Combined Advanced Certificate in TEFL
Course Details

The Combined TEFL Course offers the best of two worlds: online education and face-to-face teacher training.

Leading to the Advanced Certificate in TEFL, this  TESOL / TEFL qualification is Anglo Centres TEFL's most popular course due to its flexibility.

Course Qualifications and Accreditation

This TEFL / TESOL course is accredited internationally by:

The College of Teachers, leading to the internationally-recognized Advanced Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Advanced Certificate TESOL), a worldwide accepted TESOL / TEFL certificate. 

The College of Teachers' qualifications are independently valid and stand alongside the National Qualification Framework (NQF) and Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) 

This qualification is assessed at NQF - Level 5, FHEQ I (Intermediate)

Level 5 qualifications are at a level equivalent to intemediate Higher Education Qualifications such as Diplomas of Higher Education, Foundation and other degrees that do not typically provide access to postgraduate programmes.

Read more on The College of Teachers Website 

AND 

ACTDEC, (the Accreditation Council for TESOL Distance Education Courses) leading to the internationally-recognized Certificate of Educational Studies in TESOL conferring successful candidates an official Associate Teacher of ESOL Status

Successful candidates who have enrolled on the Endorsed Certificate will also receive the Anglo Centres Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) with an endorsement in Teaching English for Business and English to Young Learners.

Course Contents

Our Combined TEFL Course consists of a distance learning phase plus a residential teaching practice block leading to the Advanced Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL):

PHASE 1: DISTANCE LEARNING
PHASE 2: TEACHING PRACTICE

This combined version of a full TEFL certificate programme allows you to keep your present commitments whilst completing the course.

The course covers exactly the same topics as a 4-week intensive course and in the same depth. First you complete the online part of the course from home and learn about theories, methodology and applied practice of TEFL / TESOL. This will allow you to study at your own pace and in your own time. Then you spend a two-week teaching practice phase with us planning lessons and teaching real classes of students: these will be a range of adult, young and Business English classes.

Such practical and varied experience will make you a very strong candidate on the TEFL market.

The most obvious advantage of this type of course is its flexibility: You can complete the online / distance learning phase at your own pace and then decide when to take the teaching practice block. You may even decide to start the teaching practice block before you have finished the online phase, although we recommend you complete at least 60 per cent of it first. In any case, we will try to accommodate your needs and availability. It is generally expected that trainees inform the centre of their choice of dates for the teaching practice block four weeks prior to its commencement.

Our syllabus covers the following topics:

Learning and learner styles
Classroom management and teacher language
Language awareness
Teaching grammar
Teaching pronunciation
Teaching vocabulary
Teaching models and lesson planning
Course materials evaluation
Tests in TEFL/ TESOL
Teaching the four skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking
Teaching English for Specific Purposes /Business English
Teaching Young Learners and teenagers

View or download this TEFL / TESOL course's Syllabus and Regulations

Course Aims

The overall aim of The Advanced Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Advanced Certificate TESOL) is to prepare candidates for their first English teaching job. This internationally accredited course provides the candidate with a deeper understanding of the relationship between the theories underpinning the practice of teaching English together with guided, purposeful observations of qualified and experienced tutors. A course at this level includes specialist learning and involves detailed analysis of a high level of information and knowledge in TESOL / TEFL.

In compliance with the course pre-requisites and  learning outcomes as defined by The College of Teachers, the following are some of the more specific objectives of this TESOL / TEFL course:

• The Advanced TEFL Certificate (Advanced Certificate TESOL) provides candidates with a deeper insight into the challenges facing the learner and the teacher.

• The Advanced TEFL Certificate (Advanced Certificate TESOL) is available to native and near native English speakers whose first or second language is English.

• The Advanced TEFL Certificate (Advanced Certificate TESOL) is suitable for those who want to teach internationally.    

• The Advanced TEFL Certificate (Advanced Certificate TESOL) gives candidates a deeper understanding of the theory of contemporary English teaching practice.

• The Advanced TEFL Certificate (Advanced Certificate TESOL) is aware of the importance of further professional development throughout candidates' career.    

• The Advanced TEFL Certificate (Advanced Certificate TESOL) reflects current approaches to TESOL / TEFL.

• The Advanced TEFL Certificate (Advanced Certificate TESOL) encourages candidates to experience what it is like to be a language learner.    

• The Advanced TEFL Certificate (Advanced Certificate TESOL) provides candidates with a deeper understanding about the relationship between the theories underpinning their practice.    

• The Advanced TEFL Certificate (Advanced Certificate TESOL) encourages candidates to develop self-evaluation techniques and record progress throughout their course.    

• The Advanced TEFL Certificate (Advanced Certificate TESOL) ensures candidates learn valuable work-life skills and help them develop a successful career.    

• The Advanced TEFL Certificate (Advanced Certificate TESOL) provides access to skills books for teaching reading, writing and listening; pronunciation books and the accompanying tapes; as well as vocabulary books.

Teaching Practice

For your Teaching Practice you will be teaching real adult learners of General and Business English and also Young Learners. This makes our courses unique in the market. This experience will enable you to teach English effectively in a range of different learning contexts making you a very attractive candidate for a variety of teaching positions.

The two-week teaching practice block involves a minimum of six hours' observed teaching and lesson planning. There are guided purposeful observations of qualified and experienced tutors which amount to a minimum of eight hours, four of which should be live lessons and then others may be videoed lessons or lessons in which the trainees are foreign language learners.

Evaluation

Your progress will be continually evaluated. There are no exams. As you continue to improve in your teaching abilities your grade will continue to evolve to reflect your professional growth. Final grades are based on where you are at the end of your training and are given as either A+, A, B+, B or C.

Length of the course

The Combined Advanced Certificate in TEFL (The College of Teachers' Advanced Certificate TESOL) comprises of an estimated 200+ hours. This includes a minimum of 100 tutor/trainer-contact hours and a minimum of 30 study/ research hours.

Candidates need to have completed their TEFL / TESOL studies in a maximum of 18 months.

After the course

When you successfully complete the course you will be awarded your Advanced Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). However, your real award will not be a mere piece of paper. Your award will be your possession of the skills, experience and confidence to go out anywhere in the world and successfully teach other learners the English language. At Anglo Centres TEFL, you graduate with more than just a certification to teach, you graduate as a professional educator.

After completing the course you have the option of taking the internationally-recognised Cambridge ESOL Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT). This course incorporates full preparation for this exam in the course fees. This does not include exam fees which need to be paid directly to the examination centre. Exams can be taken at any of the examination centres that Cambridge ESOL has worldwide.

Click here for a full list of centres.

Dates and Fees

Dates: At Anglo Centres TEFL we take pride on a personalised and personable service to our students. You may start the Online TEFL phase as soon as you have been accepted on the course and you have paid the course fees. Then you will decide when you are ready to take the teaching practice block.

Price:

Advanced TEFL Certificate / COES in TESOL: 900 € / £765 *

Advanced TEFL Certificate / COES in TESOL with an Endorsement in Teaching English for Business and English to Young Learners: 970 € / £825 *

Special Limited Offer: 10% OFF (20% OFF if you sign up with a friend)

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Payment in installments may be arranged.

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*does not include accommodation

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Job Guidance Guarantee

All our students and graduates can benefit from our Lifetime Job Guidance Program. Whilst no organisation can guarantee you a job at the end of your course, at Anglo Centres TEFL we work with you all along until you have found the job you are looking for, wherever that may be.

During your course we advise you on the best career path, job opportunities and put you in touch with prospective employers in the country of your choice. We even prepare you for job interviews so you stay ahead of your competition. This continues long after you graduate with us and for as long as you need us.

We won't stop until we have found the right job for you!

Teach with Anglo Centres after your course!

If you would like to live and teach in Tarragona you have the opportunity to work for Anglo Centres. We recruit new teachers every year for our Adult, Young Learner and Business English courses.

Priority is given to our graduates so you may well end up teaching at one of our centres!

Download the Combined Advanced Certificate in TEFL / TESOL Prospectus