SUNBRIDGE INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH
Certificate Course in
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)*
If your aim is to become an English teacher and teach English overseas, this is the best course for you to take....and because it offers online certification for teachers of English, you can take this course wherever you are in the world. All you need is access to the Internet!
TESOL certificate program
This course provides you with valuable, practical experience-based training in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). When you graduate from our course, you will have earned a TESOL certificate that will put you in demand as a qualified English teacher. The course is designed for teachers and prospective teachers whose first language is English or who are proficient in the language.A TESOL Certificate is a standard in ESL teaching. Our course has been recognized by schools around the world since 1998. Because of regional nomenclature and preferences, you may elect to take this as a TESOL Certificate, TESL Certificate (Teaching English as a Second Language) or TEFL Certificate (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). The three acronyms are pretty well synonymous. In Europe, schools ask for TEFL certification whereas in Asia and the Americas, they ask for either TESOL certification or TESL certification. Really, what they want to know is that when they hire you, they can be confident that they have hired a professionally trained teacher.
Want to travel and teach in Asia? We'll show you how to get there! Japan, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and mainland China need THOUSANDS of English teachers RIGHT NOW!
Qualifications for ESL teachers
In most nations where ESL teachers are desperately needed, all that is usually required is a Bachelor's Degree, a TESOL certificate, and a desire to teach. If you are hired from Canada, USA, U. K., Australia, N. Z., etc., schools will often arrange necessary visas, work permits, housing, and will often even pay for your flight!You can sometimes get hired without a bachelor's degree but the better education you have, the more doors to an overseas teaching position that will open for you. Contact us if you don't have degree but would still like to take our course. We are here to help you to accomplish your goals of finding a teaching position overseas - not to turn you away!
TESOL Certification
Whether or not you have a BA, BSc, B Ed or other undergraduate degree, more and more overseas schools are now asking for an ESL qualification. You will see ads asking for TESOL, TEFL, TESL, or CELTA. CELTA is a British qualification and stands for Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults but our course is for teaching all age levels and thus is much broader in scope. Since most new teachers start off teaching in regular schools, it is important that the methologies they learn are applicable to all ages."Dear Dr. Taylor:
Let me thank you again for an interesting course. It covered a lot of ground but was easy to understand. I use the methodologies from the course that will help fill my objectives for a particular class. I feel that I have benefited from taking this TESOL course.
I am looking forward to receiving my certificate. Most schools here in China are only hiring teachers who have completed some sort of training course.
I will certainly recommend the Sunbridge course to any colleagues who are interested in improving their professional skills.
Regards,
Allen D, Xiamen , China"ESL Teacher Training
Our TESOL Course has been designed to assist you to quickly become an effective and knowledgeable ESL teacher. The course is based on a three-month study period but many students complete it in less time. You will learn more than 24 different ESL methodologies so that whether you are teaching K-12 levels (Kindergarten to grade 12), adults, tutoring special needs or specialty English classes, you will have a solid bank of methods, techniques and strategies to draw on. You will also learn about reinforcing your teaching, testing, measuring your effectiveness and preparing lesson plans.In a nutshell, here is what you will learn:
The TESOL Course text is divided into four parts and 36 lessons.
Part One introduces the four essential language acquisition skills:
Part Two gives you many methodologies, techniques, and approaches to teaching English as a Second or Foreign language.
- Communicative Approach
- Sounds and Spelling
- Phonics
- Grammar Translation
- Two languages together
- Using Literature in the ESL Classroom
- Content-based Learning
- Audio-Lingual Response
- British Method (CELTA - RSA Cambridge)
- Audio-lingual Simultaneous Reading Feedback (ALSRF)
- Dual Dialogue
- Total Physical Response
- Macrologue / Micrologue
- Word Frequency
- Summary and Paraphrase
- Interpretive Communication
- Suggestopaedia
- Community Language Learning
- Whole Language Literacy Approach
- Develop a story together / Never-Ending Story
- Language Experience Approach
- Video
- Accelerated Grammar using VLIR
- Using Humor in the ESL Classroom
- Creative Genius
- Using Music and Song
Part Three explores the explosive impact that computers and the Internet are having on language teaching and gives you many useful resources.
- Computer-Assisted Language Learning
- Educational Games
- The Internet – a Global Approach to ESL
- Lesson Planning
- Teacher-control vs. Student-control
- Effective Learning EnvironmentPart Four is a valuable source of reference material and practical tips for teachers going abroad.
Assignments: One written assignment is required for each 12 lessons. A fourth assignment requires developing a five-day lesson plan on presenting one aspect of the English language.
As you can see, this is a very comprehensive course! Once you have mastered the course, you will discover that there are many ways to apply your new skills – classroom teaching, private tutoring, corporate training, ESP (English for Special Purposes such as Business, Technical, Legal or Medical English), college prep (TOEFL and TOEIC teaching) and homestay programs.
Competitive Cost - Great Investment in your future!
Our TESOL course is very competitive and, at $425.00 US, costs less than most other graduate-level courses. Compare our low TESOL tuition against the Trinity TESOL course at €1,325! When you consider the cost of education today, this is a very cost-efficient and time-effective course and a small investment in your continuing education.Click here to go to our registration form and started.
Few other courses can have such an immediate impact on your life the way the Sunbridge Institute TESOL course can.
Register, study and complete the assignments on your computer from anywhere in the world! All you need is access to the Internet.
Questions about the course? Email us at sunbridge@gmail.com
Start today and you could be on your way to a foreign country within weeks and an exciting career as a qualified, confident and knowledgeable ESL teacher!
If you are already a teacher and need TESOL certification, TESL certification, TEFL certification, or continuing teacher training, our online TESOL course is one of the quickest and surest ways to earn what you need to further your career.
Click here to go to our registration form and get started today.
You can also pay the course tuition through PayPal. To do that and get started today, click on the PayPal button. You do not need a Paypal account to do this...they accept all major credit cards.
NOW...you can apply your TESOL course towards our prestigious
Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Dip TESOL).
For details about this exciting new credential, click here
"There's no word in the language I revere more than 'teacher.' My heart sings when a kid refers to me as his teacher, and it always has. I've honored myself and the entire family of man by becoming a teacher."
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