TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES CERTIFICATION COURSE CATALOG
Our TESOL program is certified by the Illinois State Board of Education.
I. Course
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certification Course
II. Objectives
The TESOL Certificate Course will provide the most essential knowledge and skills necessary to teach the English language to speakers of other languages overseas. Different from existing the traditional Teaching English as a Foreign Language Programs which primarily train instructors to teach English overseas, this TESOL Certificate Course will educate teachers to address the linguistic, theoretical, and practical aspects of teaching English to speakers of other languages with a focus on the learning styles, goals, and needs of the individual learner.
III. Description
The Midwest Education Group (MEG) offers a certificate program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Four weeks of training and a practicum provide the required knowledge in language, theory, culture, and classroom teaching of English abroad.
IV. Admission Requirements
The TESOL Certificate Course is open to applicants who have an Associate, undergraduate, or graduate degree in any major.
V. Programs Offered
A. International TESOL Professional Certificate - Teacher Training 120 hours
B. International TESOL Professional Certificate - Teacher Training 100 hours (no practicum)
C. International TESOL Professional Certificate - Teacher Training 75 hours(refresher)
D. International TESOL Professional Certificate - Teacher Training 60 hours (refresher)
E. International TESOL Professional Certificate - Teacher Training 40 hours
F. TESOL Certificate for Public Schools
VI. Program Requirements
A. International TESOL Professional Certificate—Teacher Training 120 hours
- Introduction to Linguistics—15 hours
Presents a survey of the scientific study of language and focuses on describing and explaining languages in their natural environment. Includes phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Graded A-F. - Introduction to Teaching English as a Learning Language—15 hours
Theories, Principles, and Approaches to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Graded A-F. - Introduction to Teaching ESL/EFL Skills—15 hours
Teaching Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Graded A-F. - Teaching Language Elements—15 hours
Focus on theoretical issues and practical problems of teaching the English language elements: vocabulary and grammar. Graded A-F. - Lesson Planning and Language Assessment—15 hours
Develop lesson plans and syllabi for listening, speaking, reading, and writing for ESL/EFL classroom instruction. Build skills in language assessment and learner’s evaluation. Graded A-F. - Introduction to Computer Assisted Language Learning—15 hours
Develop skills to assess, evaluate, and use different Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) activities and resources. Graded A-F. - Practicum—15 hours
ESL/EFL Teaching Practice. Graded Pass/unsatisfactory. - Exit Portfolio—15 hours
Students will be able to build a teaching EFL/ESL portfolio, resume, TESOL professional network and employment, as well as to provide course feedback. Graded Pass/Unsatisfactory.
Total hours: 120
B. International TESOL Professional Certificate—Teacher Training 100 hours (no practicum)
All of the modules are similar to the 120 hours except there is no practicum.
C. International TESOL Professional Certificate—Teacher Training 75 hour (refresher)
- Shape of A Language Lesson
- The Deep-end Approach
- Teaching Vocabulary
- Teaching Grammar
- Teaching Pronunciation
- Using Technology to Teach ESL
- Classroom Management and Learner Motivation
- Assessment and Evaluation
D. International TESOL Professional Certificate—Teacher Training 60 hour (refresher)
- Teaching ESL Methodologies and Approaches
- Introduction to Teaching ESL/EFL Skills and Elements
- Learning Assessment and Feedback
- Lesson Planning and Classroom Management
- Computer Assisted Language Learning
- Learner Motivation and Autonomy development
E. International TESOL Professional Certificate—Teacher Training 40 hours
Standardized Tests—TESOL IELTS, TESOL TOEFL, or TESOL TOEIC
- Test Structure Training
- Testing Skills Learner Motivation
- Teaching How to Learn
- Testing Planning & Strategies
TESOL for Children
- Understanding young learners
- Teaching Language Elements
- Teaching Language Skills
- Interactive Learning (Games and in Hands-on Activities)
- Learning Autonomy
- Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation
- Classroom and Behavior Management
- Teaching English Language Using Technology
TESOL for Business
- Understanding Learners
- Teaching Professional English Elements
- Teaching Professional English Skills
- Professional Textbook Evaluation and Learner Motivation
TESOL for Professionals—For Legal English Purposes, Finance, Medical Purposes, or Hospitality
- Understanding Learners
- Teaching Professional English Elements
- Teaching Professional English Skills
- Professional Textbook Evaluation and Learner Motivation
F. TESOL Certificate for Public Schools
For Elementary
- Teaching Children: Principles, theories, and methodologies, and approaches
- Lesson Planning
- Involving Children in Hands-on Activities
- Interactive Learning
- Learning Autonomy
- Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation
- Classroom and Behavior Management
- Teaching English Language Using Technology
For Secondary
- Teaching Teenagers: Principles, theories, and methodologies, and approaches
- Lesson Planning
- Learner Motivation
- Interactive Learning
- Learning Autonomy
- Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation
- Classroom and Behavior Management
- Teaching English Language Using Technology
For High School
- Teaching Young Adults: Principles, theories, and methodologies, and approaches
- Lesson Planning
- Learner Motivation
- Interactive Learning
- Learning Autonomy
- Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation
- ESL Career Orientation
- Teaching English Language Using Technology
VII. Program Quality
Although 120 hour is a considerable course load for four weeks, they will be coordinated and will reinforce each other. Students will be able to complete these courses successfully. The course and practicum will address the needs of teachers in an English as a foreign/second language (EFL-ESL) environment and will surpass in breadth and depth the majority of other course offered elsewhere.
VIII. Student Performance
Students must maintain a 3.0 average or better in the TESOL course work and complete the practicum with a grade of Pass in order to receive the TESOL certificate.
IX. Curriculum Coordination
The Midwest Education Group will coordinate with other profit and non-profit organizations that offer English as a Second Language classes to reserve volunteer teaching opportunities for students to fulfill their 15 hour practicum.
X. Resource Coordination
The TESOL certificate will use resources currently available in the market and used by other TESOL programs—Introduction to Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, and Teaching ESL: theories, principles, and practice.
