TEFL Certificate Program in Mexico

Vancouver Language Centre
(Guadalajara, Mexico)
Vancouver English Centre
(Vancouver, Canada)

Elective courses are to be taken upon completion of the TEFL Certificate Program

Teaching English to Children (TEC)

40 hours of instruction
20 hrs/wk for two weeks

This advanced course is designed to be taken after the TEFL Certificate Program, or by any already-certified ESL teacher who wishes to expand his/her knowledge in how to teach English to Children.

This part-time course will help the teacher learn the special needs of teaching children, including:

• Special skills in classroom management
• Positive discipline
• Creative activities for children
• How to teach to a first-language learner

This course is mornings only for two weeks for a total of 40 hours of instruction. Classroom observations and practice teaching are included in this course.

Teaching Business English (TBE)

40 hours of instruction
20 hrs/wk for two weeks

International business is expanding enormously, making the use of English in business mandatory for many second language speakers. Simply learning basic English grammar and speaking skills is not enough for the executive who needs to do business internationally. With this in mind, we offer this program to ESL teachers so that they can meet the special needs of business people.

The focus of this course is on how to teach English and International business affairs to the executive, including:

• Preparing a business plan
• Needs Analysis
• Marketing research and Promotion
• Business writing skills, letter writing, and internationally accepted resumes
  
• Management skills
  
• Intercultural Communications
  
• International Banking and Money
  
• Comparing Business Practices internationally
  
• Telephone Skills
  
• Conducting Business Meetings in English
  
• Negotiating Skills
  
• Business Idioms
  
• Case study work
  
• Classroom observations and practicum

This advanced course is designed to be taken after the TEFL Certificate Program, or by any already-certified ESL teacher who wishes to expand his/her knowledge of how to teach Business English.

This course is afternoons only (and the occasional evening) for two weeks for a total of 40 hours of instruction. Classroom observations and a practicum are included in this course.

Spanish Language Classes (SSL)
Two or more weeks
10, or 20 hrs/wk

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