Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages TESOL Program

• Teach English in the US or abroad?
• Understand the most up-to-date North American teaching trends and methods?
• Become an effective teacher?
• Earn a University of California Extension certificate that is recognized worldwide?
If you are an English language teacher in any country or are a prospective teacher planning to teach abroad and are looking for a recognized course of study, the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate Program gives you the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully teach English anywhere in the world.
The TESOL program is a comprehensive teacher development program. The main focus of the program is on practical English teaching skills using current trends and methods.
Designed for advanced and native speakers of English, the TESOL program focuses on specific teaching skills including conversation, pronunciation, listening and speaking, grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing and American culture. The TESOL program:
• Introduces and develops familiarity with the most up-to-date teaching methods
• Fosters awareness of language structures
• Exposes participants to a variety of models of classroom teaching
• Develops confidence in using computer-assisted language learning
• Explores a variety of textbooks and teaching materials and determines how to best utilize these within a curricular framework
• Focuses on cross-cultural understanding and an appreciation of different learner strategies and styles
• Reviews and practices developing and using a variety of assessment instruments

Program Highlights
One-year TESOL Certificate Program
• 12-month program (maximum four 10-week sessions) 
• Full-time study including evening classes
• Students may enroll in classes from the Intensive English Program (IEP) or Improving Oral Fluency (IOF) at no additional cost
• Offered winter, spring, summer and fall
• Advanced-level English required (minimum TOEFL 500 PBT, 61 iBT; IELTS 5.0; TOEIC 600 TSE 40; or IEP levels 500 or 600)
• Minimum age: 18

Program Highlights
3-week Intensive TESOL Methodologies Workshop
If you are an English teacher abroad and only have a limited time, we welcome you to our intensive TESOL Methodologies workshop.
• 3-week intensive sessions
• 18-20 hours of instruction each week
• Offered January, February, March, April, July and August
• Advanced-level English required (minimum TOEFL 500 PBT, 61 iBT; IELTS 5.0; TOEIC 600; TSE 40; or IEP levels 500 or 600)

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