introduces the TESOL journey and highlights key expectations, including digital tools and structured planning using the SEELS 5-Step Lesson Plan. Trainees explore course goals, build their digital teaching folder, and take early steps in using platforms like Google Slides and Padlet—helping them gain early confidence and momentum as future TESOL teachers.
introduces trainees to the evolution of English Language Teaching (ELT) methodologies, with a focus on Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). Trainees will explore how modern digital platforms—such as Padlet, Google Docs, and Wordwall—enhance CLT’s core principles of interaction, fluency, and student-centered learning in online and hybrid classrooms.
introduces the evolving roles of TESOL educators and highlights the importance of managing classroom expectations, fostering inclusion, and promoting cultural awareness. Trainees will apply these insights using digital platforms such as Zoom, Google Docs, Padlet, and Canva to simulate real-world teaching dynamics in diverse online classrooms.
Centers on understanding learner motivation, learning styles, and the development of autonomy. Through the use of digital tools such as Google Forms, Canva, Padlet, and Flipgrid, trainees will learn how to personalize instruction, foster independence, and build a classroom environment that keeps learners motivated and engaged.
Explores the core components of pronunciation and vocabulary and equips trainees with methods to teach these in practical, engaging ways. Through tools like YouTube, Quizlet, Canva, and Flipgrid, trainees will create lessons that make pronunciation and vocabulary instruction more visual, interactive, and context-rich for diverse learners
Introduces key grammar concepts and equips trainees with effective methods to teach grammar across various learner levels. With support from digital tools like Google Slides, Quizizz, Wordwall, and Loom, trainees will learn to present grammar clearly and meaningfully—building learner confidence and real-world language use.
Equips trainees with strategies and digital tools to teach the four foundational language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing. By combining structured lesson design with apps like YouTube, Flipgrid, Google Docs, and Grammarly, trainees will learn to foster well-rounded language growth in any learning environment.
Provides hands-on training in planning and delivering language lessons using the 5-Step framework. With a focus on digital tools like Google Docs, Canva, Zoom, and Loom, trainees will create, present, and refine lessons for modern classroom contexts. This module ensures trainees can plan with structure, teach with confidence, and adapt to both online and blended learning environments.
Equips TESOL trainees with professional communication skills needed to give feedback, correct errors, and support student interaction in a positive and productive way. Through tools like Google Docs, Flipgrid, and Padlet, trainees will gain practical experience in building supportive digital classrooms.
Prepares TESOL trainees to manage multi-level classrooms and maintain effective learning environments through respectful discipline and behavior support. With digital tools like Google Classroom, Jamboard, and ClassDojo, trainees will learn how to stay organized and create inclusive spaces for all learners.
Introduces creative strategies for teaching very young learners, focusing on storytelling, phonics, and active engagement. Through the Speak and Code program, trainees gain hands-on experience in integrating digital tools and age-appropriate techniques to make language learning joyful and meaningful for children
The TESOL Internship Program is a supervised practicum designed to provide trainees with real-world teaching experience in an online classroom setting. As part of the certification requirement under the SEELS TESOL program accredited by CPD Services UK, this internship ensures that trainees demonstrate the ability to apply their training in live sessions with actual English language learners.
Trainees must:
SEELS TESOL mentors will: