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Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language Certificate (Post Master's)

The TESL Certificate is offered to post-baccalaureate and post-masters students who are interested in developing professional knowledge and skills in the area of Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language. The curriculum focuses on providing students with a broad background in the field, in particular linguistics, language teaching methodologies and language acquisition and use. The certificate can be taken by students seeking degrees or as a stand-alone certificate.

 

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)
Course Title Credits
ENG
 63001 Methodology  of Teaching English as a Second Language
 3

63033 Second Language Acquisition
 3

63041 Discriptive Grammar of English
 3

63098 Research in Second Language Pedagogy
 3

63391 Seminar: Linguistics
 3
Choose from the following:
 3
ENG
 63034 Literate Practices and Sociolinguistics (3)
  

63037 Pragmatics of Conversation (3)

63038 Teaching Literature and Culture (3)

63039 Second Language Curriculum and Testing (3)

63040 Linguistics for the Language Professions (3)

63391 Seminar: Linguistics (different content from above) (3)

68492 Practicum in Teaching International Students (3)
TOTAL 18