About Us

About Us

Our Guiding Values

To focus on the self-efficacy of our teachers as they, in turn, will inspire their students to experience the language of English as a way to uncover their future ambitions.

We strive to utilize innovative methods to discover the best international TEFL Teaching practices.

Integrity, transparency and ethical behavior in all areas of practice.

Governance for the well-being of the institution, it’s students and all stakeholders.

Proficiency that the designated knowledge, understanding and skills acquired satisfy the levels of mastery sufficient to justify the award of an academic Degree in TEFL.

Our Mission

Our mission is to empower you as TEFL teachers and inspire you to step into your classrooms online and abroad, ready to teach with purpose and preparedness, and love every moment of it!

Our Vision

To provide professional and accredited Bachelor’s and Master’s TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) degree programs through correspondence for a technological and globally connected world.
To harness and apply the most updated and actionable instructional methodologies in the contemporary TEFL teaching environment.
To provide low cost online programs that rely on competency based progression, not class time hours.

A Word from Our Board Chairman and Faculty

Grace Hardison University has a deliberate humanitarian mission. As a result of being an online/correspondence educational institution, the university is capable of providing flexible and comprehensive programs that can be completed anywhere and in a relatively short amount of time.

As the world changes, higher-level institutions must adapt to new students’ demands and realities. All in all, employers in the TEFL industry will appreciate and honor those teachers who come job-ready and prepared to contribute professionally.

Grace Hardison University will always strive to recognize students’ fundamental purposes for furthering their education and never offer an experience that is anything less than exceptional.

Our advisory board is a team of TEFL professionals with years of experience and are current TEFL practioners in a wide variety of educational roles across the globe. This board plays a key role in maintaining the programs by regularly contributing to various aspects of the curriculum and course content. The university’s research’s central objective is to ensure that the content available to learners is current, scientific, and unbiased. The end product is a streamlined degree program focused on developing learners into
job-ready TEFL instructors.

Vinny is currently tenured at Peking University (Affiliate TAIE International Institute), Beijing, China where he teaches English for Specific Purposes.

Since 2018, we are comprised of a team of experienced and passionate educators. Together, at Grace Hardison TEFL University, we offer you our collective TEFL, ESL and teacher-training experience of over 50 years.

We welcome you and we’re delighted and privileged to have the opportunity to work with you!

Grace Hardison Tefl University is an officially registered body under the auspices of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, a member of the Department of Trade, Industry and Commerce, South Africa. (Registration Number: 2021/426752/07). (CIPC.co.za)

Vinesh Shir Singh (Vinny)

DProf. QAHE (Education)

BOARD CHAIRMAN & PRINCIPAL
TEFL & ESL Professional Development
Curriculum development in language teaching
Second language Pedagogy
Instructional Design Theories and Models
School Leadership beyond Education Management

Chad Hammond

HEAD ACADEMIC CONSULTANT
Principles and Practices in English Language Teaching
Teacher Learning and Leadership
Qualitative Enquiry and Research Methodologies
Linguistics for Language Teachers

Angie Wu

ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE
ESL TEACHING STRATEGIES and PEER STUDY
Second Language Acquisition
[SLA] Approaches [Online and In-Class]
Acculturation Theory and practice
Early Childhood Language Teaching – “One Child Two Languages”

Marietha Jansen

ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE (In-Practice&Theory)

Early Childhood Language Education
Creative Classroom Techniques
Conversation Analysis and Second language Practices
Inquiry Oriented Learning
Theory and Practice of Technology
Based Instruction

Keagen Marimuthu

ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE (In-Practice&Theory)

Growth Mindset In Second Language Classrooms
Innovative Teaching methods- Differentiated Instruction
Critical Intercultural Pedagogy
Digital Visual Literacy Instruction
Thinking through Project based Learning

Janelle Nomlando Ngubane

ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE (In-Practice&Theory)
Expression Through Movement and Music (SLA)
Inspirational Teaching Techniques – (SLA)
Raising Critical Thinkers
Key Indicators of Transformative Language Teaching
Assessment for Learning

Oliver Iain Macrae

ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE (In-Practice&Theory)

Classroom Leadership Strategies in Foreign Classrooms
Authentic Language Instruction
Balanced Methods in Literacy Instruction
Creating Cultures for Learner Centric Environments – (SLA)
Managing Textbooks and Curriculums

Institutional Program Outcomes

Prepare candidates to become responsible and effective global citizens who engage with the world while developing their capacity to navigate and successfully engage with different cultures.

Build a sense of community in one’s classroom by developing appropriate pro-social skills and a shared sense of ownership.

Develop candidates’ individual creative growth and establish strong perceptual, analytical and conceptual awareness within the context of contemporary TEFL teaching.

Enable candidates to achieve a high level of confidence and personal integrity by understanding international best practices.
Demonstrate leadership in the classroom, school community, and profession that is focused on positive and innovative change.

Deliver effective developmentally informed TEFL instruction that is culturally and linguistically sensitive to the students.
Utilize data and classroom-based evidence to inform and improve professional TEFL teaching practices such as creative and critical thinking.
Appraise and modify the means of ongoing assessment that is developmentally appropriate and sensitive to TEFL students’ unique capabilities.
Demonstrate the ability to self-reflect on one’s professional practice.
Reference an understanding of ethical, social, cultural issues and technology associated with education in Tefl teaching environments.

Affirmation from our students that have advanced their careers from our expertise.

Taylor Micallef – Australia

Teacher Vinny will give you the most incredible way to attain your TEFL with hands on lessons and countless years of teaching experience across the world! He is an inspirational man and I 100%, would recommend this to any one and everyone!

Simeon Drew Young – Canada

Vinny was my trainer for my current online position and I really enjoyed his energy, personality and charisma! I recommend any project that he is associated with because he is a great guy! You will not be disappointed!

Bradley James Paterson – South Africa

Words will never be able to express what Vinny did for us as a mentor, trainer, teacher and friend! I am now teaching in Thailand and would never have thought it possible but Vinny made me believe in myself again. If you get the opportunity to learn from this fountain of knowledge grab it with both hands and be prepared to soar! Vinny is an inspiration and I am thankful that our paths crossed.

Courtney O’Connor-Flury – South Africa

I was lucky enough to have Vinny as my TEFL instructor in June 2017 and I can’t recommend him enough.

He will ignite a sense of passion and drive to teach that you never thought imaginable, and will help you develop all the skills you need to be an excellent TEFL teacher.

Thanks to Vinny I have been living and teaching in Thailand for the last year and a half now.

Njabulo Goba – South Africa

I have been living and working in Ningbo, China for just about 13 months now. My experience with this school has been nothing but excellent.

Vinny was my trainer and to be honest I feel blessed that our paths crossed because of the wealth of knowledge he was able to pass onto me, every time he speaks you feel confident and inspired to take on the world literally.

I would recommend everyone thinking of working abroad to do their TEFL with this school because they really go out of their way to ensure that you’re prepared holistically for your journey abroad.