?

Check our website regularly for upcoming

information session dates and locations.

“The weekly assignments were an excellent supplement to

the in-class work. They gave a good background on ESL theory, history and current practice.”

- M. Sandhu

"WItHout adEQuatE PrEParatIon, tHE FIrSt WEEk oF tEaCHInG Can bE tHE

LonGESt WEEk oF your LIFE." - oLd tEaCHInG ProvErb

Our Experienced InstructorsFrom teaching in a multicultural setting

and organizing the teaching workload to

meeting the needs of diverse learners

in the classroom and making effective

use of English teaching resources,

our experienced and dynamic course

instructors cover a comprehensive range

of teaching skills ensuring our graduates

are well-trained, marketable ESL teachers.

Every member of Oxford Seminars’

extensive teaching faculty has years of

distinguished ESL teaching experience

both locally and abroad and fi rmly

believes that teaching ESL provides an

exciting and fulfi lling opportunity for

teachers and students alike.

When asked to evaluate our teaching

staff, students tell us that they fi nd

our instructors approachable, highly

knowledgeable, and able to teach diffi cult

material in a dynamic, useful, and creative

manner which facilitates learning.

Kelly Holmes i started teaching english overseas

because i wanted to travel. since

elementary school, i had dreamed of

seeing the world. i took my fi rst teaching

assignment in dalian, China because i

wanted to practice the Chinese i had

learned in college. i had no idea how

passionate i would become about teaching.

Matthew Eng i graduated from university with a degree in

anthropology and a hunger for traveling and

studying languages. on a suggestion from

my international student friends, i looked at

Japan as a destination to explore. My fi rst

teaching position was in a small town north

of Tokyo at a large school with multiple

satellite branches.

Teya Tanner i have taught esl for more than thirty years.

Being an esl teacher has allowed me the

opportunity to teach (and live!) in places i

had always dreamed of living: Australia, fiji,

Mexico, Grenada, Guyana, Japan, and the

Philippines – to name just a few!

Julia Ruskin My original plan was to stay in Barcelona for

one year. one year turned into four! during

those four years, i had the opportunity

to travel all over Catalunya and spain,

throughout much of europe, and even to

Africa, israel, and Vietnam. The experience i

had just living the everyday life in Barcelona

was absolutely life changing! i make it my goal

to share all that good stuff with my students!

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Learning through pictures.My students are so smart!


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A Week in the Life of an Oxford Seminars GraduateWhether working in the public school system, or at

a private language school, our graduates have ample

time for both work and play.

11 am

A pretty walk to school.

2:30 pm

Taking the kids on a fi eld trip.

11:30 Am

My students on the hunt for English books.

8 am

Volunteering at an orphanage before I teach at a private language school in the afternoon.

1 pm

Shopping at lunch in the busy streets of the city – Time for retail therapy.

1 pm

Sing & play – games in the classroom are a fun way to learn.

5 pm

Staff dinner with all my coworkers. Check out the spread – delicious!

1 pm

Lunchtime view. I love my job!

5 pm

Getting a history lesson at a Baekje dynasty fortress.

8 pm

Molding young minds.

6:30 pm

Eating samgyetang (whole young chicken) for dinner.

7:30 pm 3 pm 9:30 pm

Watching a show with friends.

Fun in the sun at the Mud Festival.

Gorgeous sunset and a perfect ending to my week.

Monday

wednesday

friday saturday sunday

Tuesday

2 pm

Enjoying lunch with my coworkers.4 pm

Taking in a wrestling match at a festival before heading off to school for the evening.

thursday

aSIaBounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacifi c and Indian oceans,

Asia is the largest and most populous continent in the world.

Located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres,

it contains nearly 30% of the Earth’s land area and is home

to about 60% of the world’s population.

Culture and Tradition

With a vast array of nationalities, religions, geography

and governments, this region’s cultures have little unity.

Art, music, lifestyle, and other aspects vary greatly.

Religions have a strong infl uence, affecting such things as

how to dress and even how long to hold a handshake.

Food

The wide-ranging cuisines can be divided into regional

styles, each rooted to a region’s people and culture,

from Indian curries and Szechuan cooking to traditional

pounded dishes of Myanmar and a variety of fresh seafoods.

Languages

There are literally thousands of languages spoken in

Asia, most of them falling into three large language

families: Altai, Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European. In Asia,

you may encounter Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese,

Korean, Ainu, Hindi, Malay, Burmese, Vietnamese and

Turkish, to name but a few.

Gadi Sagar Lake, Jaisalmer, India

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Among continents, only Australia is smaller

in area than Europe, which contains roughly

7% of the Earth’s land area. More than 730

million people call Europe home – about 11%

of the world’s population. Nations range in

size from giant Russia to tiny Vatican City,

a country entirely bounded by the city

of Rome.

Culture

Considered by many to be the birthplace of

Western culture enjoyed in the US, Europe is

also home to a fascinatingly diverse mixture of

traditions, beliefs and historical monuments.

Languages

While English is spoken in much of Europe, it is

by no means dominant. Other European languages

include the Romance languages of Spanish, French,

Portuguese and Italian, along with various

Germanic, Baltic and Slavic languages.

Argentina

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Czech Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Israel

Italy

Japan

Korea

Kuwait

Laos

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

Oman

Panama

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

U.A.E.

Vietnam

THAILAND:

Be sure to try some refreshing

bubble tea. After all, this is

where it originated.

CHINA:

The Great Wall

of China stretches

approximately 5,500 miles.

It was built centuries ago to

protect the northern borders

of the Chinese Empire.

EGYPT:

The Great Pyramid was the

tallest building on Earth for

nearly fi ve thousand years

(until construction of the

Eiffel Tower in 1889).

FRANCE:

One of Paris’ oldest

streets, rue Saint-Séverin,

dates to the early 13th century.

MEXICO:

Plaza México, in Mexico City,

is the largest bullring in the

world. Spanish conquerors

brought bullfi ghting to Mexico

in the 1500s.

BRAZIL:

With an area of more

than 3¼ million square

miles, Brazil is only

slightly smaller than

the United States.

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KOREA:

Cheomseongdae

astronomical

observatory, dating

to the 7th century,

is designated as

one of Korea’s

national treasures.

LIVEYOURDREAM!

Location Typical Contract

Peak Hiring Season

Teaching Hours/Week

Monthly Salary

Private Tutoring

Exchange Rate

Income Tax

Cost of aBig Mac

Accommodations Airfare Health Care Holidays

Greece 7-9 months Sept 25 800-1,800EUR

9-11 EUR/hr $1 USD=0.75 EUR

0-45% 3.38 EUR Sometimes included, if on

contract

Not included Usually included, if on

contract

Usually paid, if on contract

Hong Kong 1 year Year round 30-40 12,000-40,000 HKD

200-500 HKD/hr $1 USD=7.7 HKD

16-20% 14.80 HKD Sometimes included Sometimes included

Sometimes included

Paid

Hungary 6 monthsor 1 year

Jan or Aug 20-30 136,000-204,000 HUF

1,600-3,400 HUF/hr

$1 USD=210 HUF

17% 740 HUF Sometimes included Seldom included

Seldom included

Usually paid

India 1 year Year round 25-40 Volunteer- 50,000 INR

400-1,000 INR/hr $1 USD=45 INR

0-30% NotAvailable

Sometimes included Sometimes included

Sometimes included

Paid

Indonesia 1 year Year round 25-40 6-15 million IDR

150,000-350,000 IDR/hr

$1 USD=9,000 IDR

5-35% 22,780 IDR Always included Sometimes included

Always included Paid

Israel 6 monthsor 1 year

Year round 20-30 3,500-14,000 ILS

70-120 ILS/hr $1 USD=3.6 ILS

10-46% 14.90 ILS Usually included Seldom included

Always included Usually paid

Italy 6-9 months Sept 25 800-1,200EUR

11-22EUR/hr

$1 USD= 0.75 EUR

23-43% 3.38 EUR Not included Not included Not included Usually paid

Japan 6 monthsor 1 year

Apr or year round

25-40 225,000-300,000 JPY

2,000-5,0000 JPY/hr

$1 USD=83 JPY

5-30% 320 JPY Sometimes included Seldom included

Seldom included

Paid

Korea 1 year Feb-Mar or year round

25-40 1.8-2.5 million KRW

25,000-75,000 KRW/hr

$1 USD=1,100 KRW

3-5% 3,400 KRW Always included Always included


Kuwait 3 monthsor 1 year

Year round 20-35 560-1,100KWD

5-10KWD/hr

$1 USD=0.29 KWD

0% NotAvailable

Usually provided or housing allowance

Usually included

Usually included

Usually paid

Laos 1 year Year round 25-35 4-6.5 million LAK

80,700-121,000 LAK/hr

$1 USD=8,000 LAK

0-35% NotAvailable

Sometimes included Seldom included

Sometimes included

Usually paid

Malaysia 1-2 years Year round 25-35 6,000-11,000 MYR

35-80 MYR/hr $1 USD=3.0 MYR

27% 7.05 MYR Usually included Always included


Mexico 1 year Jan or Aug-Sept

12-35 6,000-12,000 MXN

81-85 MXN/hr $1 USD=12 MXN

3-34% 32 MXN Usually included Sometimes included

Usually included

Sometimes paid

Netherlands 3 months, 9 months or

1 year

Jan or Aug 30 1,400-2,600 EUR

10-40 EUR/hr

$1 USD=0.75 EUR

33-52% 3.38 EUR Seldom included Seldom included

Seldom included

Usually paid

Oman 1-2 years Year round 20 770-1,540 OMR 10-20 OMR/hr $1 USD=0.39 OMR

0% NotAvailable

Usually provided or housing allowance

Usually included

Usually included

Usually paid

Panama 6 monthsor 1 year

Mar - Aug 20-25 412-1,030PAB

15-25PAB/hr

$1 USD=1.0 PAB

7-27% NotAvailable

Seldom included Seldom included

Seldom included

Seldom paid

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Country Typical Contract

Peak Hiring Season(s)

Teaching Hours/Week

Monthly Salary Private Tutoring Exchange Rate

Income Tax

Cost of a Big Mac

Accommodations Airfare Health Care Holidays

Argentina 6 months or 1 year

Feb-Mar or Nov

10-30 700-2,600 ARS

15-30 ARS/hr $1 USD=4.0 ARS

9-20% 14 ARS Seldom included Seldom included

Seldom included

Paid

Austria 3 months -1 year

Sept 15-30 1,080-2,160EUR

20-35 EUR/hr $1 USD=0.75 EUR

0-50% 3.38 EUR Seldom included Not included Partially included

Sometimes paid, if on contract

Belgium 9 months or 1 year

Jan or Sept 20-25 1,280-3,500EUR

15-20 EUR/hr $1 USD=0.75 EUR

25-50% 3.38 EUR Seldom included Not included Included, if on contract

Usually paid

Brazil 1 year Feb-Mar or Nov

20-30 950-2,500BRL

5-20 BRL/hr $1 USD=1.7 BRL

0-15% 8.71 BRL Seldom included Sometimes included

Sometimes included

Sometimes paid

Bulgaria 6 monthsor 1 year

Jan or Aug 15-25 800-1,100 BGN 10-30 BGN/hr $1 USD=1.5 BGN

10-40% 2.63 BGN Sometimes included Seldom included

Seldom included

Usually paid

Cambodia 1 year Year round 25-30 Mostly volunteer;

paid positions: 28,400 -

101,500 KHR

20-100 KHR/hr $1 USD=4,000 KHR

20% NotAvailable

Sometimes included Seldom included

Sometimes included

Paid

Chile 6 monthsor 1 year

Feb-Mar or Nov

15-30 500,000 - 1,500,000 CLP

6,000-20,000 CLP/hr

$1 USD=475 CLP

0-20% 1,750 CLP Seldom included Seldom included

Seldom included

Seldom paid

China Flexible (preference

is 1 year)

Year round 15-35 4,000-11,000 CNY

100-400 CNY/hr $1 USD=6.5 CNY

5-25% 13.20 CNY Usually included Usually included

Sometimes included

Paid

Colombia 6 monthsor 1 year

Feb-Mar or Nov

15-25 1.0-2.5 million COP

20,000-35,000 COP/hr

$1 USD=1,800 COP

0-33% 8,200 COP Sometimes included Sometimes included

Sometimes included

Sometimes paid

Costa Rica 6 monthsor 1 year

Sept-Dec 8-30 200,000-350,000 CRC

3,000-5,000 CRC/hr

$1 USD=500 CRC

0-10% 2,043.77 CRC

Sometimes assisted Seldom included

Not included Sometimes paid

Czech Republic

9 monthsor 1 year

Year round 25-30 12,000-25,000 CZK

100-1,000 CZK/hr $1 USD=19 CZK

15% 67.60 CZK Usually included or assisted

Seldom included

Usually included

Sometimes paid

Ecuador 6 monthsor 1 year

Jan or Sept 15-30 400-540 USD 15-20 USD/hr USD used inthis country

5-35% 1.50 USD Usually assisted Seldom included

Seldom included

Seldom paid

Egypt 6 monthsor 2 years

Year round 20-25 3,000-8,000EGP

80-130 EGP/hr $1 USD=5.8 EGP

6-16% 13 EGP Usually included or housing allowance

Sometimes included

Usually included

Usually paid

Finland 3 monthsor 1 year

Jan or Aug 20-30 600-700EUR

15-30 EUR/hr $1 USD=0.75 EUR

9-30% 3.38 EUR Sometimes included Seldom included

Seldom included

Usually paid

France 7-9 months Jan or Sept 5-30 1,000-2,500EUR

15-30 EUR/hr $1 USD=0.75 EUR

0-40% 3.38 EUR Not included Not included Not included Usually paid

Germany Freelance Sept 30-40 1,500-2,400EUR

15-30 EUR/hr $1 USD=0.75 EUR

0-45% 3.38 EUR Seldom included Not included Partially included

Usually paid if on contract

LatIn amErICaRanging from Mexico in North America, down to the southern tips

of Argentina and Chile in South America, Latin America covers

nearly 8 million square miles and is home to more

than 580 million people.

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location Typical Contract

Peak hiring season

Teaching hours/Week

Monthly salary

Private Tutoring

exchange rate

income Tax

Cost of aBig Mac

Accommodations Airfare health Care holidays

Peru 6 monthsor 1 year

Jan or Nov-dec

20-35 1,300 - 3,300 PeN

28-56 PeN/hr $1 Usd=2.8 PeN

15-30% 10 PeN sometimes assisted seldom included

Not included seldom paid

Poland 6 monthsor 1 year

sept-oct or year round

20-35 1,500-3,500 PlN

35-80 PlN/hr $1 Usd=3.0 PlN

32% 8.30 PlN Usually included or assisted

seldom included

Usually included

Usually paid

Portugal 9-10 months

Jan or sept 40 800-1,600eUr

10-25 eUr/hr $1 Usd=0.75 eUr

10.5-42%

3.38 eUr sometimes included, if on contract

Not included sometimes included

Always paid, if on contract

Qatar 1-2 years Jan or sept 25 6,700-9,000 QAr

50-150 QAr/hr $1 Usd=3 QAr

0% 16 QAr Usually included or housing assistance

Usually included

Usually included

Usually paid

romania 6 monthsor 1 year

Year round 25-35 1,500-2,000 roN

30-100 roN/hr $1 Usd=3.3 roN

16% 10 roN sometimes included seldom included

sometimes included

Always paid

russia 6 months, 9 months or

1 year

June-sept 25-30 24,900-62,500 rUB

300-1,000 rUB/hr $1 Usd=31 rUB

13% 71 rUB Usually included or assisted

flight allowance

usually given

Usually included

Usually paid

saudi Arabia

1-2 years Year round 25 9,300-15,000 sAr

100-200 sAr/hr $1 Usd=3 sAr

0% 10 sAr Usually included Usually included

Usually included

Usually paid

slovakia 9 monthsor 1 year

sept or year round

25-30 365-530 eUr

13-25 eUr/hr $1 Usd= 0.75 eUr

19% 1.52 eUr Usually assisted sometimes included

sometimes included

Always paid

spain 9 monthsor 1 year

sept 15-30 800-1,400eUr

22-30 eUr/hr $1 Usd=0.75 eUr

15-45% 3.38 eUr sometimes included, if on

contract

Not included sometimes included, if on contract


sweden 1 year Jan or Aug 20-30 5,500-6,400 seK

100-200 seK/hr $1 Usd=6.9 seK

29-60% 48.40 seK seldom included seldom included

seldom included

Usually paid

switzerland 3 months, 6 months or

1 year

sept 15-25 1,800-7,000Chf

20-45 Chf/hr $1 Usd=0.95 Chf

0-30% 6.50 Chf seldom included Not included sometimes included, if on contract


Taiwan 1 year Year round 20-35 45,000-80,000 TWd

600-1,200 TWd/hr

$1 Usd=30 TWd

6-20% 75 TWd sometimes included sometimes included

sometimes included

Paid

Thailand 4 monthsor 1 year

Year round 20-30 25,000-55,000 ThB

500-900 ThB/hr $1 Usd=30 ThB

5-37% 70 ThB sometimes included seldom included


Turkey 1 year Year round 25-30 1,000-3,500 TrY

20-100 TrY/hr $1 Usd=1.5 TrY

35% 5.95 TrY Usually included or assisted

sometimes included

Usually included

employer assisted

UAe 1-2 years Year round 20-25 11,000-14,000 Aed

100-200 Aed/hr $1 Usd=3.5 Aed

0% 11 Aed Usually included or housing allowance

Usually included

Usually included

Usually paid

Vietnam 1 year Year round 20-35 15.6-39million VNd

292,425-487,375 VNd/hr

$1 Usd=19,500 VNd

5-35% NotAvailable

sometimes included seldom included

sometimes included

Paid

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Culture

Latin America is home to a unique blend of cultural

infl uences, including the indigenous cultures of pre-

European infl uence, Western civilization from Europe

and the United States, and various African cultures.

Food

Cuisine varies from nation to nation. Spices and

seasoning mixtures – such as cumin and chili powders –

give many foods of Latin America their unique identities.

Many foods are typically corn-based.

Languages

Today, Spanish and Portuguese are the predominant

languages of Latin America. Creole languages are

spoken in several nations, along with Italian, German

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COURSE O

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Day 1

- Introduction to the Course/Materials/Assignments

- ESL Warm-Up Games and Exercises

- ESL Icebreaker Activities

- The Effective Learner

- The Effective Teacher

- Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in Your Classroom

Day 2

- Introduction to Educational Theory

- Second Language Acquisition

- Teaching Across Age and Proficiency Levels

- Classroom Management Techniques

- Lesson Planning

- Living and Working Overseas

- Cultural Sensitivity in the Classroom

Day 3

- Teaching English Grammar

- Sample Grammar Lessons

- Teaching Vocabulary Techniques

- Teaching Speaking and Listening

- Teaching Reading

- Long-Term Unit Planning

- International Trends in ESL Teaching

- Effective Cross-Cultural Relations

Day 4

- Multiple Intelligence Theory

- Teaching Writing

- Teaching Pronunciation

- Teaching Idioms, Expressions, Phrasal Verbs, and Slang

- Organizing the Teaching Workload

- Conflict Resolution Techniques

- Teaching in a Multicultural Setting

Day 5

- Lesson Coordination When Team Teaching

- Testing and Evaluating ESL Students

- Finding ESL Teaching Jobs

- Writing Resumes and Cover Letters

- Job Interviews for Teaching Positions

- Pre-Departure Planning, Culture Shock, and Adaptation

- The Role of the Teacher

- Applying Communicative Teaching Theory

- Fundamentals of Language Acquisition

- Creating Engaging and Educational Lesson Activities

- Practicing Lesson and Unit Planning

- Analysis of ESL Case Studies

- Reviewing and Applying ESL Theories and Concepts

ONLINE 40-HouR COMPONENT

- Comprehending Grammatical Structures

- Common Grammatical Errors and Misconceptions

- Teaching the Twelve Verb Tenses of English

- Creative Grammar Activities to Stimulate Communication

- Teaching Adverbs, Quantifi ers, Gerunds and Infi nitives

- Critical Evaluation of Grammar Lessons and Materials

- Completion of the 100-Question Online Assignment

Day 6

- Teaching Practicums

- Instructor Feedback and Peer Evaluations

- Effective Use of ESL Teaching Resources and Activities

- The Globalization of the Job Market

- Finding and Using ESL Teaching Resources

- Wrap-up/Final Questions

Course Materials

As part of the extensive materials and

resources included with our course,

you will receive a comprehensive

teaching textbook by Jeremy Harmer,

our industry-leading 475-page training

manual, and the practical “Focus on

Grammar” textbook.

You will fi nd these resources useful,

both during the course, and in

subsequent overseas teaching positions.

Course OutlineFrom ESL warm-up games

and classroom management

techniques to second language

acquisition and teaching English

grammar, our 100-hour course covers a

comprehensive range of ESL knowledge

and teaching expertise. The course

is comprised of a 60-hour in-class

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