60-hr TESOL course with tutor support & videos

The 60-hour introduction to TESOL course offers you a clear insight into the world of English language teaching. This course is popular with a wide range of people, particularly those who are taking their first steps into the TESOL industry, as well as people who are interested in working as a teaching volunteer. The course has many popular features including its flexible time frame which enables you to work at whatever pace suits your personal preference. After you have completed the course, you will also have access to our unique support services for the duration of your teaching career.

Once enrolled on the 60-hour course, you will receive a confirmation email containing your personal log-in details that will give you access to your own restricted section of our online system. From our online system you will be able to view the written materials for the course, which you can then study online or download to your own computer.

After studying the materials for each individual unit, your understanding of its contents will be evaluated before you continue studying the next section. When all units have been completed successfully, you will proceed to the final essay writing task. The final essay writing task will be submitted online for review by one of our tutors. Upon successfully completing all sections of the course, you will graduate and receive your introduction to TESOL certificate.

Tutor Support

If you choose the tutored option you will receive the valuable support and assistance of our experienced and dedicated online tutors for the duration of the course. At any time you will be able to contact an experienced online tutor with any problems or questions you may have. All your correspondence will be answered via email within one working day.

TESOL Course Aims

Our convenient, short format 60-hour TESOL course aims to provide you with a solid foundation in the world of English language teaching. The course contents are designed to cover a wide range of essential skills and knowledge that will help you to confidently begin your own personal TESOL journey.

Please note that many employers will insist on their teachers having a certificate of 120 hours or more (see our 120-hour certificate course here).

TESOL Course Content

The instruction materials for our 60-hour course mainly focus on the fundamental teaching skills that are required to prepare and deliver an effective lesson in the classroom. Some of the areas covered include teaching theories and methodologies, classroom management, lesson planning and how to test and evaluate your students’ progress. As this is a short format style course it does not have sufficient time to cover language awareness and some other important components that are included in our more comprehensive 120-hour TESOL course.

The course is organized into 10 individual units that have been carefully selected to ensure they 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 you feel comfortable with.

60-hour Introduction to TESOL Course Units

• Introductory Unit
• Unit 1: Teachers and Learners
• Unit 2: Theories, Methods and Techniques
• Unit 3: Managing Classes
• Unit 4: Teaching New Language
• Unit 5: Lesson Planning
• Unit 6: Video Lessons
• Unit 7: Teaching Receptive Skills
• Unit 8: Teaching Productive Skills
• Unit 9: Course Books and Lesson Materials
• Unit 10: Evaluation and Testing
• Summative Task

The layout of the course has been designed with maximum flexibility in mind. You will be allowed up to six months to complete all the units, and within this time frame you can work at whatever pace suits your circumstances and learning style.

60-hour Introduction to TESOL Course Videos

With the tutored version of this course you will also have access to a series of informative video lectures presented by our highly experienced and qualified TESOL trainers. This mix of written and video material will help you to fully absorb the information for each subject before you move on to study the following unit. The subjects covered in the videos for this course include:

• Teachers and Learners
• Theories, Methods and Techniques
• Classroom Management
• The ESA Methodology
• Lesson Planning
• ESA Demonstration Class 1
• ESA Demonstration Class 2
• Productive and Receptive Skills
• Course Books and Materials
• Evaluation and Testing

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

These services are available on an ongoing basis throughout your teaching career.