COURSE DURATION:
There are 9 assignments and 2 tests in the Advanced 120-hour TESOL Certificate course. You
will pass the course after completing all the required tests and assignments. The minimum time
required to complete this course is 4 weeks and the maximum time allotted to complete the
course is 6 months.
MODES OF ASSESSMENT:
A personal tutor will be assigned to correct your assignments, provide you with feedback, and
answer your questions. Feedback is a very important part of the learning progress because the
work is cumulative, so assignments have to be submitted one at a time to receive feedback from
the tutor.
MODULE 1: THE ADULT LEARNER
This module includes the following topics:
Adult Teaching and Learning
Multiple Intelligences
Learning styles
There are two reflective essays in this module.
MODULE 2: THE STUDY OF THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
2a – Grammar
• Chapter 1: Parts of Speech
• Chapter 2: Parts of a Sentence
• Chapter 3: Nouns
• Chapter 4: Pronouns
• Chapter 5: Adjectives- Determiners and Articles
• Chapter 6: Adverbs
• Chapter 7: Verbs
• Chapter 8: Conjunctions
• Chapter 9: Prepositions
• Chapter 10: Tenses
• Chapter 11: Ideas for Teaching grammar
A final test must be submitted at the end of this section.
2b – Phonology
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Phonology
• Chapter 2: Introduction to Phonemes
• Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Anatomy of the Mouth
• Chapter 4: Vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs
• Chapter 5: Consonants
• Chapter 6: Sentence Stress
• Chapter 7: Intonation
• Chapter 8: Teaching pronunciation
A final test must be submitted at the end of this section.
MODULE 3: THE THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF
TESOL
Methodology is the most important module in the 120-hour TESOL certificate course. You will
have to complete 7 assignments, which will require you to develop activities, create full lesson
plans, and write reflective essays on recorded ESL lessons.
Chapter 1: The First Class
The purpose of this chapter is to consider the importance of establishing initial connections in the
classroom because these connections set the tone for the entire learning experience. You will be
required to make personal reflections in order to more effectively empathize with your students’
situations. The chapter then sets out suggestions for icebreakers in the classroom. Finally, you
will analyze features of these introduction techniques from a teacher’s point of view.
Chapter 2: Approaches to Language Teaching
This chapter contains a very condensed and subjective synopsis of the main currents in the
history of language teaching methodology (Grammar Translation Method, Direct Method, and
Audiolingualism).
Chapter 3: The Communicative Approach
In chapter 2 we discuss some of the major approaches to second language teaching and learning.
These are grammatically oriented approaches (They focus on accuracy rather than meaning and
fluency). In this chapter we focus on the Communicative Approach, which is semantically
oriented (The Communicative Approach is based on the idea that learning a language
successfully comes through having to communicate real meaning).
Chapter 4: Teaching Skills – Speaking
In this chapter you will learn how to effectively teach speaking skills. Learners generally want to
master speaking skills as soon as possible. However, together with listening, it is probably the
most difficult skill to develop. Speaking requires that learners not only know how to produce
specific points of language such as grammar, pronunciation, or vocabulary (linguistic
competence), but also that they understand when, why, and in what ways to produce language
(sociolinguistic competence).
Chapter 5: Teaching Grammar
There are different ways to present or review a grammar topic. You need to be eclectic and
decide what the best method for your students is, taking into account their level, age and
interests, and the syllabus and textbook you are using. In this chapter you will learn some of the
most common frameworks used in a Communicative Approach lesson.
Chapter 6: How to Write a Lesson Plan
Organizing your ideas, knowing the steps to follow in a lesson, and having a clear objective of
what you want your students to learn in the lesson are elements that will make your class
successful. In this chapter you will be introduced to the techniques that are required to write a
professional lesson plan, so that you can apply these techniques to teaching the four skills that
students need to develop in order to communicate in the target language: speaking and writing
(productive skills); and listening and reading (receptive skills).
Chapter 7: Teaching Vocabulary
In this chapter you will learn the fundamental features for successfully instilling vocabulary
knowledge in students.
Chapter 8: Teaching Skills – Listening
Many teachers think that a listening activity is just playing a tape, asking comprehension
questions or using true and false activities. “The lesson is over! My students have done
listening!” No learning process was involved in such a listening lesson. In this chapter you will
learn how to effectively teach listening skills.
Chapter 9: Teaching Skills – Reading
In this chapter you will look at reading comprehension techniques and lesson plans for reading
activities to learn how to effectively teach reading skills.
Chapter 10: Teaching Skills – Writing
The macroskill of writing is the one most often ignored by teachers. To exacerbate this, students
very often do not seem interested in practicing this skill. One of the major reasons that writing is
given short shrift in the classroom is that teachers do not know how to present and exploit this
skill in a communicative and interesting way. In this chapter you will learn how to effectively
teach writing skills.
Chapter 11: Using Authentic Material
Authentic material complements English classes by enlivening the class, giving the chance to
add variety in your lessons and creating a more positive attitude toward learning. It can be used
to develop the four macro-skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing. In this chapter you will
learn how to use authentic materials effectively for all levels.
Chapter 12: Correcting mistakes
There is no doubt that anyone who is learning a new language will make mistakes, either spoken
or written. In this chapter, you will learn techniques and strategies to correct spoken and written
mistakes.
Chapter 13: Classroom Management
This chapter covers classroom management in terms of the role of the teacher, the student’s
behaviour, the activities, grouping students, seating arrangements, discipline problems and
possible solutions.
Chapter 14: Testing and Assessment in the ESL Classroom
In this chapter, you will study the purpose of evaluation, testing and assessment, including types
of tests and approaches for direct and indirect testing.
Special Video Observation Chapter:
In this section, you will observe a lesson taught at an upper-intermediate level. You will have to
write a report analyzing the different aspects of the lesson.
