Grammar Foundations for TEFL

Grammar Foundations - online course

This 12-hour online course provides a thorough grounding in the terminology of English grammar, essential for Christian teachers of English who wish to teach grammar to their students.

Course content

The course will enable you to identify:

Word classes: pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, determiners, countable and uncountable nouns
Regular and irregular verbs, present and past participles, gerunds and infinitives
Tenses: all active and passive tenses
Clauses, subjects, objects, complements, transitive and intransitive verbs
Modal auxiliaries, conditional structures

Method of learning

The Grammar Foundations course takes place on our online "learning zone" which is easy and enjoyable to use. You will be able to access the course via the internet whenever you wish, and work on the materials and activities at your own pace during the enrolment period of 2 months.

One of the key features of the learning zone is the opportunity it provides to interact with other participants through forum postings.

Learning takes place through a variety of learning activities and materials such as resource sheets and quizzes. An important aspect of the course is the use of tasks with answer keys, enabling you to consolidate your understanding of the techniques and activities introduced.

Personal tutor

You will be assigned an experienced tutor who is available throughout the course for advice and support.

Continued support

On completion of the course, you will be granted free membership of our Network Online Community.This gives you permanent, free access to the online zone where you can continue to interact with other Christian TESOL teachers and with the tutors after the course has ended. The zone also contains ideas and resources for classroom activities and information about English teaching opportunities worldwide.

Teaching practice

A one-week face-to-face course - the Classroom Experience - is available for those who wish to supplement the online course with some teaching practice and are able to come to Bournemouth in the U.K.

Dates and fees

Online courses may be started at any time during the year.

Information about course fees

CONTACT US to receive an information and application pack, or if you have any questions.

"I enjoyed this course because it presented the information in a simple, logical way that was easy to follow. I felt it progressed at a manageable pace, allowing plenty of time for me to assimilate all the relevant information.

The tasks and quizzes were entertaining and challenging". Jenny M

"Although I'm concentrating mostly on speaking and listening with my students, I have found this course invaluable as it's often necessary to explain why we say things in a certain way". Annette R.

"Sadly my knowledge of English grammatical terms was very poor. So this was just the course for me. I cheer you on and thank you very much for it. It was worth the time and money. Blessings to you". Rudy P.

"The course has helped me to feel more confident about English grammar. There was a good balance between theory and activities/tasks. I really enjoyed it and I feel more confident now about taking the 5-week Trinity College CertTESOL course". Astrid F.