120-hr TESOL course | without tutor

The 120-hour TESOL certificate course is one of our more popular online courses as it includes full coverage of the TESOL world and results in a certificate that is internationally recognized and welcomed by employers in all corners of the world. The many popular features of the course include the ability to decide on your study schedule which enables you to work at whatever pace suits your lifestyle. All graduates of the course will also receive access to our unique career support services for the length of your teaching career.

Once your enrolment is complete we will send you an email containing details that will enable you to log-in to your restricted area of our online course system. From this system you will be able to access the course materials which you can choose to either study online or download to your own computer.

When you are sure that you have fully absorbed the materials for unit one, your understanding of its contents will be assessed after which you can move on to the following unit. Once you have worked through all the units you will then be required to complete a final essay writing task. The essay will be submitted online for assessment by an online tutor. On successful completion of the essay, you will graduate from the course.

TESOL Course Aims

Our best-selling 120-hour course will give you a comprehensive introduction to the world of English language teaching. Once you have successfully completed the course, you should have developed a good working knowledge of English grammar, as well as a variety of skills and techniques that will help you to deliver interesting and productive lessons in the classroom.

TESOL Course Content

The 120-hour course contains two main subject areas - teaching skills and language awareness. The sections dedicated to teaching skills cover the techniques and skills you will need in the classroom including teaching theories and methodologies, classroom management, lesson planning and how to test and evaluate your students’ progress. The sections dedicated to language awareness focus on grammar subjects including the parts of speech and the English tense system, as well as some other important subjects such as pronunciation.

The course is organized into 20 individual units that have been specifically designed to provide a gradual build up of knowledge, without overloading you with too much information at any one time. This convenient layout allows you to work through the course materials at whatever pace suits your own personal circumstances.

120-hour TESOL Certification Course Units

• Introductory Unit
• Unit 1: Teachers and Learners
• Unit 2: Parts of Speech
• Unit 3: Theories, Methods and Techniques
• Unit 4: Present Tenses
• Unit 5: Managing Classes
• Unit 6: Past Tenses
• Unit 7: Teaching New Language
• Unit 8: Future Tenses
• Unit 9: Lesson Planning
• Unit 10: Video Lessons
• Unit 11: Teaching Receptive Skills
• Unit 12: Teaching Productive Skills
• Unit 13: Teaching Pronunciation & Phonology
• Unit 14: Course Books and Lesson Materials
• Unit 15: Evaluation and Testing
• Unit 16: Conditionals & Reported Speech
• Unit 17: Equipment and Teaching Aids
• Unit 18: Modals, Phrasal Verbs and Passive Voice
• Unit 19: Teaching Special Groups
• Unit 20: Troubleshooting
• Summative Task

The course has been designed to provide as much flexibility as possible. You will be given up to six months to complete all aspects of the course, and within this time frame you are free to work at whatever pace you prefer.

Post-Course TESOL Job Guidance

ITTT will provide you with all reasonable assistance and guidance in finding employment after you have completed one of our online TESOL courses. This assistance includes the following services:

• CV/Resume preparation
• Information on sources of TESOL vacancies
• Job guidance counselling
• TESOL Job search and application advice
• Interview preparation
• Free downloadable lesson plans and materials for teaching

The above services will be available for the duration of your teaching career.