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This teacher-training course provides new and inexperienced ESL teachers with the foundational training necessary to become productive and successful teaching professionals. At its core, this 100-hour course prepares teachers in the theory and practice of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). The first third of the course examines leading theories and methods in TESOL, highlighting recent trends and academic debates, and it also explores the role of teachers and students in foreign language learning. Trainees will take a one-hour foreign language lesson with the purpose of better understanding the student's perspective.

The balance of the course emphasizes the practice of teaching English. Through interesting lessons and assignments, trainees will become familiar and comfortable with the nuts and bolts of being an English teacher. Each of the following topics is covered in a 10-hour module: grammar, classroom management, pronunciation and phonology, lesson planning, use of teaching materials, evaluation, and trouble shooting.

Upon successful completion of the course, trainees receive a TESOL certificate. Trainees also become eligible to enroll ESL Certified's professional development and specialization courses.

This teacher-training course provides new and inexperienced ESL teachers with the foundational training necessary to become productive and successful teaching professionals. At its core, this 100-hour course prepares teachers in the theory and practice of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). The first third of the course examines leading theories and methods in TESOL, highlighting recent trends and academic debates, and it also explores the role of teachers and students in foreign language learning. Trainees will take a one-hour foreign language lesson with the purpose of better understanding the student's perspective.

The balance of the course emphasizes the practice of teaching English. Through interesting lessons and assignments, trainees will become familiar and comfortable with the nuts and bolts of being an English teacher. Each of the following topics is covered in a 10-hour module: grammar, classroom management, pronunciation and phonology, lesson planning, use of teaching materials, evaluation, and trouble shooting.

Upon successful completion of the course, trainees receive a TESOL certificate. Trainees also become eligible to enroll ESL Certified's professional development and specialization courses.

This is a advance level course that contains information you will need in order to be qualified for an entry level ESL teaching position. The course can be completed in as little as 4 weeks and you will receive 120 learning hours that cover various topics such as the difference and definition of ESL, TESOL and TEFL, theories for teaching, advance grammar, pronunciation, how to create lesson plans, using text books and resources, evaluation students and how to build confidence in yourself as an instructor. At the end of the program, you will receive an internationally recognized TESOL certificate.

In the Business/Mature Learners specialization course, you will have 50 classroom hours that can be completed in as little as two weeks. This course focuses on the appropriate teaching styles and techniques for teaching adult learners wishing to learn English and business professionals who need to learn business English. You will learn steps and techniques that have been used by experienced educators all over the world.

Prerequisite: Due to the advance pace and terminology used in this course, in order to register for this course you will need to have completed a 100-hour or more TESOL/TEFL certification program.

After receiving your TESOL/TELF certification, you may want to specialize your teaching in teenagers and young adults. This course teaches teachers the appropriate teaching styles and techniques that are most beneficial to when they are teaching the not so young student. This course will help you to stay current as to what the average English language learner teenager's learning style requires in the classroom. You will learn techniques and tips that can used to help keep the learner's participation going in your class from start to finish. This course can be completed in as little as two weeks and you will benefit from the 50 hours of classroom time.

Prerequisite: Due to the advance pace and terminology used in this course, in order to register for this course you will need to have completed a 100-hour or more TESOL/TEFL certification program.

Since many of the students who complete their ESL certifications teach abroad, this course helps students tremendously when it comes to culture shock. Teachers will be exposed to different situations that they may not normally be faced with in their home country. This professional development course will give you advice on what to expect during the first year of teaching while living abroad this course will examine the pitfalls of what some first time ESL teachers face while abroad and how to avoid them. The course offers 50 hours of classroom time and can be completed in two weeks.

If you are having a problem with classroom participation, this professional development course will help you be the teacher that gets responses. You will learn steps and techniques that help teachers elicit responses from their students and to make your class extremely dynamic while also providing a safe and comfortable atmosphere for students to learn in. This professional development course can be completed in 2 weeks with 50 hours of class time.

Many times while teaching abroad, you will be in a classroom where the levels of your students' English skills vary. This professional development course will help you to instruct a class of students varying in speaking, listening, and writing levels with steps and techniques so that every student is able to learn regardless of their specific level. You will receive 50 learning hours and will be able to complete this course in two weeks.

This demo course is actually the third lesson in our 100-hour TESOL Certification course. The lesson provides in-depth coverage on a range of topics in TESOL method and theory, including Stephen Krashen's Second Language Acquisition Theory and Benjamin Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy. You will be given access to the lesson for 24 hours. Please contact us if you would like to extend access for an additional day or would like to see a demo of one of our other great courses. No installation is required. Simply click on the 'add to cart' button and the demo will run within your web browser