40-Hour Basic Certificate: Online TEFL/TESOL Course

Earn an introductory TEFL certificate and learn the theory behind teaching English as a Foreign Language. The 40-Hour Basic TEFL/TESOL course provides introductory certification in teaching English to speakers of other languages, making it a good choice for prospective teachers seeking either minimal certification or a foundation for more advanced certification.

This affordable course meets TEFL requirements for some entry-level teaching jobs and can easily be upgraded to 60, 100, or 120 hours of certification at any time.

Learning Objectives

When you graduate the 40-Hour Basic TEFL Certificate course, you’ll be able to:

• Categorize historic and current language instructional methodologies such as Communicative Language Teaching, Audio-lingual Method, and the Direct Method.
• Identify the characteristics of effective classroom instructions, error corrections, and strategies for effectively prompting students and/or eliciting information from them.
• Categorize and give examples of classroom strategies for teaching English and its language skills: speaking, writing, reading, and listening.
• Apply student techniques to language learning through metacognitive strategies to promote student autonomy and success.
• Identify some current placement, achievement, and proficiency tests for English language learners and explain the reasons for testing English language learners.
• Apply appropriate terminology to discuss culture’s impact, such as ethnocentrism, culture shock, country shock, enculturation, and deep surface culture and how it affects the English language classroom and teacher.

Course Curriculum

• Module 1: The Role of the Teacher and Learner and Language Learning Methodology
• Module 2: Classroom Management
• Module 3: Language Systems and Skills, and a Brief History of English
• Module 4: Acquiring a New Language
• Module 5: Testing for the EFL/ESL Student
• Module 6: Culture and the EFL/ESL Classroom

Job Advising Modules

• Module 1: Finding a Job, Downloading Your Certificate, and Updating Your Resume
• Module 2: Stay Connected with Bridge!
• Module 3: TEFL/TESOL Professional Development Opportunities

Requirements to take this course

• 18 years of age
• An intermediate or higher level of English proficiency (B1 level, according to the CEFR, the Common European Framework Reference for Language)

Getting Started

100% Online: Start anytime and work from any device.

Personal tutor: Get feedback and ask questions throughout the course.

Flexible schedule: Work at your own pace- complete in 3 months or less.

Interactive content: Instructional videos, downloadable resources, quizzes & activities, and discussion board.

Certificate of completion: Verifiable by employers.

Job placement assistance: Access our global job network via the BridgeTEFL Job Board and get matched with preferred employer partners through Bridge TEFLConnection.

Upgrade anytime: Start with the 40-hour Basic Certificate and upgrade to the 60-hour Educator, 100-hour Professional or 120-hour Master Certificate at any time.

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Andrew

With more than 30 years of experience in teacher training and language education, Bridge Education Group is a leader in international education. With its headquarters in Denver, Colorado, USA; and partners in every corner of the world, Bridge is a global organization that promotes intercultural exchange and understanding through language learning.

Bridge is dedicated to training teachers of English as a foreign language. We have designed professional development courses and certification programs for the global English teacher. The courses can be delivered in several modalities (in person, online or blended) according to the needs and preferences of our students. Our trainees consist of native and non-native English speakers, and include PK-12 teachers, university professors, instructors in language schools, private tutors, and online teachers of English.

We accredited by ACCET (the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training, an entity officially recognized by the United States Department of Education) and Aqueduto (the Association for Quality Education and Training Online). All BridgeTEFL programs and courses are approved by these accrediting bodies. Many of our courses also have university backing through ACE Credit, which recommends our courses for graduate and undergraduate credit at 1,200 universities in the U.S. and Canada.

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