TESL Certificate Course (Recognized by TESL Canada)


Course Description
The GEOS Victoria 4-week TESL Certificate Course (Recognized by TESL Canada) aims to provide language teaching training to individuals who want to teach English as a Second or Foreign Language. This 4-week program will develop linguistic and cultural competencies in students intending to use their skills in their home country or abroad as teachers of English. The program is broken down into modules that focus on both theory as well as practice.
Students will learn how to prepare a lesson, develop engaging classroom activities, and understand issues related to planning and selection of teaching materials. They will discuss issues related to teaching specific language skills (i.e. listening and speaking, reading and writing, and grammar) and will be given an opportunity to prepare lessons as well as teach in front of peers. Students will receive feedback from their teachers and peers and will develop an ability to assess their own teaching skills.
Textbook
TEACHING by PRINCIPLES An Integrative Approach to Language Pedagogy, 3rd Edition (H. Douglas Brown)

Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Develop organized and meaningful ESL lesson plans
- Refresh and improve their knowledge, understanding and usage of Modern English (listening, reading, writing and speaking skills, as well as vocabulary and grammar)
- Develop specific skills when teaching listening, speaking, reading and writing skills to non-native speakers of English
- Develop an understanding of issues related to teaching grammar
- Develop the ability to assess their own teaching skills

TEXTBOOK:
Students will be given a course pack with all course materials.
FEES - TESL Certificate Course (Recognized by TESL Canada)
| Registration Fee |
$100 |
| Materials |
$60 |
| Class Days |
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thu, Fri |
| Levels |
Intermediate to Advanced |
| Tuition |
$995 |
| Max Students per Class |
10 |
| Hours |
8:30 to 2:15 |
| Starting Dates |
06.02, 30.04, 23.07, 15.10
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