CompanyName: TEFL Institute

ContactPerson: Beth Waddill - Director of Student Services

phone: 773 880 5141 x32

Jobtitle: Online TEFL Certification Instructor

query:  TEFL Institute is looking for knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and experienced ESL instructors to deliver TEFL training courses to our students. You will need to adapt our curriculum to build upon your strengths as an ESL teacher. You will teach our online TEFL Professional Course. The course takes 60 days to complete.

Our curriculum is highly interactive and requires the instructor to be web savvy and comfortable utilizing web based technologies such as "Instant Chat", "Webinars", and "Blackboard" or "Moodle" technologies. The office hours are your own. This is a part-time or evening position, one that you can do in your spare time.

The instructor is not only knowledgeable about ESL teaching methods but also a strong coach, facilitator, or advisor to the students. Our ideal candidates will have lived abroad and taught English overseas. You will bring your experiences of living abroad as well as your ESL teaching experiences to enrich the course content and student learning experience. In addition, you will be eager to provide constructive comment and feedback on interactive teaching methods centered on the Balanced Communicative Approach utilizing the PPP principles of Presentation, Practice, and Production. Your class will be composed of highly motivated individuals eager to learn and travel abroad.

Our instructors are the life blood of our organization. They are supported by our Student Services team along with our Training Consultants who are PhD's from area colleges and universities located near TEFL Institute home office in Chicago. Instructors will prepare and facilitate the 100 hour TEFL Professional certification course using curriculum developed by TEFL Institute. The class takes 60 days to complete. You will work in the evenings, weekends, or during your spare time. This is a part-time, as needed position. Class sizes are 15 to 30 students and include modules:

- History of TEFL
- Classroom Management
- Modules on Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
- Pronunciation
- Grammar
- Curriculum Development
- Job Search Assistance

Your Main Responsibilities

- Grade written assignments and offer constructive feedback to the student as well as the class online.
- Enhance the classroom experience through your own experience as an ESL teacher
- Feedback that is constructive and encourages the other students to comment on each assignments in a robust peer-to-peer learning environment.
- Set online office hours at least once a week to receive student questions and comments via the Chat function
- Conduct or Participate in at least one Information Session each month that is conducted at the TEFL Institute or its partner institution.

Requirements for this Position

- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- B.Ed, MEd, MA TESOL or higher is highly preferred, most of our instructors are at the PhD level although we do have a number of MA level instructors on staff
- 2 or more years of overseas teaching experience is highly preferred
- Ability to relate to students about your experience as an ESL teacher and/or living abroad
- Organized and prepared
- Comfortable with computer applications and technologies such as Blackboard, PowerPoint, and Webinars
- Committed to your students learning how to Teach English as a Foreign Language

Pay and Related Compensation

$1100 per course, paid at the end of the course.

To Apply:

Email resume and cover letter to:
Beth Waddill
Director of Student Services
TEFL Institute
email: bwaddill@teflinstitute.com

Please write in your email subject area: "Applying for Online Instructor Position." No telephone calls please.

TEFL Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We appreciate the interest of all candidates but only those that meet our requirements will be contacted.

•Location: Chicago
•Compensation: $1100 per course section
•This is a part-time job.
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