AWAYTOC

Description: This course gives foreign language teachers the fundamental practical skills they need to follow a curriculum, prepare and follow lesson plans, manage classrooms, assess student language proficiency, and develop professionally as a language teacher.
 

Time: Usually 6 weeks, including the following…

1.     completion of Teaching Language: Fundamentals and Teaching Language: Introduction to English

2.     50 hours of individual projects including teaching journals, observations of colleagues, and assessments of teaching videos

3.     20 hours of reading and assignments

4.     5-10 hours of teaching in the presence of a mentor

5.     15-20 hours of personal instruction and assessment by a mentor

6.     40 hours of classroom observation

Prerequisites:

1. 18 years of age
2. written tests and application
3. interview with AWAYTOC staff
4. demonstrate intermediate proficiency in oral and written skills in the target language, with skills near high-intermediate in oral or written skills
5. successful completion of Teaching Language: Fundamentals and Teaching Language: Introduction to English