TEFL / TESOL Teaching Practice
Teaching practice is not a requirement of our TEFL / TESOL courses as it is sometimes difficult to include teaching practice with a distance-learning programme. However, ETC now offers three ways for trainees to gain practical teaching experience and for it to be assessed.
- ETC works in association with Terry Whitnell of TLC (www.communitytlc.com), Gran Canaria, who will provide suitable TEFL / TESOL teaching practice opportunities, give guidance on lesson preparation, observe your teaching, and provide you with helpful feedback, encouragement and suggestions for development.
- Secondly, you now also have the same opportunity in Leamington Spa at the Heart of England Language School (www.heartengland.co.uk).
- Thirdly, you can now gain valuable teaching experience by undertaking a teaching programme abroad or in the UK through the completion of our Teaching Practice Portfolio Scheme. The institution where you do this may be the place where you are teaching or it may be an institution near where you live that you have approached for assistance. It will normally take between six and eight weeks to complete the portfolio.
The Teaching Practice Portfolio Scheme (TPPS) is an innovative approach to teaching practice which was devised by ACTDEC. Through this scheme, you can choose to do teaching practice either during or following your TEFL / TESOL certificate course. This scheme makes it possible for teachers with our TEFL / TESOL Certificate to obtain a Certificate of Teaching Practice Development at the end of the programme.