Who is this course good for?
- Gap-year students
- People who love traveling around the world and who want to make a living while teaching English.
- Those who are teaching English to Young Learners but do not have any kind of training.
- People who are moving overseas
- ESL teachers who are teaching overseas and have been offered a job to teach young learners
- International ESL students of an advanced level of
English who either want to teach children in the home countries or want
to improve their English skills
- Non-native English teachers who have experience
teaching English to kids and want to obtain a certificate from a
Canadian TESOL course provider.
Course Entry Requirements:
For the TEYL Certificate program a candidate needs to have
a good general education up to the generally accepted level for
university entrance. Applicants without formal qualifications who have
the ability to communicate clearly in English will also be considered.
It is recommended that candidates have either taken a
TESOL course or have some kind of experience teaching children. The
minimum age limit is 20 years old.
Aims of the Course:
For the TEYL Certificate program the overall aim is to
develop skills and confidence in working with young learners,
familiarize with the approach that best suit children’s learning styles
as well as adding an invaluable bonus to your CV or résumé and network
with other TESOL graduates.
General Objectives:
The general objectives of the course require each student to be able to:
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the different approaches to teaching English to young learners
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of lesson planning using different approaches and techniques
Requirements:
Candidates are required to successfully complete all the
assignments contained in the 13 modules of the online TEYL Certificate
program (See syllabus content).
Syllabus Content:
The course consists of 9 modules and 10 tasks, including
reflective tasks on certain topics and lesson plan development. See
syllabus in detail below:
Module 1: First Language Acquisition
- First Language Acquisition and Behaviorism
- Inadequacies of the Behaviorist Approach
- The Development of Inflections and Function Words
- The Grammatical Development of Children
- Cognitive Factors in First Language Acquisition
- The Development of Transformations
Module 2: Behaviorism and First Language Acquisition
- Language Learning Mechanisms
- The Language Environment of the Child
- Theoretical Approaches to Explaining First Language Learning
- Task 1: Children’s Speech - Caretaker Speech
Module 3: Language versus Acquisition
- Learning and Acquiring Languages
- Learning Lesson vs. Acquiring Lesson
- Task 2: Analyzing a Learning Lesson and an Acquiring Lesson
Module 4: Approaches to Language Learning - Part 1
- Grammar Translation Method
- Direct Method
- Audio-Lingual Approach
- Cognitive Code Learning
- Communicative Language Teaching
- Natural Approach
- Communicative Approach: Principles; Types of Activities; Structural vs. Functional Drilling
- Communicative Grammar for Kids
- Task 3: Complete Chart on Different Approaches
- Task 4: Structural vs. Functional Drilling
Module 4: Approaches to Language Teaching - Part 2
- Communicative Language Teaching versus
- Task-Based Learning
- Task-Based Learning
- Steps in a TBL Lesson
- Whole Language
- Task 5: Pre-Task Phase Quiz: Whole Language
Module 5: Teaching Grammar to Children
- Grammar Syllabus in Kindergarten and Primary School
- Lesson Development
- Task 6: Teaching Grammar to kids: Gogo Loves English.
Module 6: Lesson Planning Considering Different Approaches
- Stages in a Lesson
- Using Different Approaches
- PPP Framework
- TTT Framework
- TBL Framework
- Task 7: Lesson Plan #1 (PPP Framework)
- Task 8: Lesson Plan #2 (TBL)
Module 7: Teaching Phonology to Children
- Vowels/Consonants
- Syllables
- Word and Sentence Stress
- Task 9: Teaching Pronunciation - Explaining Sounds
Module 8: Storytelling
- Characteristics of Storytelling
- Techniques
- Integrating Skills
Module 9: Multiple Intelligences Theory
- The Intelligences
- Application to ESL
- Task 10: Final Project: Lesson Planning Using Storytelling and Multiple Intelligences
The Ontesol.com TEYL Certificate course (Teaching English
to Young Learners) has been carefully developed to address the needs of
young learners. Teaching them could be challenging, but with the
necessary approaches and techniques, you will feel confident and your
young students will certainly enjoy your lessons.
This is a 60-hour online course which must be completed in
a period of 8 weeks. The material is contained in a pdf document called
TEYL in Action!, which you can certainly print out to have all of it at
hand for reading assignments and making your own portfolio.
Online Tutor
You will be assigned an experienced tutor for this course.
The communication between you and your tutor will be done via email.
Administration will contact you with your tutor details so that you can
start communicating with him/her as soon as possible.
The course focuses on approaches, methods and techniques
involved in teaching young learners. We encourage you to reflect on the
material and participate actively with questions, suggestions and ideas.
Certificate
After successful completion of all assignments, you will
receive a TEYL Certificate awarded by Ontesol. You will also receive a
letter of recommendation detailing the course content and your
individual performance in all course aspects.
Duration: This course takes a minimum of 60 hours to complete within a period of 8 weeks.
Upgrading
You can upgrade to the Certificate in the Theory and Methodology of TESOL in a later stage if you would like to obtain ACTDEC Level 3 Certificate or TESL Canada Professional Certification Standard 2. Please check course entry requirements before applying for this course.
Price: $ 199 CND
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