Online TESOL Courses - Online TESOL Diploma Course
Online TESOL Diploma Course
Within our wide variety of online TESOL courses, our online TESOL Diploma course is the most advanced online qualification that we offer. The course is for practicing teachers or those who wish to achieve a higher level qualification having already completed a TESOL certificate level course.
There are a number of very good reasons for undertaking our online TESOL Diploma course that include, but are not limited to the following,
- Continuation of your education and teacher development
- Continuation of your professional development
- On completion of our online TESOL diploma course you would be able to apply for a better paying post
- On completion of our online TESOL diploma course you would be able to apply for a higher level post
- Continuation of the development of your transferable skills
Online TESOL Diploma Course content
This course is arranged into 12 modules/units, as shown below, and is conducted via e-mail with your personal tutor.
- Module/Unit 1. Study skills
- Module/Unit 2. A brief history of ELT
- Module/Unit 3. Second Language Acquisition
- Module/Unit 4. Course design
- Module/Unit 5. Discourse Analysis
- Module/Unit 6. Material design
- Module/Unit 7. Phonology
- Module/Unit 8. Assessment methods
- Module/Unit 9. Classroom management
- Module/Unit 10. Embedding Learning Technologies
- Module/Unit 11. Continuing Professional Development
- Module/Unit 12. Negotiated Research project
The first eleven modules/units each require about 16 hours of study, which is overall study time of 175 hours.
The final module/unit is a research based project / thesis requiring about 75 hours to complete.
The total study time, therefore, would be about 250 hours. The task sheet for each module/unit would be marked / graded and reported upon by your personal on-line tutor. The modular/unit format of the course obviates the need for a final test as the course is graded on an ongoing basis.
Online TESOL Diploma Course aims
Our online TESOL Diploma course aims to provide an appreciation of a whole range of teaching issues from learning theories to material design.
The research based parts of the course are conducted mainly via the world-wide-web and sometimes through reference texts.
Completion of the course will not only improve your research and writing skills but also help develop a wide range of transferable skills from essay structure to question development.
Assessment
The modular/unit nature of the course obviates the need for any final test as the course is graded on an ongoing basis. The online TESOL Diploma is achieved by satisfactorily completing of all Module/unit task sheets, and you will have the opportunity to re submit each module/unit a maximum of three times subsequent to annotation by your personal course tutor.
Online TESOL Diploma Course Pre-requisites
To be eligible to take the online TESOL Diploma course, which is an advanced level course you would need to have
- Completed a TESOL certificate level course (or equivalent), and
- Be or have been a practicing teacher, and
- Be able to complete the course in full within one year
Online TESOL Diploma Course tutors
Your course tutor would be one of our most highly qualified and experienced teacher trainers, he/she who would still be a practicing TESOL teacher, with a minimum of ten years EFL teaching experience.
Post course TESOL job guidance:
International TESOL Teacher Training provides all reasonable assistance and services in finding a TESOL job after you have completed the course. This includes the following TESOL job support services:
- Resume/CV preparation services
- Information on sources of EFL vacancies
- Job guidance counseling services
- Job search and application services
- Interview preparation services
We provide these assistance services and more throughout your teaching career.
- Diploma in TESOL with tutor support: US$ 990
- Diploma in TESOL without tutor support: US$ 500
250 - Hour online TESOL Diploma special offer:
Sign up for our TESOL Diploma course with tutor support before the end of this month and receive a 20 unit online TESOL certificate course free of charge.

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