NHC-Language Awareness to the Rescue!

Finally, a quality distance learning Masters programme that you can afford! Notting Hill College has teamed up with Pebble Hills University to offer you the Distance Learning Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language (MA TEFL / TESOL). Designed for practising TEFL teachers, the central philosophy behind the programme is that you, as a teacher, should have the opportunity to research and use in the classroom the concepts and theories you encounter during your course of study.
With this in mind, course materials are written for working teachers to complete in part-time, self-study mode over a period of 12-36 months, thereby enabling you to continue teaching, whilst gaining a professional qualification that will open doors all over the world.

A further advantage of the MA in TEFL/TESOL is that it allows you to gain credit for your previous training by transferring credits from NHC accredited course providers.

The programme is only offered in selected countries where we can provide comprehensive academic and administrative support to participants.

Phase one of the programme is the Notting Hill College TEFL certificate (6 credits). Alternative TEFL certificate programmes may be accepted upon approval. Fill out our Online Application Form to learn more www.school-of-teacher-training.co.uk.

Phase two of the programme is the Notting Hill College TESOL Diploma (Diploma in the Theories and Methodologies of TESOL) offered completely by distance learning (20 credits). The TESOL Diploma consists of four research-based modules in current topics in TESOL.

Phase three of the programme is the Notting Hill College Advanced TESOL Diploma offered completely by distance learning (4 credits).  The Advanced TESOL Diploma covers the topics of Management, Evaluation and Research, Course Development, Origins of English and Integrated Topics in TESOL.

Phase four involves writing a 20,000 word dissertation worth 6 credits.  

The MA in TEFL/TESOL is awarded on successful completion of all four phases.

Course structure

Part 1: Academic Section (Preliminary Master) worth a total of 30 Credits

Part 2: 20,000 word dissertation worth 6 credits

Examples of Courses Offered: *Principles and Practices of Language Teaching; *Applied-linguistics; *Language Analysis 1 (Structure of Grammar); *Language Analysis 2 (Phonological System);*First Language Acquisition; *Second Language Acquisition; *Practicum; *Teaching of Reading; * Teaching of Writing; *Teaching of Speaking; *Lesson Planning; *Managing Disruptive Students; *Research and Thesis Writing; * Origin of English.

 

Notting Hill College: Success through Partnership

If you're looking to start or develop your own enterprise in the field of continuing education, you would do well to consider Notting Hill College and the business openings this growing institution offers. Whether you're a fledgling entrepreneur or established course provider, the College fosters an array of opportunities for mutual business development that should not be overlooked.
Notting Hill College is a British based institution specialising in further education and vocational training. Since its inception in 2004 the College has rapidly expanded its global reach thanks in no small part to its unusually successful franchising network. In this and other areas the key to NHC's remarkable rise seems to be its genuinely people-centred ethos, which enables it to embrace policies that are mutually beneficial for the mother organisation and its partners and franchisees.
The College is more than just a business however, and its people-centred attitude is reflected in its programmes, methodology and materials. Joining the College's network of Partners, Agents and Accredited Course Providers is therefore a truly cooperative venture.
Perhaps the most promising of the openings that Notting Hill College offers is what it dubs its Unique Business Opportunity. Aimed at potential partner centres, this venture represents a short-cut into the higher echelons of three lucrative and intrinsically trans-national training fields: language training, teacher training and business and soft skills training.
Partners are expected to deliver Notting Hill College courses from one or more of the above fields, using syllabi and course materials exclusive to the College. In addition to access to these core training resources, NHC Partners are also provided with substantial support in setting up and running their centres that goes far beyond the usual technical guides and corporate identity manuals. Rather, franchisees are assigned a dedicated Business Development Manager who is available to provide technical, marketing and other support in person when necessary.
The whole process is made refreshingly easy thanks to the online systems Notting Hill College already has in place for the benefit of its network. These include a Learning Management System for students, an Online Operational System for the use of NHC Partner Centres and an Online Administration System for Master Franchisees. Collectively these online systems drastically reduce the resources required to manage training centres efficiently and effectively so that they meet the high standards of customer service that the College has already established for itself.
It goes without saying that NHC Partners also benefit from association with the College as a market-leading training provider with a flawless reputation, growing stature and mounting accolades for innovation. This takes the form of direct promotion via links on the College's main website – a virtual hub for potential learners worldwide – as well as the more subtle influence of branding and design.
Another venture worth considering, especially for established training providers, is accrediting your courses for credit transfer into Notting Hill College's Master of Arts in TEFL. Again this enables you to buy into the College's global reach and internationally respected status. Moreover, it gives your students and potential students access to a cutting-edge higher education teacher training programme that fills what has until recently been a striking gap in the TEFL market.
Notting Hill College is an organisation that is clearly going places and in the spirit of twenty first century global partnership, it's not closing the door behind it but opening doors for others to follow. Perhaps the most compelling thing about the College, though, is that it has maintained the integrity of its aims and methodology whilst hosting such a broad range of training solutions under its umbrella. Students of business will agree that such strongly articulated aims are gold dust in respect of the limitless potential opportunities today's global market affords.

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.