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Athena Teacher Training, Bournemouth:
Located in Bournemouth on the south coast of England (just 2 hours south-west of London), Athena Teacher Training specialises in providing high-quality English language teacher training courses for new and existing teachers of English. We offer a 4-week Trinity CertTESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) course, structured to ensure that you get the best from your time training to become a teacher.

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Convenient Location in Bournemouth:

Bournemouth is a major destination for English language learners and offers a wealth of job opportunities for newly qualified teachers. We estimate that at any one time there is demand for between 300 and 400 qualified teachers in the immediate area! During the summer, up to 14,000 foreign students choose to study English in Bournemouth while during the off-season, approximately one third of this number remain to create a constant demand for qualified teachers in the language schools.

Athena Teacher Training is conveniently situated in the heart of Bournemouth, just a stone’s throw from the sandy beaches and a short walk from the centre of town with its bustling bistros and shops. We are no more than 5 minutes by taxi from the travel interchange which consists of both train and coach stations.

English Language Teacher Training Course:


- CertTESOL Course (4 weeks / 120 hours):
This course consists of 5 units: Language Awareness; Teaching Skills; Materials Assignment; Learner Profile; Unknown Language. Each week has been designed to complement the next and you will undertake assignments and mini-projects in a specific order to ensure that your learning is as seamless as possible. Each week consists of at least 30 hours spent training and this is also supplemented by work that you must complete in your own time.

Units include:
- Teaching Skills (Teaching methodology, create a teaching practice journal and an observation journal)
- Language Awareness (Grammar, phonology and aspects of linguistic understanding)
- Learner Profile (Analyse an English learner and diagnose their strengths and weaknesses)
- Materials Assignment (Plan, produce and adapt all kinds of learning materials)
- Unknown Language (Experience learning a new language)

Student Testimonials:

“I’ve learned wonderful things about English. I really recommend you come here and enjoy sharing and learning teaching experiences with the kindest and nicest teacher I’ve ever known. It’s a great opportunity, you can’t miss it!”
- Milena, Colombia

“The course was superb. John showed us a side of the English language we had never imagined.. His classes are funny and thought provoking at the same time”
- Meg, Brazil

“The course was great and John’s teaching ideas are so useful…… I will be back next year to get more ideas for my classes!”
- Linda, Algeria

Homestay Accommodation with Local Host Families:

We can organise homestay accommodation with a friendly host family in the local area. All our families are selected by accommodation officers and are regularly visited to ensure that standards remain high. Situated as close as possible to our school, they are either within walking distance or on a direct bus route to the centre. They offer single rooms, breakfast and dinner during the week and breakfast, light lunch and dinner at the weekends.

Alternative Accommodation Options:
- Hotels
- Self-catering houses
- Student Residence

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Address: 22-24 West Hill Road, BH2 5PG, Bournemouth, England , UK / GB
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EBC International TEFL Certificate, Madrid
Courses / Programs
EBC would like to invite you to consider Madrid and Spain as a quality TEFL course & work destination in Europe. Madrid is a TEFL hotspot year-round with a vibrant nightlife and cultural immersion experience, and EBC Madrid offers an accredited TEFL course with job placement program for our graduates!  Contact us today for details of our next course dates.

• EBC Madrid is an accredited centre of Trinity College, and a leading provider of internationally-recognised TEFL courses and job placement opportunities for career-change seekers and global travelers.

• EBC offers a British Council-accepted Trinity CertTESOL certificate course in Madrid, the ability to earn up to 60 university credits, and the key resource of free worldwide, lifetime job placement for our TEFL graduates.

• The Trinity CertTESOL qualification is preferred by many renowned language schools worldwide, and over the last 16 years, EBC has been instrumental in helping more than 8000+ TEFL graduates finance their travels and realise their dreams of living and working outside of their home countries.

• If you are a citizen of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa, EBC Madrid provides our comprehensive Road2Spain program which offers you a 1 year student visa to work, live and travel throughout Spain and Europe.

• EBC also runs accredited TEFL courses in Crete (Greece), Buenos Aires, (Argentina) and Boracay (Philippines).
Intensive 4-week accredited TEFL / TESOL teacher certificate course:
• Comprises 150 hours including 24 hours of teaching practice.
• Written to UK QCF level 5 standards.

With Study Package options:
• Bronze, Silver, Gold and Road2Spain (Road2Spain is an ideal option, for example, for citizens of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa who want a seamless stay in Spain with accommodation and study visa included).
Courses / Programs
Located on Merseyside in the heart of Liverpool city centre, LILA was established in 2004 by teachers who identified a demand for top quality English language teacher training. We provide quality TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) courses including CELTA Certificate courses, an English Teaching Methodology course and a Teaching Knowledge Test prep course for experienced English teachers.

Our internationally recognized, externally accredited CELTA programme is carefully designed to ensure confidence and success in English so that you can access all the opportunities of the English speaking world. It is the world's most recognised EFL qualification and your first reliable step to teaching anywhere across the globe.

LILA is accredited by the British Council and Cambridge ESOL.
- Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (120-hour, internationally-recognised CELTA course. Intensive 4-week course.)

- English Teaching Methodology (2-week course)

- Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) Course (1-week intensive course / 2-week standard programme)
The Language Institute Edinburgh
Courses / Programs
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland's vibrant capital city, The Language Institute Edinburgh is one of Europe's longest established providers of Trinity TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Langauges) certification. We provide Trinity College London LTCL Diploma in TESOL (distance learning course), the Trinity College London Certificate in TESOL (4-week on-site), and a range of SQA Professional Development Awards short courses in TESOL.

As a family run business, we have many years experience training TEFL teachers and our TEFL training staff members have more than 80 years experience between them. With that type of background, you can be sure to get the most effective tutoring and advice during your course. In over 20 years of doing TEFL training courses, we have an almost 100% success rate.

The Trinity College London LTCL Diploma is internationally recognised by FE Colleges and Universities and is accredited in England by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority at Level 7 of the UK National Qualifications Framework as are master's degrees in related subject areas.
TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Langauges) Certification Programs:

Trinity College London LTCL Diploma in TESOL:
- Regular modules sent by fax, email, or post - culminating in a final 2-week residential component in Edinburgh

Trinity College London Certificate in TESOL:
- 4 week intensive course, the preliminary TEFL certificate needed for work in language schools in the UK and abroad.

SQA Professional Development Awards in TESOL:
- Extremely useful short modules for TESOL practitioners
St Brelade's College, Jersey
Courses / Programs
• St Brelade’s College is located on the British island of Jersey in the Channel Islands, approximately 20 miles off the French coast and 80 miles south of England.

• We are accredited by the British Council and are a member of English UK, along with being a validated course provider of the Trinity College London Cert. TESOL.

• We have been providing English language courses for students from all parts of the world since 1978. In 1989, we ran our first four-week TESOL training course, and have continued to the present day. This is one of the two most widely recognised teaching qualifications (accepted by the British Council and most language schools).

• Our courses are intensive and practical, with the emphasis on hands-on teaching experience, together with tutorials on modern techniques and methodology which can be put into practice in the classroom. Courses run in March and October every year, and are designed for a maximum of 12 participants.

• Many of our trainees have been offered summer posts at St. Brelade’s College, and we have also helped teachers find employment in many other countries of the world.

Student Review:
"I found the St Brelade's College TESOL course to be truly inspirational. It’s a high octane download of information and skills packed into four grueling weeks.... The experience was enlightening and inspiring, exhausting and fun.... The course really provides a brilliant base from which to grow and develop your teaching skills further...."
-  Naomi, UK
Trinity Cert. TESOL English Teacher Training Course (4 weeks)

Course features:

• Teaching methods, language awareness and phonetics (taught in a series of daily lectures and seminars)

• Learning a new foreign language (allowing trainees to gain an insight into the difficulties of learning a foreign language)

• Individual student profile (allowing trainees to discover factors, which affect the learning situation in the classroom)

• Observed teaching practice (trainees progress from peer teaching to teaching classes of foreign students)
International TEFL Institute - ITEFLI
Courses / Programs
• Earn an internationally-accredited TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) qualification from the comfort of your own home and start an exciting new career in English language teaching!

• The International TEFL Institute (ITEFLI) provides globally-recognised online TEFL (TESOL) certificate and master diploma courses to students in the UK, Ireland and around the world.

• A TEFL qualification from ITEFLI will help you find TEFL jobs throughout the world. We equip you with the teaching skills and certification required to get a professional well-paid job teaching English anywhere.

• The online certificate is aimed primarily at students who wish to gain an initial TEFL qualification while the online diploma is designed for students who are seriously contemplating a career in English Language Teaching or who have a TEFL certificate and who wish to further extend their understanding of teaching methodology and techniques.

• You can study from any location you choose and you can start the program any time you want. Learn at your own pace with up to 6 months to complete a program. You won't have to take any exams - your qualification is earned through assignments.

• ITEFLI is accredited by the International TEFL Accreditation Council (ITEFLAC) - an independent body that specialises in the accreditation of TEFL/TESOL course providers.

Student Review:
"The course itself is professionally produced and contains great information...I highly recommend this course to anyone."
- Francis
Online TEFL Certificate & Diploma Programs:

• Online TEFL Certificate -120 hrs: For those wishing to gain an initial qualification

• Online TEFL Master Diploma Course -250 hrs: Increase your understanding of the principles & practice of English teaching

• Short Certificate Course: Teaching Practice Certificate - 20 hours of in-class teaching experience
International TEFL Training Institute, London
Courses / Programs
Situated in Greenwich, London, International TEFL Training Institute (ITTI) is a leading provider of accredited TESOL Certification programs to individuals who are fluent at English and who have an interest in teaching it in the UK or worldwide. 

We provide 120-hour TESOL certification programs either on site, online, or a combination of both with a 50-hour teaching practicum with actual EFL students. Online specialization courses are available in teaching business, young learners and TOEFL preparation.

Our programs contain career support for life. We help our students set up a professional resume / CV and refer them to schools directly or to a recruiter who will offer them to the schools they service.

ITTI trainers are professionals in the field who are experienced in teaching English and dedicated to training English teachers. All of our teacher trainers have either a PhD, an M.A. TESOL or certification in TEFL.

ITTI is accredited by IAO (International Accreditation Organization), an international accreditation provider with chapters on all continents.

Our organization is also institutional member of the College of Teachers, the UK's primary association of TESOL/TEFL professionals. In addition, we are members of IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language).

Student Testimonial:

"The trainers were excellent coaches. Their support, dedication to teaching, and true interest in my personal progress deserve my deepest respect."
-Mary
120-Hour TESOL Certification Courses:

• 120-Hour / 4-Week On-Site TESOL Certification

• 120-Hour Combined TESOL Certification (online with 7 days teaching practice)

• 120-Hour Online TESOL Certification Program

All of our programs feature career support.

50-Hour Online TEFL Specialization Courses:

- Teach Business English
- Teach Young Learners (TEYL)
- Teach TOEFL Test Preparation