TESOL Yacht Adventure

120 hour TESOL on a Yacht Course combines the adventure of traveling around some of the world’s most beautiful Islands in the Phuket region in southern Thailand with the educational rigor of an internationally-accredited TESOL teacher-training course.

Course Overview

This four week course includes two weeks of training at the Teach Travel Asia TESOL school near the beach in Hua Hin Thailand, and two weeks aboard a large sailing yacht island hopping around the Phuket region.
During this time, students will enjoying a range of beach and cultural activities, including fishing, swimming, visiting temples, visiting fishing villages, snorkeling, sea kayaking, hiking, and just relaxing on the beach. At the end of the course students will conduct a non-profit English camp in Hua Hin to Thai children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Learning Objectives

This course has the following key learning objectives:

• To develop a in-depth understanding of the concepts and principles of teaching English as a second language. This includes understanding the different theories of, and approaches to, teaching English, and particularly the TTA method and its roots
• Understand how the process of second language development occurs
• Understand how the teacher’s role changes depending on the type of student
• Develop a repertoire of routines, skills and strategies to teach English to people of all ages
• Develop the ability to plan structured lessons
• Gain confidence and familiarity with teaching ESL through significant in-class and practical training

Benefits

• An amazing 10-day island yachting trip that combines education and adventure
• A high quality TESOL that is international accredited
• Opportunity to give back to the community through teaching English to Thai students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Eligibility

Anyone is eligible to take the TESOL on a Yacht course. However, if an applicant wishes to be placed in a job following the course, they will need to apply separately for placement and go through an approval process. Applicants for placement must be between the ages of 19 and 59 and possess evidence of high school graduation.

Cost

The cost of the TESOL on a Yacht course is 69,000 Thai Baht.

Schedule

Below are the course start dates for the MixLearn TESOL in 2012.

Details

Week One

The TESOL on a Yacht course is four weeks long. For the first week, clients stay in Hua Hin near the Teach Travel Asia headquarters. This is the home base for the course. The first week is spent covering the theory and history of teaching English as a second language, lesson planning and lectures in how to teach grammar, reading, speaking and listening to non-native speakers. Students will also present their first lesson on teaching grammar.

Week Two

The second and third weeks of the course (a total of ten days) are spent aboard a modern, 38-foot Lagoon super catamaran traveling through the different islands in the Adaman Sea and Phang Nga Bay around Phuket, including world renown PhiPhi Island and Lanta Island, as well as Krabi. During this time clients will enjoying a range of beach and cultural activities, including fishing, swimming, visiting temples, visiting fishing villages, snorkeling, sea kayaking, hiking, and just relaxing on the beach.

Week Three

While on the trip there is “light” instruction on Thai language and Thai culture. The topic of classroom management will also be discussed. These topics are chosen specifically because they are easy to understand and absorbed and do not distract from the primary purpose of the trip which is fun, relaxation, and cultural discovery.

Week Four

The fourth week of the course is fairly rigorous and is spent presenting a series of lesson and getting feedback from the instructor and peers. Clients will then take an in-class final exam and prepare lesson plans for the Teach Travel Asia non-profit English camps. Students will spend two days teaching English at the English camp.

Course Provided Items

The TESOL on a Yacht course is inclusive of:

• Course workbook and materials
• Accommodation during the entire Yacht portion of the course
• Meals while on board the yacht (optional meals on land will be at client’s expense)
• Airport pick up
• Transport to Hua Hin and transport to Phuket and back to Hua Hin at the conclusion of the Yacht portion of the course
• Certificate

This course is exlusive of:

• Accommodation while in Hua Hin
• Transportation while in Hua Hin
• Internet access outside of the school

Awards

Upon successful completion of the course with a passing grade of 83% or better, students will receive a certificate demonstrating that they successfully completed a 120-hour TESOL with Teach Travel Asia.