The Via Lingua CTEFL course comprises five components:

 Pedagogy theory

 Language awareness

 Teaching skills

 Cultural awareness

 Life skills

Each component comprises a set of standardized statements of competence, accompanied by indicators of success. The indicators describe the skills, knowledge and qualities associated with effective teachers of English as a Foreign Language. The standardized statements of competence are as follows: 

The competent CTEFL teacher is able to ... 

1. Pedagogy Theory 1.1. Describe a range of teaching methodologies, approaches and strategies 1.2. Describe the skills, knowledge and qualities which characterize an effective teacher 1.3. Describe the factors which influence the establishment of an effective learning environment 1.4. Describe a range of strategies for supporting, monitoring and assessing student progress		2. Language Awareness 2.1. Describe the purposes and nature of Communication 2.2. Describe key features in relation to the structure of the English language 2.3. Describe and explain the English tense system and other, commonly taught, grammatical features 2.4. Describe how sounds are made and modified and use phonetic symbols to describe the sounds of English
3. Teaching Skills 3.1. Design and prepare effective lessons 3.2. Prepare and manage the physical learning environment and use resources in an appropriate way 3.3. Provide innovative and flexible learning experiences for individuals and groups of students 3.4. Create learning environments that are student-centered, challenging and safe		4. Cultural Awareness 4.1. Engage in the process of learning a foreign language 4.2. Demonstrate an awareness of the issues in relation to culture and language teaching 4.3. Demonstrate a willingness to foster positive relationships with members of the local community 4.4. Demonstrate an awareness of cultural similarities and differences and our shared cultural heritage

5. Life Skills

5.1. Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills

5.2. Demonstrate effective communication skills

5.3. Demonstrate effective decision-making skills

5.4. Demonstrate effective organizational skills

5.5. Demonstrate effective financial skills

5.6. Demonstrate effective employment awareness skills

5.7. Demonstrate effective legal awareness skills

5.8. Demonstrate effective personal welfare skills

 

Each component of the Via Lingua program is allocated a minimum number of study hours. These study hours mainly involve:

 direct contact with trainers or mentors in workshop sessions, planning meetings, lesson preparation or review meetings;

 direct contact with students during teaching practice sessions;

 private study and preparation;

 record keeping and personal reflection linked to the maintenance of a professional portfolio.

 

This equates to the following calculations:

Minimum hours of theoretical study: 82

Minimum hours of observation of experienced teachers: 6

Minimum hours of guided teaching practice preparation time: 16

Minimum hours of observed and assessed teaching practice: 8

Minimum hours of post lesson discussion / feedback: 8

 

Total: a minimum of 120 hours