Weekend tefl courses

Weekend courses

Weekend courses are designed to give you an insight into the world of TEFL. Whilst these cannot be compared directly with 3 or 4-week intensive courses, they do enable attendees to gain a useful approach to TEFL, and in countries where the there is a lower minimum requirement for the qualifications of teachers, these courses can serve as a ‘passport’ into teaching and a short introduction ideal for helping to orientate potential teachers who may be leaving the country on a very short term teaching mission, where teaching English is not designed to provide a sustainable source of income, or where teaching might take place on a casual basis.

The I-to-I weekend course takes place in a number of locations in the UK, Ireland and in the United States, at regular intervals and usually in a city centre (downtown) hotel. The course is well structured and the level of support and attention to individual clients is well thought out.

Course contents and “packages available” (Courtesy of I-to-I)

Over the 2-day course you will interact with all the essential TEFL areas:

During the course you will cover how to:

- MANAGE your classroom in a fun, but structured way
- DETERMINE and meet your students' language needs
- PLAN and deliver effective lessons
- ADAPT games you already know into useful teaching activities
- DELIVER new English vocabulary in a imaginative way
- TEACH students to speak and write English
- WORK with students and help them listen to and speak English
- UNDERSTAND grammar terminology
- SEARCH for your perfect teaching job

The i-to-i team created the Weekend course by taking the practical teaching aspects of a full-time course and condensing them into a fast-paced 20-hour programme. We continually monitor and upgrade the course to ensure you receive the most current, creative and useful instruction available.

You can supplement the weekend course with other short courses and modules as follows:

40 Hour Course - Weekend TEFL course plus Grammar Awareness Module (GAM)

80 Hour Course - Weekend TEFL course plus GAM and OnlineTEFL Course (see separate section)

The 40 Weekend TEFL Course is the quickest and easiest way to gain a basic insight into becoming a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) teacher.

Who can enrol on the course?

To join the TEFL course you should have:

- native or near-native English fluency
- a minumum age of 17
- one weekend free to take the course
- a desire to teach people to speak English

No academic qualifications are required - enthusiasm is the only thing you need.

Who will my tutor be?

Your tutor will be one of 11 highly qualified TEFL trainers.

Are these courses accredited?

i-to-i has achieved Provider Accreditation Status from the ODLQC

The ODLQC was set up by the UK Government in 1968 to enhance quality in education and training. It aims to protect the interests of learners by operating a voluntary registration scheme for providers of home study, distance learning, online or e-learning and other open learning courses.
To register, a provider has to meet the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council standards. Accreditation includes a rigorous assessment of administrative and tutorial methods, educational materials and publicity. Accredited institutions are monitored to ensure that students continue to receive good service, and are re-assessed at least once every three years.

What this means to you?

You can be sure of a good quality service, monitored and checked by a respected external awarding body.

As a student of i-to-i, you have the right to contact the ODLQC if you are unsatisfied with the academic quality or content of the course.