TEFL / TESL Certificate Program
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- Some
advantages of TEFL course at VLC/Guadalajara:
Curriculum: You receive 4 weeks of intensive training —
140 hours total, including 68 hours of practice teaching and observation.
You observe real classes and teach real students in VLC's established adult
English courses and in our primary school, working under two experienced mentors.
VLC's TEFL instructors are all native speakers of English —
other area schools don’t offer you this. Maximum class size is 15 (usually
classes are half that), so you get personalized instruction. Courses start
at the beginning of every month.
Price: Compare our fees with the competition. A reasonable
course fee makes VLC/Guadalajara an economical option.
Facilities: Vancouver Language Centre/Guadalajara is in a quieter
part of Guadalajara, 15 minutes by bus from the central cathedral. Our two-story,
modern school has 20 bright classrooms, a central garden, cafeteria,
Internet-connected computers for your use and a wireless network for your
laptop. VLC/Guadalajara was founded in 1997 and has graduated an
average of 47 TEFL teachers a year. We have 300–400 students a month
in our English courses and our bilingual primary school has about 100 youngsters.
(We also offer Japanese, French and Spanish courses, and TEFL grads may take
a free Spanish course.)
Inquire or enroll now: Contact Pepe Lopez, (51-33) 3615-7074,
studentservices@vlc.com.mx
Certification: Upon passing, you are awarded VLC/Guadalajara's
course diploma, approved by Mexico's Secretary of Education (SEP).
Optionally, you may take the Cambridge TKT exam at an area institution and
receive that certificate.
Job Placement: Many of our TEFL course graduates are invited
to teach in VLC’s established adult English courses.
Your TEFL instructor also gives you resume advice and helps you find other
teaching positions in Guadalajara.
After hours: You can participate — often for free —
in our schedule of activities: a visit to the Cabañas
institute with its famed murals by Jose Clemente Orozco, an excursion to nearby
pre-Hispanic pyramids at Guachimontones, a visit to a club for salsa dancing,
an opening at one of the city's many art galleries, Spanish Conversation Club
on Fridays. VLC/Guadalajara TEFL grads may take two weeks (20 hours)
of free Spanish lessons after the course.
Homestay: VLC/Guadalajara can place you with a reasonably-priced,
homestay family near the school. Hotels and posadas are also available.
Inquire or enroll now: Contact Pepe Lopez, (51-33) 3615-7074,
studentservices@vlc.com.mx
How does VLC/Guadalajara compare to other TEFL institutions
in Guadalajara?
- All VLC’s TEFL
instructors are native speakers of English — from Britain,
Canada, South Africa, the United States, etc. You will find that the competition
does not offer you this.
- VLC’s TEFL course
is intensive, but still relaxing. (After all, this is Mexico.) You'll student
teach in the same classes all month, with mentors you know, so you'll feel
comfortable.
- VLC is modern, quiet,
spacious, bright and green.
TEFL course includes:
- Theory and Grammar studies
(72 hours)
- Observation and practice
teaching with feedback from mentors (68 hours)
- How to plan lessons
and create activities
- Daily mini tests, a
grammar exam, and feedback from your instructors and mentors
- Three recognized textbooks
that you will probably want to keep. (You may sell the books to VLC after
the course if you wish.)
Inquire or enroll now: Contact Pepe Lopez, (51-33) 3615-7074,
studentservices@vlc.com.mx
- TEFL
/ TESL Course Outline
- Teaching
Business English (TBE)
- Teaching
English to Children (TEC)
- TEFL
/ TESL Teachers at VLC
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/ TESL Start Dates
- TEFL
/ TESL Requirements
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