[Ei] English Interactive Language Centre

TESOL/TEFL Program

Thank you for your interest in EI Language Centre TESL Program. The following information has been compiled in order to give you a better insight into our program and registration procedures.

The TESL - Teaching English as a Second Language Program has been prepared for students who wish to become teachers of English language to speakers of other languages in Canada as well as abroad.

Our program has been approved by LATIE - a global licencing authority for Teachers of International English. LATIE's mission is to assess and prescribe credentials, uphold standards and promote effective teaching and safe learning in schools around the world. Our successful graduates will receive certification and license to teach English internationally.

The program gives the students a thorough overview of linguistic structures, theory and methodology as well as testing and assessment procedures. It approaches the topics from the perspective of student-centered methodology thus giving the future teachers plenty of opportunities to actively explore the topics under the supervision of the instructors. The program includes micro-teaching sessions designed to expose the students to the role of a teacher before they enter the real classroom.

The demand for qualified English instructors has been growing rapidly in Canada and all over the world. As Canada has become a major ESL learning destination in the world, the demand for qualified, enthusiastic and devoted ESL instructors in Ontario has become enormous.

Our program has been prepared with the objective to satisfy this demand and to ensure a new and exciting career to the successful graduates, whether it is teaching new immigrants, foreign students in Canada or business professionals in foreign countries.

Thank you for your interest in the TESL Certificate Program. We encourage you to contact our admission office for specific information or if you want to reserve a seat in our next class.

Sincerely,
Bo Kopcewicz
TESL Program Admission
EI Language Centre

Introduction

The objective of the program is to provide you with applicable skills and practical background in teaching English as a foreign language. It guides you though the topics that every successful ESL instructor needs to be aware of in order to be able to:

assess the needs of his/her students
design an appropriate curriculum
choose the optimal materials and teaching methods
correct the errors
test the progress of the students

The program reinforces the communicative methodology widely used to teach English to speakers of other languages all over the world. Our students are active participants in the learning process and they gain their knowledge in the course of the following tasks:

group assignments
presentations
discussions
micro- teaching sessions

The instructors have university degrees in Teaching English as a Second Language field, thorough experience teaching ESL and extensive knowledge of English as a linguistic system with all its sub-systems, such as phonetics, phonology and syntax.

Reference Texts for TESOL Program

The following textbooks should be purchased by the students from their own sources or from our supplier. Please contact the office for detailed information.

Brown, H.D.(2000)
Teaching by Principles. An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy.
Second Edition. Prentice Hall Regents
Parrott, M.(2000)
Grammar for English Language Teachers
Cambridge University Press
Harmer Jeremy (1992)
The practice of English language teaching
(New edition) Longman Publishing, New York
Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000)
Techniques and principles of language teaching
New York, University Press

Program Overview

All topics are to be dealt with in terms of theory and their pedagogical implications and practical applications. The program covers the following areas:

Methodology of Second Language Teaching
Theory of Second Language Teaching
Language Awareness
Descriptive and Educational Linguistics of English
Language and Communication
Critical Pedagogy
Second Language Assessment
Reading in a Second Language
Language Planning and Policy
Writing in Second Language
Pedagogical Grammar of English
Second Language Classroom Research
Problems in Second Language Education
Multilingual/Multicultural Education
The Educational Linguistics of English
Aspects of Second Language Acquisition
Teaching children - How to develop creative lessons for children (New)
Practicum
Micro- teaching

2005 Start Dates

March

April

May

June

2005 Course Fees & Payment

The following fees apply:

Registration Fee - $100 CAD
Course Fee- $1738 CAD

The registration fee is required at the time of registration. The full amount course fees have to be submitted no later than one week prior to the course start date.

The payment can be done in cash, personal cheque (local students only), money order or Visa.
Payment plan is available to students who are not able to meet the payment requirements.
In order to qualify for the installment payments, students have to submit a written request to the admission office.

By submitting the registration the applicant accepts the responsibility of covering the tuition fees in full.

International students are required to submit the entire fees together with their registration in order to receive the letter of enrolment. Accommodation placement service and airport transfer services are available to the international students. Please contact the office for details.

Admission Requirements

Native speakers:
* High school diploma
* Successful initial interview

International students:
* High School diploma
* 730 TOEIC score or 200 TOEFL score
* Successful initial interview

Students whose TOEIC or TOEFL score is lower than required may register for the TOEIC or TOEFL Preparation Course at EI Language Centre prior to enrolling in the TESOL program.

Course Schedule

Monday to Friday - 9am to 2pm

Course Duration

8 weeks

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