Completing a Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is a rewarding experience that opens doors of opportunity in employment, travel, or friendship. Tens of thousands of students have completed LTi’s TESOL courses and successfully gained employment around the world. 

Diploma Level

To be awarded the full 10688NAT - Diploma of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and be fully equipped to Teach English to Speakers of Other Languages, you will complete: • 9 core units + • 5 specialisation units + • 20 hours of practical placement (10 hours of observation + 10 hours of practice teaching)

Practical Placement

As part of the course, you get to take part in a practice teaching experience in a real ESL classroom. During your placement you observe an experienced trainer teaching English to speakers of other languages and then plan and deliver your own English as a Second Language (ESL) lessons. This is so that you can put the theory of the course into practice and develop your skills as an ESL teacher. Your teaching will be observed by a qualified and experienced ESL teacher who will be able to provide you with feedback and support to help develop your teaching ability. At the end of the course, we want you to feel confident in your ability to teach when you enter an ESL classroom. 

During practical placement you will get to: 

• Interact with an observe an experienced ESL teacher 
• Get tips about the latest ESL teaching strategies and techniques 
• Gather lots of ideas for your own ESL lessons 
• Learn to identify English proficiency level/s and learning needs in real-time with real people 
• Test what delivery style works best for you and the ESL students you teach 
• Apply what you learn in the course to real life situations 
• Teach your own ESL lessons and get feedback on what you can do to make them even better 

Diploma students complete 20 hours of practical placement (observation & practice teaching) with a minimum of 10 hours practice teaching. 

Entry requirements

• Secondary School transcripts showing a pass level or higher at the completion of Australian senior secondary school (Year 12) or a very high level at the completion of junior secondary school (Year 10) 
• Completion of a Certificate III or higher level Course in the Australian Qualification Framework (this must have been studied / completed in English) 
• Enrollment in other courses of study requiring equivalent or above levels of English ability (for example a University Bachelor Degree) 
• A result from an endorsed English proficiency test (with an IELTS score of 5.5 or equivalent for 10695NAT - Certificate IV in TESOL entry or 6.0 for 10688NAT - Diploma of TESOL entry) 

Where will it take you?

We will teach you to: 

• understand culture and analyse the impact that culture has on learning English as a Second Language 
• analyse the English language and apply the genre-based approach to teaching it 
• plan and deliver English grammar, spelling and pronunciation, speaking, listening, reading and writing lessons 
• evaluate English speaking, listening, reading and writing skills 
• provide specific feedback and strategies on how to improve English skills 
• develop resource files to assist the teaching of English 

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