The purpose of the following information is to provide you with an overview of, and an introduction to, The International TEFL Corporation online TEFL course. You will find full details of the course content as well as information as to how the course is organized.

The course is unique for an online course as it enables graduates to receive ongoing career support and teacher development long after completion and provides an opportunity to see 'real' lessons through our downloadable video or CD-ROM.

We believe that you will find this course of great benefit as you embark upon your career in TEFL. Completion of the course results in 60 or 120-hour TEFL certification depending on the course chosen.

Course aims:

The 120-hour course is a complete TEFL course. Upon completion of the course graduates should have a good working knowledge of the English grammatical system as well as an awareness of the skills and techniques required for successful language teaching.

The 60-hour course provides a solid introduction to teaching English as a foreign language.

Course content:

The 120-hour course is divided into two main areas - teaching skills and language awareness. The teaching skills component provides details of the techniques and skills required by teachers in the classroom while the language awareness component gives a solid foundation course in English grammar.

This course consists of 20 units, carefully chosen and organized to ensure a gradual build up of knowledge whilst not overloading students with too much information at any one time. These units allow you to work through the course at a pace that suits your requirements.

The shorter 60-hour course uses the same materials as the longer courses but only includes the 10 modules most relevant to teaching skills and classroom management. The language awareness modules aren't included with this particular course.

The course units are (approximately 6 hours per unit):

* Units not included in 60-hour course

Course units are e-mailed to you by your online tutor (except the Lessons in Practice unit which is sent to you on a CD-ROM or which can be downloaded online). With each unit you will also receive a task sheet. You read and absorb the material in the unit and then complete the task sheet and e-mail it to your course tutor with details of when you would like to receive your next unit. Your course tutor will forward your requested unit/s along with comments on your previous task sheet.

After successfully completing all course units you will receive your final grade, a letter of recommendation and your TEFL certificate.

The course has been designed to allow for maximum flexibility. As long as you complete the course within six months of receiving your first unit you can work at a pace that suits you. The maximum number of units you can receive per day is two, so you could theoretically complete the course very quickly. Please note that you should probably allow for about 5 hours per unit to allow you to read and absorb the material and 1 hour to complete the task sheet.

In order to get the maximum benefit from the course we recommend receiving one unit per day. This will allow you to complete the course in a short period of time and will also give you time to fully understand and digest the lesson before continuing. However, if you wish to work through the course more quickly, or slowly, the choice is yours.

Post course job guidance:

TITC will provide you with every reasonable assistance in finding a TEFL job after you have completed the course. This includes help with the following:

• Resume/CV preparation
• Information on likely sources of EFL vacancies
• Job guidance counseling
• Job search and application
• Interview preparation

We are happy to provide this assistance throughout your teaching career.