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 (and complimented by
at least one department of education). When they accept a Sunbridge graduate, a school can be confident that it has 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! The Asian School year starts from March to June, depending on the country.
SCHOOLS ARE HIRING 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, a good command of English and a
desire to teach. If you are hired from Canada, USA, United
Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, etc., schools will usually 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 a 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!
If I have a degree, do I need TESOL Certification?
YES! 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 TESOL 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:
Listening |
Reading |
Writing |
Speaking |
Part Two gives you many methodologies, techniques, and approaches to teaching English as a Second or Foreign language.
