Trinity Diploma in TESOL

o Study for 7 months online (about 10 hours per week) followed by 3 weeks face to face
(full-time) in Barcelona, Prague, Kerala, Cadiz or Hong Kong

o Flexible: during the on line phase you study at the most convenient time for you. We
schedule the course as 10 months, but you can take up to 3 years if you need more
time.

o Train in a positive, dynamic and supportive learning environment

o Learn from world class tutors, including Lindsay Clandfield, Scott Thornbury and
Adrian Underhill

Who is this course for?

The Trinity Diploma in TESOL is for experienced teachers of any nationality who are
looking for an advanced professional qualification in teaching English as a Foreign or
Second Language. In most cases, participants are working in language schools and
universities around the world or teaching privately.
 What is the course like?
You will study for seven months online followed by three weeks face to face in
Barcelona, Prague, Cadiz, Kerala or Hong Kong. The online phase offers plenty of
opportunities for interaction with participants from all over the world. Our aim is to
encourage the support and sharing of ideas between participants. To achieve this
we ensure that you are in regular contact with each other in our virtual classroom,
forum discussions, webinars and live video conference classes.

There are twenty, week-long modules which you are expected to contribute to
regularly, but the interaction is not scheduled (other than a 45 live video class), so
you can log into the course throughout the week to suit your own working day. Each
week one of our tutors will lead the module, interacting with you in forums and
webinars to ensure maximum support and feedback. They will encourage, support
and challenge you to develop to your full potential, while ensuring you are preparing
effectively for the four assessed units of the Trinity DipTESOL. Every four or five
weeks you have a rest week with no module.

What can I expect to learn during the online phase?

Our goal is to provide a course which is dynamic and practical and meets the needs
of the participants so your work in our virtual classroom will be backed up with tasks
which get you to apply ideas in your own classroom. With a team of highly
experienced and qualified tutors, the online modules will help you to deepen your
theoretical knowledge and practical skills while preparing for the four assessed units
of the Trinity Dip TESOL course:

o Unit 1: Teacher Development and Language Awareness

o Unit 2: Research projects
o Unit 3: Phonology
o Unit 4: Teaching practice

What areas do we cover during the online course?

What will I do during the face to face phase?

The face-to-face phase is a three week intensive course taken after the seven month
online phase. There is a choice of dates and locations available. This part of the
course includes:

o Teaching practice, including lesson planning, observation and feedback from tutors.

o Time working individually and with support from tutors. You will have four internally
assessed lessons and one externally with a Trinity examiner. You will also have an
opportunity to be teaching without being assessed to get to know the students and get
feedback and advice from tutors.

o External assessment of phonology and teaching practice with Trinity examiner.

 How will I be assessed?

There are four assessed units on The Trinity DipTESOL course. Unit 1 and Unit
3 are assessed by Trinity College and Unit 2 and Unit 4 by Trinity College and
OxfordTEFL together.

o Unit 1
A written exam taken in one of our centres, or in other Trinity approved centre, in May,
August or November. The paper is three hours long and consists of a grammar section
and two sections with essay questions about teaching and learning.

o Unit 2
A coursework portfolio including three action research projects. The projects involve
observation of other trained teachers, reflection on your own teaching and a research
project where you collect data. You work on the portfolio throughout the course. You
will need to base the reflection task on teaching a group or groups of at least 6 students
for 15 hours in total

o Unit 3
A 30 minute interview with a Trinity examiner on phonetics and phonology.

o Unit 4
Assessment of your teaching of five one hour lessons (60 mins) each preceded by a
discussion of your lesson plan (10 minutes) and followed by a discussion of the lesson
with the examiner (20 minutes). You will also present a portfolio of documentation
related to these lessons. Four lessons are assessed the fifth by a Trinity examiners. For
this part of the exam you will be teaching students in one of our centres. You may be
able to complete up to two of the Oxford TEFL assessed lessons via video with your
regular students prior to the face to face part of the course.

What qualification will I gain on successful completion of the course and how will
it help me?
Once you have completed the course and passed the assessments you will be
awarded the Trinity Diploma in TESOL. This is an internationally-recognized and
respected advanced professional qualification for English Language Teaching. It can
be used as credit for teachers wishing to study an MA in TESOL.
This qualification opens doors into other areas of the ELT profession. Our graduates
have gone on to become:

o Teacher trainers
o Coursebook writers
o Directors of Studies
o Managers at major ELT publishers
o School managers and owners