English Teaching Placement leading to CertTESOL/CELT-P

Description

UPCOMING DATES - APPLY TODAY!
SPRING/SUMMER PROGRAM: FEBRUARY 19th to AUGUST 10th 2018

Teach and travel in beautiful Austria with a non-profit organization while earning an internationally recognized TEFL qualification! As a Student Teacher on our intensive teacher training program, you will travel together with your teaching practice group while learning to teach English as a foreign language to young learners. Student Teachers gain over 300 hours of teaching experience in more than twenty different schools across Austria, while experiencing the rich culture of a country with one of the highest standards of living!

As a non-profit with a mission to provide quality teacher training to young people based solely on academic merit and potential as cultural ambassadors, we are able to offer scholarships to qualified candidates to participate in our program. Successful candidates will receive, in addition to a place on the program, shared accommodation, basic food supplies, teaching materials and program related travel. Our Job Placement Program, available during the final two weeks of the program, offers Student Teacher with CV assistance, professional development and resources for finding and applying to TEFL positions around the globe.

Highlights

This can be an exceptionally rewarding experience as the volunteers see the young learners develop their language abilities and grow in confidence while obtaining great insight in how to be an English teacher in a multicultural environment.

Our volunteers so far have all had a great opportunity to raise awareness of English language communication for the development of Austrian youth while supporting underprivileged children in more isolated areas across the country.

During your stay you can enjoy natural beauties in the middle of the Alps and explore rich historical places and taste the Austrian cuisine in an authentic place.

Qualifications

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

- English is the applicant’s first language (i.e. mother tongue) OR is spoken at native level AND the applicant has lived a significant proportion of their life in a native English speaking country
- At least 18 years of age
- A demonstrable interest in teaching English and working with children
- Qualifications which would allow entry to Higher Education in one's home country e.g. English A-Levels, Scottish Highers, Irish Leaving Certificate, U.S. High School Diploma with a good GPA, International Baccalaureate etc
- Ability and desire to serve as a cultural ambassador for one’s home country

What`s Included

When you earn a scholarship you will receive:
- Red Cross First Aid training and certificate
- Cambridge University CELT-P certification course
- Trinity College London CertTESOL certification course
- Cambridge English TKT examinations (Modules 1,2,3, CLIL and Young Learners)
- Extended training in communicative language teaching, project work, game-based learning and task-based learning techniques
- At least 300 hours of practical teaching experience in real Austrian classrooms
Over 29 hours of observed and assessed feedback, including observing experienced Senior Teachers, microteaching video feedback, and regular feedback on your own teaching from highly qualified Course Tutors