Prague Schools is a dynamic private language school based in Prague 6, specializing in the Trinity Certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) courses. Another common abbreviation for such a qualification is TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language).
No previous teaching experience is required. Our 4-week, intensive TEFL Certificate course is a practical and theoretical training course designed to produce teachers with the skills and techniques needed to teach English abroad. With English being the universal language for travel and international business, the demand for native-English teachers is constantly increasing.
Prague Schools provides trainees with a sound and comprehensive introduction to all aspects of ELT (English Language Teaching). We equip participants with all the basic skills associated with a career as a TEFL or TESOL teacher.
The staff at Prague Schools work closely with trainees on finding teaching opportunities worldwide. Job guidance is available to all graduates both in Prague and through Prague TEFL's wider service.
Prague Schools runs ten full-time, four-week Trinity Cert. TESOL courses every year.
Our Accreditations
Besides being validated by Trinity College London, Prague Schools is also acredited by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic to organize following courses:
Organization of educational programmes accredited for the purposes of law n. 563/2004 Sb., about members of
pedagogical staff and about a change of some laws.
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Organization of educational programme: Preparatory course for Trinity Cert TESOL and the issue of certificates
confirming participation in them.
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Aims
The aims of a Prague TEFL course, as indicated above, are, clearly, to provide trainees with the tools to do the job: to impart the required knowledge of the theory of ELT, coupled with the guidance and the means to put theory into practice.
Through a series of lectures, lessons, seminars, workshops, etc, we will create a model to help trainees use various techniques, materials and methodology and apply them to teaching real classes of real students.
We cover classroom management and lesson planning and provide a chance for you to put these into action with genuine learners of English at at least two different levels. In addition, we provide trainees the chance to observe experienced teachers teaching actual classes.
Objectives
The objectives of the Prague TEFL course are to give trainees insights into not only the workings of English, but also into language acquisition per se, via foreign or unknown language. This illustrates and demonstrate what a learner comes up against in the classroom, and will help you understand the need for sensitivity towards students' needs and recognition of their performance. It will show them, too, how language can be used as a tool to bring about communication in the fullest sense. This can be achieved through practical instruction, projects, and observed teaching practice.
NOTES FROM OUR GRADUATES
A very challenging and rewarding course. Very well-organised and if you're on the all-inclusive, you get well looked after. My accommodation was 10 minutes from the course on a direct, frequent tram route, and the oather flats were around the same distance away. Food + beer is still cheap in Prague, especially outside the city centre, and your food vouchers and card should last you through until the last week. On top of that, I spent 10.000 CZK of my own money for sightseeing, travel, etc. I would strongly recommend staying longer in Prague that the 4 weeks of the course, as there is so much to see and do, not only in the Czech republic, but Prague is very close to other interesting places like Berlin, Vienna and Bratislava. The course is very intensive, for the first couple of weeks especially, so you might be disappointed if you plan to go out every night, but you can still make the most of your weekends.
Andrew Saffrey
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September 2006
There are not enough positive words in the English language to describe my experience at Prague Schools. The staff is incredibly supportive and goes out of their way to help you learn and develop as a teacher. Their dedication and commitment to their students is unrivalled throughout Prague. If given the opportunity, I would do it all over again in a second.
Lauren Severino
Laurenseverino.com
April 2005
I am a very experienced teacher, based in Hungary. I learned an enormous amount about the language, teaching methods and teaching materials. The course is very hard work, but anyone who is interested in learning about teaching English to foreign students will benefit hugely from this course. The staff are helpfull, the classes stimulating and the sense of achievement immense! I cannot recommend this course too highly!
Jeffrey Hall
jeffhallfreemail.hu
April 2005
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Doing a Trinity CertTESOL course could be the start of an exciting and rewarding career. Many of our past trainees have exceeded their initial aspirations. Read about their experiences here.
Where are they now...SCHOOL GALLERY
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