The Core Curriculum of the BridgeTEFL Specialized Certificate in Teaching English to Teenagers and Young Adults is a reading and video-based course. This course is aimed at experienced teachers who wish to teach ESL to adolescents in their home country or abroad.
The emphasis for this course is on the practical aspects of teaching English to students aged 13-20. Any pedagogical theory covered is presented through a practical lens. It provides a wide-ranging suite of practical strategies, including video examples that can be used in the classroom, discussion forums, and practical downloads (PDFs) to embellish the trainee's teaching portfolio for future use. The course finishes by discussing ways in which trainees can improve their own teaching practices through reflective teaching.
By the end of the course, the trainee will be able to produce a full lesson plan that hits the key takeaways raised throughout the course. This will be assessed and will demonstrate that the trainees have understood the key points throughout.