For the Master Diploma programme as a whole, the overall aim is to provide an advanced distance training course in the theory, methodology and Management of teaching English as a Foreign Language. With the online learning course, you can enrol and begin the programme at any time during the academic year – whenever it suits you! This course aims to provide you with new insights into language teaching, providing a deeper understanding of the principles and practice of English language teaching to foreign young learners and adults. The focus of the course is on both practical and theoretical aspects of English Language Teaching and will prepare you for an exciting and rewarding career in many different locations around the globe!
The general objectives of the course require you to be able to:
– Demonstrate a thorough grasp of the main phonological, lexical, syntactical and other aspects of modern communicative English, with particular reference to its roles as a means of communication.
– Predict with reasonable accuracy the learning needs of any group of ESOL, ESL, or ESP learners and modify and update such a needs analysis in the light of observation and testing.
– Write instructional objectives and prepare appropriate lesson plans.
– Teach English effectively at any level from beginners to advanced.
– Discuss intelligently an extensive repertoire of lesson forms.
– Monitor his or her own effectiveness as a teacher of English as a Foreign Language.
– Manage other teachers, timetabling, course development, assessment, testing, recruitment, policies and procedures, development plans.