TESOL for Business Curriculum

Contents

I. Pronunciation : 10 Hours

II. Approaches : 10 Hours

1. Art/Musical

2. Lexical Method

3. Audio-lingual Method

4. Total Physical Response

5. Communicative Approach

III. Pronunciation Practices : 10 Hours

1. Telephone English

2. Business Dining

3. Meetings

IV. Writing Practices : 10 Hours

1. Resume Writing

2. Business Plan

V. Financial Terms : 10 Hours

1. International Trade

2. Credit Risk Management

3. Investments

4. Portfolio Management

VI. Review : 10 Hours

1. Rassias Method – Fundamentals – Why it works

2. Business Ethics

3. Online Time with Instructor

4. Teacher Placement

ONSITE – 30 hrs (5 days)
Foreign language experience

• Basic model in any language

• Activities and discussions about how it felt to be taught in other language

• Homework.

Basic model demo

• Basic model in English

• Going over the steps

• Peer teaching

Receptive skills lesson

• Discussion and activities about listening

• Listening lesson demo

• Go over the steps of listening lesson

• Discussion and activities about reading

• Reading lesson demo

• Go over the steps of reading lesson

• Peer teaching

Warmers

• Explaining the importance of warmers and give several examples

Communicative activities

• Explaining and exampling a variety of communicative activities
  Teaching young learners

• Information and activities about how to teach young learners

Classroom management

• Information and activities regarding managing a class

• Disaster management

Theater techniques

• Explain the importance of theater and acting in class (both teacher and students)

• Acting activities

Songs and chants

• Information about how to use songs and chants

• Activities

Grammar and phonology

• Grammar explanation

• Activities for teaching grammar

• Phonology explanation

• Activities for teaching phonology