The general objectives of the course require each student to be able to:
• demonstrate a thorough grasp of the main phonological, lexical, syntactical and other aspects of modern communicative English, with particular reference to its roles as a means of communication.
• predict with reasonable accuracy the learning needs of any group of ESOL, ESL, or ESP learners and to modify and update such a needs analysis in the light of observation and testing.
• write instructional objectives and prepare appropriate lesson plans.
• teach English effectively at any level from beginners to advanced.
• discuss intelligently an extensive repertoire of lesson forms.
• monitor his or her own effectiveness as a teacher of English to Speakers of other languages.
• manage other teachers, timetabling, course development, assessment, testing, recruitment, policies and procedures, development plans