Certificate IV in Communicative TESOL 10298NAT

It is designed for:

people who are qualified teachers in their own countries but who wish to obtain a qualification in modern, communicative teaching techniques, focusing on the teaching of oral English;
people who are not qualified teachers but who wish to work as teaching assistants or otherwise in their own countries;
people who wish to teach in ELICOS colleges in Australia or EFL (English as a Foreign Language) overseas.

During the course you will develop your understanding of essential theory related to Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, whilst also developing your practical teaching skills in the classroom through supervised classroom teaching practicum.

Course Structure

Course	Subjects
Certificate IV in Communicative TESOL 10298NAT (6 subjects)	Preparing for Learners, Reading and Writing Teaching Learners, Reading and Writing Leading Learners Preparing for Language, Listening and Speaking Teaching Language, Listening and Speaking Preparing Grammar

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)/Credit Transfer

Students may be eligible to obtain credits for individual modules as a result of experience gained in employment in the relevant business fields or from previous training or education. A fee is payable for assessing your RPL status. Students may also be eligible for credit transfer for relevant units studied at an Australian Registered Training Organisation.

Please check online for our RPL and credit transfer policy

Mode of Delivery

All vocational courses are delivered face-to-face and with up to one third (⅓) delivered online. For Hospitality courses students must complete mandatory work-placement of 36 shifts being not less than 144 hours in total, with each shift being a minimum of 4 hours. For our Certificate IV in Communicative TESOL, students must complete mandatory placement (practicum) of 12 hours consisting of class observations and teaching.

Please refer here for more information.

Sample Timetable

DAY	DAY 1	DAY 2
08:30 - 12:30	Lecture	Lecture
13:00 - 17:00	Lecture	Lecture
	DAY 3
15:00 - 17:00	#ASM Tutorial

Note

Timetables may vary slightly from campus to campus.
Lectures may be mixed and each student will study a total of 20 timetabled hours per week for each 9 week term they are enrolled in.
ASM tutorials are available at the same time on other days

#ASM = Academic Support Material tutorial.

Assessment

TESOL candidates are assessed through lesson preparation, and completion of supervised classroom teaching practicum placements.

Entry Requirements

ACADEMIC
To teach in Australia upon completion of the course applicants are required to have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Successful completion of 10 weeks of General English at Advanced level (plus 80% attendance) at our sister school, English Unlimited, or at other approved providers or equivalent.

Check your English level here

INTERVIEW

A spoken interview is conducted with applicants about their career goals, and their existing linguistic knowledge.

Course Quick Facts

Campus Locations

Course Length

2 terms (approximately 6 months)

Start Dates

2019

04 February
29 April
22 July
14 October

2020

03 February
27 April
20 July
12 October

NOTE: Information session via Google+ or Skype will take place on Thursday 2 weeks prior to the intake date.
Course and campus availability subject to demand.

Fees

Course fees*
$3,900 ($1,950 per term)

Application fee:
Student visa - $250
Other visas - $200

$90 Textbook fee^

* Promotional fees may be applicable from time to time. Please contact APC for further details.
^ Textbook fee (includes GST) subject to change by supplier at any time without notice.