Accredited 70-hour Teaching English to Adult Learners (TEAL) course
This accredited TEAL course covers all the essential skills and know-how needed to teach the English language to adult learners.
You’ll learn why adult learners need extra attention, what “pedagogy” and “andragogy” are, how to use effective techniques to help adults learn, and how to manage lessons with students that will often be the same age as you (or potentially even older!). At the end of this course, you should be well-equipped to teach adult learners with confidence.
If this is your first time accessing your course, click Welcome to your TEAL course below and begin your first lesson.
Modules
Module 1: TEAL course introduction
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Module 2: The TEAL environment
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- The TEAL environment – Introduction
- Who actually are “adult learners”?
- The demand for TEAL classes
- Where adults learn English
- Why is it important for adults to study English?
- Different types of adult learners
- Why do adult learners need extra attention?
- Challenges faced by adult learners
- External challenges faced by adult learners
- Internal challenges faced by adult learners
- The TEAL environment – Quiz
Module 3: How adults learn
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Module 4: The TEAL teacher
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Module 5: TEAL teaching strategies
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- TEAL teaching strategies – Introduction
- Defining learning objectives
- Ensuring students have a takeaway
- Ensure time is used efficiently
- Encouraging further study
- Micro-learning
- Blended learning
- Active vs passive learning
- Practical teaching aids for the adult classroom
- Developing suitable learning content for adults
- TEAL teaching strategies – Quiz
Module 6: Teaching language skills to adults
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- Language skills for adults – Introduction
- Teaching vocab to adults
- Teaching vocab to adults – The golden ratio
- Teaching reading to adult learners
- Selecting reading materials for adults
- Teaching listening to adult learners
- Further listening skills for adults
- Teaching writing to adults
- Understanding, assessing, and improving writing with adults
- Teaching speaking to adults
- Practicing accent reduction with adult learners
- Teaching language skills to adults – Quiz
Module 7: Managing adult ESL classes
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- Managing adult ESL classes – Introduction
- Classroom rules and guidelines
- Maintaining professional boundaries
- Common classroom disruptions
- Phones in the classroom
- Different learning speeds
- How to give instructions to adults
- Praising and encouraging adult students
- Motivational techniques
- Managing adult ESL classes – Quiz