Is a 5-day course really long enough?
Of course, it is impossible to learn everything there is to learn about teaching a language in just a week. For that matter, it is also impossible to learn everything you would need to know in a month or even a year. When the 'learning' really sets in is once you step foot in a classroom or in front of a student. Interestingly, those who have taken longer courses (before they took ours) said that they had a lot of knowledge and theory, but had no idea of what to actually DO with 30 students for 3 hours. This is probably the biggest difference between us and other TESOL classes. We focus primarily on METHODS and use extremely interactive and effective ways of getting each and every student personally involved in the learning process - you learn by 'doing', not by 'hearing'. We find that this approach, instead of hours upon hours of lecturing, theory, pedagogy and useless information, is many times more beneficial. Because the program is based upon the latest research in 'Applied Neuroscience' (how the brain actually learns), it turns you into the most effective language teacher that you can personally be.
We also bear in mind that many of our students are already thousands of dollars in debt from their college or university education and don't have thousands to throw at long and drawn out TESOL courses - they need to get working.
Of course, it is impossible to learn everything there is to learn about teaching a language in just a week. For that matter, it is also impossible to learn everything you would need to know in a month or even a year. When the 'learning' really sets in is once you step foot in a classroom or in front of a student. Interestingly, those who have taken longer courses (before they took ours) said that they had a lot of knowledge and theory, but had no idea of what to actually DO with 30 students for 3 hours. This is probably the biggest difference between us and other TESOL classes. We focus primarily on METHODS and use extremely interactive and effective ways of getting each and every student personally involved in the learning process - you learn by 'doing', not by 'hearing'. We find that this approach, instead of hours upon hours of lecturing, theory, pedagogy and useless information, is many times more beneficial. Because the program is based upon the latest research in 'Applied Neuroscience' (how the brain actually learns), it turns you into the most effective language teacher that you can personally be.
We also bear in mind that many of our students are already thousands of dollars in debt from their college or university education and don't have thousands to throw at long and drawn out TESOL courses - they need to get working.
