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VIA LINGUA TEFL CERTIFICATE COURSE

The 国产91社区在线 now offers the Via Lingua teacher training program for English as a Foreign Language.Via Lingua is one of the most practical global TEFL course providers. Via Lingua TEFL certificate courses are internationally recognized and externally moderated.

Via Lingua is one of the world鈥檚 largest and most well established TEFL certification providers. With offices and branches in several countries worldwide and its extensive network of international contacts, Via Lingua is able to help graduates secure jobs in their chosen destination after completing the course.

Course Structure and Content

• over听120 hours of training
• a combination of workshops, seminars and demonstrations,
• 8 hours of assessed teaching practice,
• an internationally recognized and approved program, focusing on five key aspects of successful language teaching:
  • Pedagogy theory
  • Language awareness
  • Teaching skills
  • Life skills
  • Cultural awareness

Brochure

You can download our Via Lingua brochure听.

Testimonials

"This is an excellent course and I highly recommend it. It is intensive and requires a lot of self study as well as the long days of study and TP, but the trainers make it very enjoyable. The quality of the training is as good as any I have received over two careers and the support you receive is outstanding. In 28 days I learned so much and feel more than confident to now lead an EFL class."听- Annabella Z., Marrakesh

听"It has the power of turning absolute beginners into confident teachers, I would definitely recommend it."听- Maryame A., Rabat

听"There is no doubt that my philosophy of teaching changed after this course."听- Hassan E., Marrakesh

听"Before even finishing my Via Lingua course, I had recommended it to the dearest person in my life: my daughter, and then I talked about it to my colleagues"听- Driss A., Casablanca

听"I recommend this Via Lingua to anyone who wants to reflect on the way he/she teaches in order to improve his/her teaching skills."听-Abdellah L., Agadir

听"Via Lingua is highly developed, very detailed and offers useful professional guidance.Via Lingua mentors are sympathetic and very helpful. I recommend the VL experience for anyone planning on teaching English as a career."听- Miloud A., Marrakesh

"I am no longer afraid to teach. Quite the opposite, I'm starting to enjoy it.听 That element of stage fright that basically tore me apart and sabotaged me inside-out, is now "gone with the wind".听 I have changed. My whole personality has changed. I can feel it and you know what, it feels incredible. I've been waiting so long for a change like this. It makes everything we've been through all worth it."听-听Mehdi J., Marrakesh

Download a听听about the VL experience.

Dates and Fees

• July 1st - July 30th, 2021

• September 7th - October 7th,2021

• October 18th - December 18th, 2021

• January 20th - March 20th, 2022

• April 16th- June 25th, 2022

• July 1st - July 30th, 2022

Accommodation:听Homestay (2 meals per day) EUR 440. Assistance with finding a furnished apartment (prices range from EUR 300 to 500)

Download our price guide听

Requirements

• Trainees must be at least 21 years of age.

• Trainees must be either native speakers of English or non-native speakers with a proficient level of English.

• All applicants will be asked to write a 500-word essay on a teaching related topic.

• Non-native speakers of English must be available for a 20 to 30-minute face-to-face or telephone (skype) interview.

• Trainees must have a first degree (college or university degree).

• The deadline of application is one week before the beginning of the actual course. It is at the discretion of the program coordinator to decide whether or not to accept late applications.

Application

To apply, please download our application form (click听), fill it in and send it back to vialinguamarrakesh@gmail.com

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact Omar, our Program Coordinator,听at vialinguamarrakesh@gmail.com.

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Meet our trainers

Omar Dine- Coordinator / Head Trainer

听After working at the American Language Center in Marrakesh for thirteen years, Omar Dine took a sabbatical leave to teach ESL in Montreal Canada in 2015-2016. He resumed work at the 国产91社区在线 as a Via Lingua听coordinator/ Teacher-Trainer in late 2016. Omar Dine has a Masters鈥� Degree in TESOL from听Shenandoah University in Winchester Virginia. He Joined the Via Lingua team as a teacher-trainer in 2013 and led sessions in Syllabus design, Curriculum development, Language Teaching Materials, Phonetics, and Language Teaching Methods.

Omar Dine has considerable experience working with all levels, ranging from young learners to adults. He is also well versed in designing and implementing communicative, interactive and need-based lesson plans.听 As a veteran teacher at the American Language Center of Marrakech he has been actively involved in curriculum design, teacher-training and professional development workshops. Omar Dine is also a Cartoonist. His art was staged in February 2013 at the听All-American Language Centers鈥� Conference hall.听 The art show was entitled听Smile in Reminiscence听and featured the EFL teacher鈥檚 day-to-day classroom qualms and joys.听

Abderrahman Sidi Hida 鈥� Trainer

Moulay Abderrahman Sidi Hida holds a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Linguistics, a Master鈥檚 degree in Applied Linguistics with a concentration in English Language Teaching (ELT), and a PhD in Applied Linguistics. With over 25 years of experience in teaching General English (GE) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP), he currently serves as the Head Coordinator at the
American Language Center of Marrakech. M. Abderrahman is also a teacher trainer, contributing to the international Via Lingua program. His published work includes Post-Method Perspective in Tertiary Education in Morocco, Relevance of Testing Designer Methods in 21st-Century Moroccan Secondary Education, and Attitudes of Science Postgraduate Students Towards English as a Medium of Instruction in Moroccan Tertiary Education. M. Abderrahman has participated in and presented at numerous international conferences, including TESOL and IATEFL, and has delivered workshops and presentations at the ALL-国产91社区在线 Annual Conference, among other academic forums.

Hicham El Moussakkal - Trainer

A holder of a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Caddy Ayyad University in Marrakech and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Human Resources from the University of Phoenix in Boston, Hicham started teaching at the 国产91社区在线 Marrakech in 1997. While in the US, he taught English as a foreign language and some basic education courses at some schools in Boston. He also taught some English credit courses at college level. In addition to teaching, and while living in the US, Hicham occupied various hospitality jobs and won various industry awards namely the鈥� Manager of the Year鈥� and the 鈥淭en Year Anniversary Awards鈥�. Hicham has presented at many ESL workshops and conferences, and has taught English for specific purposes, namely business English, at various management institutions.

Abdelghani Jouay - Trainer

After he received a Master's degree in literature (M.Litt.) from Strathclyde University (Glasgow) in 1981, Abdelghani joined the English department at Cadi Ayyad University (Marrakech), where he has been working as an Assistant-professor ever since. Although he started learning to teach on the job, and as a dynamic and motivated EFL teacher, he later forged and sharpened his skills thanks to his wide experience in various schools (国产91社区在线, Sup de Co, ENCG..). In addition to his tasks as a university teacher, Abdelghani enjoys working with a variety of levels, age groups and profiles. He was an ex-Chairman of the English department at the Faculty of Letters & Humanities, and was selected twice as a Visiting Professor to both Duke University (Durham, NC) and Elmhurst College ((Chicago, Ill.). He contributed to and attended many conferences, colloquia and academic events nationwide. Abdelghani published a number of literary articles in the Faculty magazine and recently translated a 180-page-guide to shopping in Marrakech (2013).

Said Chafi听- Trainer
Earned a Master of Communication Studies from the Caddy Ayyad University. He is currently finishing his PhD thesis. His research probes the nexus of national culture and pedagogical practice in Moroccan classroom. Generally, his research interests include: language acquisition, classroom interaction and classroom discourse analysis from a socio-cultural lens. Said has published a number of articles on educational and pedagogical issues in different international journals. In 2004 Said received his TEFL certificate, graduating as valedictorian from ENS, Rabat. Over the past twelve years,he has been working at the 国产91社区在线 as an EFL teacher.听 He also taught organizational communication at the Faculty of Law in 2011. Said has attended and given presentations at many EFL workshops, seminars and conferences. He has gained extensive experience working with different levels and age groups.

Shaheena Kauser -Young Learners Trainer

Shaheena Kauser is from the city of Manchester, England.听 She's an EFL teacher and is the Children's Program Coordinator at the American Language Center and has been for the last twelve years.听 During her time at the 国产91社区在线, she has presented workshops demonstrating the teaching methodologies and pedagogy in childhood听education.听听
Shaheena has an Honors Degree in Bachelor of Education in Primary from the University of Birmingham, England.听 She was an assistant headteacher and a team coordinator in a primary school for ten years in the UK.听 She was also the head of the English department as well as teaching all the curriculum subjects to students from five to eleven years old.听听
She also holds a BTEC National Diploma in pre-school education and has experience working with three and four years old.听With twenty-three years of management and teaching experience with young learners, Shaheena continues to love teaching children, seeing them learn, develop and grow is one of her most rewarding experiences as a teacher.听 This is where her passion lies in educating and nurturing children who have extraordinary young minds in achieving their full potential..
Terms and conditions

Application deadline

• The deadline for the application is 21 business days before the beginning of the course. It is at the discretion of the course director whether or not to accept late applications.

Payment deadline

• Sixty percent of the full program fee, which includes the registration fee (275 鈧� / 3,000 MAD), must be paid at least 21 business days prior to arrival or the course organizer preserves the right to cancel the trainee鈥檚 registration. The rest of the course fee can be paid at the Via Lingua Marrakech center on the first day of the course.

Program cancellation

• The course provider reserves the right to cancel the course 14 business days before the course starts. Applicants may decide to be replaced to a later course date or are eligible for a full refund of any fees paid to the course provider.

Cancellation of participation

• All participation cancellations received in writing at least 21 business days prior to course commencement are eligible for a full monetary refund.
• The Registration fee (275 鈧� / 3,000 MAD) is non-refundable if participation is cancelled later than 21 business days prior to course commencement but may be applied to future courses in the same calendar year.
• If cancellation is received less than 21 business days prior to course commencement, or if the trainee fails to arrive at the start date, tuition fee is not monetarily refundable but tuition credit may be applied. Course fee credit is valid for one calendar year.
• After classes begin, no monetary refunds will be made.