UK Distance Learning TEFL Courses

English Language Centre:
Long established UK Centre offering cutting edge TEFL/TESL courses by Distance Learning.  We are an English Language research and teacher training organisation, the only TESL/EFL trainers who wholly specialise in quality Distance Learning. ELC opened its doors in 1990 with the aid of grants and support from an English Training & Enterprise Council ( TEC ). The need for professional, affordable teacher training is widely recognised and the Training & Enterprise Council recognised ELC's aim and ability to meet this need. Now well into our second decade, we continue to do so.

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TEFL/TESL Certificate Course
The course is primarily designed to cater for students wishing to enter the TEFL/TESL profession. Many TEFL/TESL courses are aimed at teaching adults. The English Language Centre’s course includes the teaching of adults and young learners. A Certificate in TEFL/TESL is the minimum teaching qualification necessary for employment in most Language Schools. The TEFL/TESL Certificate Course consists of 3 Units (6 modules), each with an accompanying assignment of approximately 1,000 words. The following is the course syllabus:

Unit One
- The World of TEFL - An Introduction
- Theories of Language Learning

Unit Two
- The Practice of Language Teaching (Part 1)
- The Practice of Language Teaching (Part 2)

Unit Three
- Advanced TEFL/TESL: Theory and Practice
- Specialist TEFL/TESL - Young Learners / Large Classes 

TEFL/TESL Diploma Course
The course is primarily designed to cater for students wishing to develop their skills and knowledge in the TEFL/TESL profession and enhance their careers. The course includes the teaching of young learners, adults, and English for Specific Purposes. (ESP). The TEFL/TESL Diploma Course consists of 5 Units (10 modules), each with an accompanying assignment of a minimum of 1,000 words.

Unit One
- The World of TEFL - An Introduction
- Theories of Language Learning 

Unit Two
- The Practice of Language Teaching (Part 1)
- The Practice of Language Teaching (Part 2)

Unit Three
- Advanced TEFL/TESL: Theory and Practice
- Specialist TEFL/TESL: Young Learners / Large Classes

Unit Four
- Reading and Young Learners: Language through Literature
- Reading and Classroom Practice: First and Second Language Acquisition Compared

Unit Five
- Introduction to English for Specific Purposes (ESP): The ESP Teacher; Teaching Adults; One to One Teaching
- Course and Syllabus Design
- Language Descriptions