Intro TEFL Program

This training can benefit all foreign teachers, especially if they are new to China. This well-designed, intensive 8-day training program provides new teachers a solid basis in how to teach English in China and how to adapt to the cultural differences and become acquainted with the Chinese laws and regulations for foreign teachers.

Upon successful completion of this training the foreign teacher will received the well-recognized TEFL in China Certificate, which is a valued qualification. The certificate training complies with internationally recognized standards, with all lead TEFL trainers holding an Ph.D. or M.A. degree in TEFL and having substantial TEFL teaching experience.

The U.S. TEFL Training Center, Germantown, TN, USA has a background of over eleven years of successful TEFL training experience in China. The TEFL in China Certificate was established two years ago and has been taught more than five times, with lead TEFL instructors Emily Thrush, Ph.D., Teresa Dalle, Ph.D., Robert Wyss, M.A., and Trevor Herndon, M.A. The course syllabus and materials benefit from that rich experience as well as from those professional expertise of the TEFL trainers.

The course textbook

The course textbook authors Robert Wyss, M.A. and Emily Thrush, Ph.D., have developed an excellent textbook specifically for this program. The textbook carries the endorsement , an agency of the China Bureau of Foreign Experts, is now published by Tsinghua University Press.

Course Outline:
►Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
►Natural Approach, "Total Physical Response"
►Fluency vs. Accuracy in Speaking / Treatment of Error
►Teaching Listening
►Cooperative Learning Techniques
►Evaluation, Monitoring and Assessment
►Using Technology in Teaching Oral / Aural Skills
►The Role of Culture in Language Learning
►Successful Lesson Planning
►Classroom Management in China
►Chinese regulations & policies related to foreign teachers in China
►Introduction to Chinese culture & customs for new teachers

Assessment
Group projects in which participants develop lesson plans based on the approaches and methods discussed in class and then present the lesson to the class; microteaching of a mini-lesson by each participant; final examination.

Certificate

The foreign teacher upon successful completion of the 8-day training earns the TEFL in China Certificate. The certificate awarded by The U.S. TEFL Training Center, INC jointly with the China Association for International Exchange of Personnel (CAIEP), which is an affiliate of the national China Bureau of Foreign Experts Affair.

Job placement service

Together with the course you will receive individualized job placement assistance from ChinaJob.com / China Association for International Exchange of Personnel (CAIEP), which is an affiliate of the national Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs, and China Connection Education Service (is an offshore intermediary organization (Cert. No 049) approved by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) of the People's Republic of China for introducing foreign cultural and educational experts to China.

Teachers Feedback (2006)

Jenny Bai -This course was extremely helpful, especially because I was able to learn the reasons behind why different cultures and their people speak the way they do. -Having taken this course, I now feel very comfortable beginning my first year as a teacher. -This course was very in-depth and eye-opening After learning what teachers have to do, I have much respect for them.! -The course was great .The professor was excellent, and I learned a great deal in a very short time!

Scott Maltzberger -The friendly environment that a course like this creates , with the opportunity to meet new and interesting people. The opportunity to see and share the different teaching styles that people have and learn from them. I enjoyed the casual and comfortable environment , that allows you to feel some what at home. Making friends is what also hakes the course your mind and share your thought. I did not feel constricted at all!!! THANKs!

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