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WHY STUDY AT ACTION IN ENGLISH
The Action in English curriculum was designed by Master-level ESL
teachers with years of classroom experience.
We provide trainees:
Practical techniques for developing a good classroom atmosphere
and teaching the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading,
and writing. In addition, the course also includes a review of basic
grammatical terms and practical grammar teaching techniques. We
include not only knowledge of good ice-breaking activities, but
also many different activities that can be used in the classroom
to facilitate learning.
Extensive experience in classroom observation. Second to teaching,
observing excellent teachers is the best way for anyone to learn
to teach. All Action in English students observe select ESL classes
at the Olin Center and other affiliated schools.
Practice preparing lessons. Trainers teach Action in English students
to prepare and revise lessons according to the identified needs
of the ESL classes.
Teaching experience. Participants in the Action in English Certificate
Program begin peer teaching in the second day of class. By the completion
of the course, students teach actual ESL students, using lesson
plans they have created.
Information about how to find or develop the resources you need
in your future teaching career.
Training in preparing your resume and finding a good teaching job
in the U.S. or overseas .
All trainees at Action in English have an opportunity to teach ESL
students from all over the world. You will have an opportunity to
observe real on-going classes and to teach real students using theories
and techniques you learn in class.
Our teachers are excellent. In addition to having Masters degrees
in teaching English as a Second Language and/or years of English
teaching experience, many of our core teachers have experience teaching
abroad.
Action in English is a subsidiary of The Olin Center in Boston,
MA "the education capital of the world". Every year thousands of
students and young professionals from all over the world come to
Boston. Boston is also an exciting, dynamic center for art, culture
and entertainment.
Action in English provides you with an opportunity to earn a TEFL
Certificate in one of Boston's most beautiful districts. Located
on safe and elegant Newbury Street in Boston's historic Back Bay,
we are just minutes away from Harvard Square and many area universities
including Harvard and MIT. Newbury Street is home to clothing and
book stores, art galleries, and restaurants, as well as students
and professionals from all over the world.
Action in English offers extensive help to students in finding teaching
jobs overseas. We assist you in tailoring your resume to teaching
so that you look your most attractive to potential employers. We
also help students to conduct internet research and to assess the
quality of jobs currently listed. We offer free workshops during
which students participate in videotaped mock interviews which are
reviewed and critiqued with your peers. Finally, the Olin Center
receives job postings from overseas on a regular basis and makes
these available to graduates. Your certificate from Action in English
qualifies you to apply for many of the positions listed in our resource
library.
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