NHC-Language Awareness to the Rescue!

Stepping into the classroom for the first time can be a nerve-racking experience, not just for students but for novice teachers as well.  For some teachers this recurring albeit low-level anxiety is the single most detractive feature of what would otherwise be a near perfect job. But what’s the cause of all this stress?

In fact it all boils down to something teachers share in common with their students: the fear of grammar.

Strangely enough it’s often native English speakers who struggle the most to get to grips with all the grammar jargon required by the TEFL profession. This is because schools in Britain, America and other places whose first language is English cover very little grammar in their curricula. Non-native speakers who have learnt English by living in an English-speaking country will probably have similar problems.

In effect many EFL teachers eventually end up learning grammar on their feet in the classroom, since few teaching certificate courses have time to include a crash course in such an extensive area. For some it’s a challenge that they thrive on but most will admit that there’s nothing more dissatisfying than having to fudge an answer to a student’s question.

That’s where Notting Hill College’s Language Awareness Course comes in. This thirty-unit distance learning course has been designed specifically to meet the needs of both trainee and experienced teachers who feel that their English grammar knowledge is not up to scratch.

The course is exceptionally thorough, providing full coverage of the essential areas of English grammar and more. The course materials are exclusive to Notting Hill College and include the tailor-written 250 page NHC Language Awareness grammar reference book, which will stand teachers in good stead for the rest of their TEFL careers and is almost worth enrolling for in itself.

Thankfully, trainees are not left to wade through this vast albeit invaluable tome themselves, but are provided with extensive e-support by Notting Hill College’s experienced team. Moreover, as a distance learning package, trainees can complete the course at their leisure, whether before, after or during any other TEFL certificate programme.

Not for the first time Notting Hill College’s people-first ethos has led to their developing a teacher training solution that deals head-on with one of the pivotal issues facing EFL teachers. Now it’s up to you to start being part of that solution.

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