English Language Teaching (ELT) Foundations Professional Certificate
Build practical skills in language learning & teacher language, teaching grammar & vocabulary, teaching listening & reading.
Programme overview
Build practical skills in language learning & teacher language, teaching grammar & vocabulary, teaching listening & reading.
What you’ll study
01Language Learning & Teacher Language
Learner needs, levels, classroom English, instructions, error correction and communicative teaching principles.
Practical work: Teach short instruction and correction sequences.
02Teaching Grammar & Vocabulary
Meaning/form/use, context, eliciting, concept checks, controlled-to-free practice and vocabulary systems.
Practical work: Design and deliver a grammar/vocabulary mini-lesson.
03Teaching Listening & Reading
Sub-skills, pre/during/post tasks, authentic/adapted materials, comprehension and strategy instruction.
Practical work: Create a receptive-skills lesson.
04Teaching Speaking & Writing
Fluency/accuracy, interaction, pronunciation awareness, writing process, feedback and task design.
Practical work: Deliver a speaking task and mark a writing sample using a rubric.
05Lesson Planning, Management & Assessment
Objectives, staging, timing, grouping, differentiation, formative assessment and online teaching.
Practical work: Build a complete 60-minute ELT lesson plan.
06Observed Teaching Capstone
Micro-teaching, observation, feedback, reflective practice, learner progress and professional development.
Practical work: Complete a final observed ELT lesson and teaching portfolio.
Tools & learning resources
- Presentation tools
- Audio/video resources
- Online classroom tools
- Forms/quizzes
- Lesson-plan templates
Practical projects & portfolio
- Language lesson plans
- Materials pack
- Micro-teaching records
- Observed teaching capstone
Who can apply?
Suggested minimum B2-level English or an internal language screening; final entry standard to be set by academic team.