TESOL application and language awareness task

The following is a combined TESOL application form and language awarenesstask. Please complete both sections and save thedocument. The completed document should be emailed to . Please keep a copy for your records.

Which TESOL course and start date are you interested in?
/ TESOL Full-time
(3 Feb, 3 Mar, 31 Mar, 12 May, 9 Jun, 7 Jul, 4 Aug, 1 Sep, 29 Sep, 27 Oct, 24 Nov, 22 Dec 2017) / Enter date. /
TESOL Part-time
(8 Apr, 6 May, 3 Jun, 15 Jul, 12 Aug, 30 Sep, 11 Nov, 9 Dec 2017) / Enter date. /
Price / £1,495
Do you require Student Insurance? / Yes ☐No ☐ If yes, from: (select date) to (select date)

Agent bookings only / Agent name / Enter agent name. /
Agent email / Enter agent email. /

1. Application form

Personal details
Title / Click here to enter text. /
First name / Click here to enter text. /
Last name / Click here to enter text. /
Address line 1 / Click here to enter text. /
Address line 2 / Click here to enter text. /
Town or city / Click here to enter text. /
County or state / Click here to enter text. /
Country / Click here to enter text. /
Postcode or zip code / Click here to enter text. /
Telephone / mobile / Click here to enter text. /
Email address / Click here to enter text. /
Skype address / Click here to enter text. /
Date of birth / Click here to enter text. /
First language / Click here to enter text. /
Nationality / Click here to enter text. /
Country of birth / Click here to enter text. /
Main country of residence / Click here to enter text. /
Do you requirea Visa to study in the UK? Please see our website for advice and check the visa office for your country. / Yes, no or I don’t know. /
Student Insurance
If you have purchased insurance, it is important that you read the document accessed by this link;
I have read and accepted the Declaration for travel Eligibility Statements on the link above ☐
I have read and agreed to the important conditions relating to health on the link above ☐
I declare the answers given to question asked in the application form are true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I confirm that my travel details have been provided ☐
Sign by: Enter your name here.
Date signed: Click here to enter a date. Date of birth: Click here to enter a date.
Emergency contact details
First name / Click here to enter text. /
Last name / Click here to enter text. /
Telephone/ mobile / Click here to enter text. /
Email / Click here to enter text. /
Education and experience
Current profession / Click here to enter text. /
Gender / Female or male. /
Do you have any health issues we should be made aware of? If so please give details. / Click here to enter text. /
Please state where you have studied, and give dates and titles of qualifications obtained at Secondary School. / Click here to enter text. /
Higher education/ university / Click here to enter text. /
Other relevant qualifications / Click here to enter text. /
Which languages do you speak/read/write?
(What is your level of proficiency?) / Click here to enter text. /
Do you already have any training and/or experience in language teaching? (Please give qualification, organisation, dates, grades, type of teaching experience) / Click here to enter text. /
Do you have any training and/or experience as a teacher of other subjects? / Click here to enter text. /
What other work experience or professional training do you have? / Click here to enter text. /
Please let us know how you found out about International House London / Click here to enter text. /
To the best of my knowledge, the information in this application form is accurate. / Click here to enter text. /
Have you read our terms and conditions (please tick the box)? / Yes or no. /

2. Language awareness task

Please complete this task carefully as it is one of the factors we take into consideration when making a decision about your application. You may like to refer to a grammar bookwhen preparing your answers- e.g. ‘Oxford Learner’s Grammar, Grammar Finder’ by John Eastwood or ‘Grammar for English Language Teachers’ by Martin Parrott, published by Cambridge University Press.

The task is made up of three sections: correcting student’s mistakes, helping students understand differences in meaning and a writing task. Please complete all sections.

Correcting student’s mistakes
Each of the exchanges below contains a mistake. In each case:
a) Write down the mistake
b) Write the corrected version
c) Write in simple terms, as if speaking to a learner of English, how you would make the correction clear
“I’d like some informations about your courses.”
“Certainly here’s our brochure.”
a) The mistake is … / Click here to enter text. /
b) The corrected version is … / Click here to enter text. /
c) I would make this clear by … / Click here to enter text. /
“Have you got any money?”
“Yes, I’ve been to the bank yesterday.”
a) The mistake is … / Click here to enter text. /
b) The corrected version is … / Click here to enter text. /
c) I would make this clear by … / Click here to enter text. /
“Is John ill? He’s lost a lot of weight.”
“Yes, he is rather slender these days, isn’t he?”
a) The mistake is … / Click here to enter text. /
b) The corrected version is … / Click here to enter text. /
c) I would make this clear by … / Click here to enter text. /
“Why didn’t you answer the phone?”
“Because I had a bath.”
a) The mistake is … / Click here to enter text. /
b) The corrected version is … / Click here to enter text. /
c) I would make this clear by … / Click here to enter text. /
“Why didn’t you answer the phone?”
“Because I had a bath.”
a) The mistake is … / Click here to enter text. /
b) The corrected version is … / Click here to enter text. /
c) I would make this clear by … / Click here to enter text. /
Helping students understand differences in meaning
In the following examples:
a) Comment on the differences in meaning between the following pairs of sentences.
b) Outline some ideas on how you might teach these differences in meaning.
If I had the money, I would buy a new car.
If I have the money, I’ll buy a new car.
a) The difference in meaning is… / Click here to enter text. /
b) I would teach this by… / Click here to enter text. /
The house was very isolated.
The house was very secluded.
a) The difference in meaning is… / Click here to enter text. /
b) I would teach this by… / Click here to enter text. /
Give me a hand with this bag, will you?
Could you give me a hand with this bag, please?
a) The difference in meaning is… / Click here to enter text. /
b) I would teach this by… / Click here to enter text. /
Writing task - Your learning experience
In approximately 300 words describeeither a successful or an unsuccessful learning experience you’ve had.
State your reasons why the experience was successful or otherwise.
Click here to enter text. /

Please save this document. The completed document should be emailed to . Please keep a copy for your records. We will contact you with the results and next steps within three working days.