Course aims
The 150-hour course is designed to offer a comprehensive introduction to the world of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Once you have graduated from the course you should have a good working knowledge of English grammar and a range of unique skills and techniques that will be invaluable in your future career as an English language teacher.
Some employers prefer their job applicants to have some form of previous experience of teaching in a classroom as well as a certificate of teaching knowledge. One convenient way for first time teachers to obtain this is to take a TEFL/TESOL course that includes Observed Teaching Practice (OTP) as part of the syllabus. Until recently this meant attending a training center for anywhere from one to four weeks. However, thanks to our new 150-hour Zoom certification course with teaching practice, you can participate in all training sessions for the teaching knowledge component and teach real English language students entirely from wherever you are, via Zoom.
By completing some OTP before applying for English language teaching jobs, you will greatly enhance your appeal to many international employers and ensure you are ready to step into your own classroom full of confidence in your ability to plan and deliver the quality of lessons that your students deserve.
All you need to complete this course and gain this certification is an internet-connected device with a webcam. The ITTT Zoom course is equivalent to an in-class course as it contains the same course components. You will receive the ITTT 150-hour certificate which shows 6-hours of Observed Teaching Practice. A TEFL or TESOL version is available as preferred.
If you’re looking for a convenient TEFL certification course that will set you up for a successful career teaching English at home or overseas, take a look at our 150-hour TEFL Zoom Certification Course with teaching practice.
Course procedure
After confirming a place by submitting a deposit payment to ITTT you will be able to choose from one of our three world time zones, who will deliver the course content. Current availability of this course is in time zones for East Asia, Europe and Central and North America. Each of our ITTT centers will outline your individual schedule covering all the course content. You will receive “input sessions” from our trainers covering all the teaching skills and language knowledge needed for you to teach. For the teaching practice they will guide you through the lesson planning process, observe your teaching lessons and then provide you with comprehensive feedback on your class. All of the process is undertaken via Zoom.
Tecnical requirements?
Zoom: https://zoom.us/
System requirements here
150-hour ITTT Zoom course centers
Our centers have been delivering the ITTT in-class courses for many years and are also all experienced in Zoom course delivery. They operate in the following time zones relative to GMT (UTC) and the descriptions below relate to those zones.
European center (UTC+1)
Usual teaching hours and time zone?
Usual teaching hours: some morning on-to-one classes (10/11/12 am), while most lessons would be Monday to Friday, 3pm to 8/8.30 pm
Who will you teach?
Currently, our online students are aged between 8 and 65 years. We therefore have different age groups: young learners, teenagers, young adults and adults.
Asia center (UTC+7)
Usual teaching hours and time zone?
Classes will run from 2pm to 6pm, Monday to Friday. We have an orientation on Sunday at 3pm before the Monday start, to give a brief overview of the course and Zoom software.
Who will you teach?
Various age groups; teenagers up. They will be Thai nationals from secondary schools and colleges, plus some young professionals with proficiency levels mostly ranging from A1 to B1.
Central America center (UTC-6)
Usual teaching hours and time zone?
Classes are from 6am to 9am and from 2pm to 8pm.
Who will you teach?
Classes are divided into teens and adults. Teen classes are 12 to 16 years and adults are 17 years and above. The average age in teen classes is 14 and an average age in adult classes is 23. All levels from Basic to Fluency.
Course content
Your course will contain the following course elements:
- Classroom management
- Teaching skills
- Language awareness
- Phonology
- Course material creation and analysis
- Observed Teaching Practice (minimum 6-hours) with feedback
https://www.teflcourse.net/ITTT-150-hour-sample-TEFL-LP-cert/
https://www.teflcourse.net/ITTT-150-hour-sample-TESOL-LP-cert/
Post-Course TEFL Job Guidance
Upon graduation from this course we will provide all the support necessary to help you find the right teaching job. These services include:
- TEFL CV/Resume writing.
- How to find TEFL job vacancies.
- How to effectively apply for TEFL jobs.
- Interview preparation
- Free downloadable teaching materials and lesson plans.
- The above services are available to you throughout your teaching career.
Course fees
$499
$999
FAQs
Around 144 hours of theory and lesson preparation + six hours of observed teaching practice. This might be in conjunction with in-class course scheduled classes or conducted only with online participants.
Class sizes can range from one person to a maximum of around 12.
Course participants are assigned a number of tasks to complete outside class hours.
If the trainee cancels, local trainers have to teach the class in their place. Last-minute cancellations are therefore considered as a forfeit of one of the trainee’s teaching practice sessions.
If the course participant is late to a OTP class or input session, they would receive significantly lower feedback from their trainer. Repeated late arrival could impact the trainee's course result.
The balance is to be paid within two days of the start of a course that the applicant has agreed to attend. The payment is non-refundable as the organisation of each session is based on a specific number of course members in the group. They will be offered the possibility to finish the course with one of our next sessions within 12 months.
Trainees’ progress is tested throughout the course.
Both are likely.
Teaching practice will be scheduled as directed by the relevant training centre, with maximum flexibility in mind.
Yes. For each lesson trainees are guided and supervised by a teacher trainer.
No, but some parts of some lessons will be recorded (by prior agreement) to be used for teaching purposes within the same training session. They will not be made public.
A deposit of $499 is required to secure a place on a course, with the balance of $990 payable direct to the training center. Installments can be considered.
Recommended software: You are strongly encouraged to download the Zoom Desktop Client. Doing so gives you access to many features, as well as the following browsers:
- Windows: IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Safari5+
- Mac: Safari5+, Firefox, Chrome
- Linux: Firefox, Chrome
If you do not download the Zoom Desktop Client, you will be able to access most (but not all) of Zoom's features - only on Chrome.
All you will need is a desktop or laptop computer with webcam, headphones and a microphone, plus a reliable internet connection.
Failure is a possibility, and typically results from unsatisfactory OTP or assignments not at the required standard. Most course participants complete the course successfully.
We offer lifetime jobs assistance.
The training center staff in the time zone that you choose will deliver all aspects of the course.
You can choose from south-east Asia, Europe and central America. Bear in mind that as input sessions and teaching is likely to be during their working day you will probably need to choose a timezone that fits in with your schedule.
No, this isn’t possible.
This will vary.
Yes, you can. For example, if you are in the USA and you’d like to study late at night you may want to choose the Asian time zone.
Yes.
See sample certificate.
Both are generally the same thing, but course participants will get a feel for online teaching through their own experience.
Lessons are planned in conjunction with the training center.
Your application form will give us most of the information we need, but in some circumstances we may ask for further information.
Yes, we will help you in any way we can.
Each training center has their own general schedule, but all give a maximum of one year to complete all course components.
A phone could be used in an emergency situation, but would not be recommended as your primary device.
CV/resume assistance is available to all ITTT graduates.
Certification and registered post delivery is included in the course fees.
Refer to our website for current pricing and offers.
