TESOL Professional Certificate

Unit 1 – English for Travellers

• Arriving;
  Describing the communication skills required when arriving at an Airport.
• Transport;
  Describing communication skills required to access transport and change money.
• Booking a reservation;
  Describing the communication skills required to book accommodation.
• Greetings and Farewells;
  Describing the formalities and different customs of saying 'hello and goodbye'.
• Finding your way;
  Describing giving and receiving directions.
• Communicating with phones and e-mail;
  Describing the communication skills required to use phone and e-mail effectively.
• Emergencies:
  Describing how to communicate and act in a minor emergency.
• Shopping and general commercial transactions;
  Describing the ability to communicate effectively while shopping.
• Eating out;
  Describing how to look for suitable food outlets

Unit 2 – English for the Hospitality Traveller

• Describing English in Hospitality;
  Defining English in Hospitality.
• Transport;
  Describing communication skills required to access transport and change money.
• Different jobs;
  Describing different roles within the Hospitality industry.
• Accommodation;
  Describing the communication skills needed to assist guests making reservations.
• Having an enjoyable stay;
  Describing services and facilities offered by places of accommodation.
• Getting around;
  Describing communication skills needed to give information and advice on places of interest.
• Tourism;
  Describing attractions and activities, making suggestions and providing alternatives.
• Let's go shopping;
  Describing the service and selling.
• At the restaurant;
  Explaining the menu and the bill.
• Safety;
  Describing safety and security.
• The future of the Hospitality industry;
  Describing changing trends and new ways of communicating.

Unit 3 – English for Business

• Defining Business English;
  Describing Business English.
• Greetings;
  Making a good first impression.
• At work;
  Describing your position or your company's position.
• On the phone;
  Describing the communication skills used on the telephone.
• Written correspondence;
  Describing the differences between written and telephone communication skills.
• Dealing with problems;
  Describing how good communication skills facilitate problem solving.
• Business meetings;
  Describing how to organise and conduct a meeting.
• Business travel;
  Describing the ability to communicate effectively while travelling.
• Entertaining clients;
  Describing how to organise and conduct a social occasion.
• Finding employment;
  Describing how to write job applications and performance at interviews.

Unit 4 – Teaching English to Adults

Analysing our language and how it works including:

• Semantics
• Phonetics
• Syntax
• Language structure
• Cultural issues
• Idiomatic phrases and colloquialisms
• Historical influence
• Discovering teaching and learning strategies,
• Looking at appropriate learning settings conducive to learning.

Unit 5 – The Structure of Language

Parts of speech:

• The function of the parts of speech.
• The names of the parts of speech.
• When to use which words.
• Subject-verb agreement.
• Some common tenses.
• Contractions.
• How words relate to each other.
• Common mistakes.
• Singular plural.
• Countable and uncountable nouns.

Sentence structure:

• Phrases and clauses
• What makes a sentence
• Sentence structure

Spelling:

• Spelling rules.
• Teaching strategies.
• Some suggestions for teaching spelling.

Teaching:

• Some suggestions for teaching writing.
• Some lesson plans.

Unit 6 – Teaching English to School Aged Students

• Who? Me? Teach?
• Achieving Happiness and Success as a TESOL teacher
• Learning the Secrets for a Successful Start
• Learning Language
• Learning About Language
• Life isn’t Always Easy
• A Methodology for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Teaching Listening and Learning
• Teaching Reading
• Teaching Writing