BridgeTEFL--Czech Republic:
Get TEFL certified in beautiful Prague! Close to the Old Town Square and near the river Vltava, our training center is located right in the historic center of the city. Bridge-Linguatec graduates receive an internationally recognized 120-hour TEFL certificate. We also offer job placement for qualified graduates in the Czech Republic or with any of our language centers and partner schools worldwide.
BridgeTEFL certificate
The internationally recognized BridgeTEFL certificate is an intensive four-week, 140-hour course that prepares you to teach English anywhere in the world. As a BridgeTEFL trainee, you’ll benefit from our decades of experience in training teachers and students. Program graduates will finish the course with a better understanding of the English language, practical experience with a variety of teaching techniques, and confidence in the classroom.
The BridgeTEFL training program includes teaching practice with real language learners (minimum of six hours), classroom observation of experienced teachers, and several written assignments. This comprehensive course is designed for candidates with no previous English teaching experience, but is also suitable for those who have some experience but no formal training in the TEFL field.
The program aims to allow the student to:
• Acquire essential subject knowledge about the English language.
• Develop a range of practical skills for teaching English to adult learners.
• Know how to lead a communicative, student-centered class.
• Feel prepared to teach using a variety of materials and techniques.
The course content includes
• Instruction and practice in teaching the four basic language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) and subskills (vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar)
• An introduction to classroom management, including such issues as error correction and giving instructions
• Instruction and practice in preparing formal classroom lessons
• An introduction to language awareness and instruction in how to teach grammar
• An introduction to using multimedia in the classroom, including such topics as DVDs, songs, and the Internet
• Instruction in the basics of teaching Business English and English for Young Learners