CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Online Practicum May 28, 07 Aug' 17, 07

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CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND
LANGUAGE(Online Practicum)May 28, 07 Aug.
17, 07
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Target Audience

• Who needs this course?
• People who like teaching but teaching is NOT
  their profession
• People who do not wish to obtain a MASTERS degree
  
• People who like to interact with people from
  other countries (Defense, Peace Corps, voluntary
  organizations)
• People who want to travel/live abroad for
  extended periods of time and are looking for an
  interesting rewarding work (already have
  request from China, Korea, Chile)
• People who want to volunteer working with
  immigrants (Seniors homemakers).

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Professional Value of this Qualification

• After completing this course, you will be able
  to
• begin your career as an ESL teacher
• teach non-native speakers English in different
  academic/corporate environments including
  Intensive English programs
• teach at an international school in or outside
  the country
• work as a freelance writer/content developer in
  international media/websites
• participate in curriculum designing/content
  development for English language programs/online
  language learning programs

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Additional Career Benefits

• This qualification offers
• opportunity to travel, live and work abroad
• a stepping stone for long-term career decisions
• competencies and cultural sensitivity to
  perform better in any other career one may
  choose in the international corporate scenario
• Personal growth and professional grooming

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Entry Qualifications

• - Native speakers who have completed their
  undergraduate degree and are interested in
  language teaching.
• - Undergraduate students with English Major who
  have completed 75 or more credits and are looking
  for additional vocational qualifications in
  English.
• - Peace Core/social workers with extended
  stay
• abroad.
• - Non-native speakers may be admitted if
  they have
• completed undergraduate from an
  American
• university, have a very high TOEFL
  score and a
• near native speaker competency for
  communicating
• in English.
• - PALS administration reserves the right to
  ask for a
• personal interview with selected/all
  applicants.

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Course structure

• The course will be offered in a blended format
  students will follow courses online and will have
  to complete a well structured practicum
• e-college platform will be used for the online
  delivery
• The program will run over two PALS sessions or
  (one university semester)
• The students will have the flexibility to
  complete the practicum either at PALS or in
  another school which will need to be approved by
  PALS.
• Students will have o obtain special permission to
  complete the program over an extended period of
  time.
• Certificate will be awarded only after ALL
  courses and the practicum have been completed.

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TUITION FEES

• - Tuition Fees 1450
• Student fee 125
• (Rutgers University students are exempt)
• Practicum Fee 200
• (exempt If the practicum is taken outside
  PALS)
• NOTE The student will arrange to obtain all
  prescribed text books (buy or borrow from the
  library)
• - Will show proof of health insurance for the
  duration of the practicum

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PROPOSED COURSE
CONTENT

• The course will have a modular format and will
  comprise 8 online modules and practicum
• TESL 01 - Major Theories of Language Acquisition
  (6/4/07 6/10/07)
• TESL 02 - Understanding the ESL Learner (6/11/07
  6/17/07)
• TESL 03 - Creating a Dynamic Multicultural
  Classroom (6/18/07 6/24/07)
• TESL 04 - Methods 8 Materials for Teaching
  Language(6/25/07 7/01/07)
• TESL 05 - Fundamentals of Curriculum
  Development(7/2/07 7/8/07)
• TESL 06 - Teaching Reading and Writing (7/9/07
  7/15/07)
• TESL 07 Teaching Phonology(7/16/07 7/22/07)
• TESL 08 - Teaching Grammar(7/23/07 7/29//07)
• Practicum (8/6/07 8/17/07)

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PRACTICUM

• Students will attend a well structured practicum.
  
• A student can take practicum after completing all
  online modules.
• The practicum module will be completed in two
  parts
• Part I - Strategies for Lesson Planning
  Delivery
• Part II Observing Delivering an ESL
  Class.
• The activities will include observing classes,
  preparing lesson plans, teaching practice
  lessons. Appropriate end of the course
  evaluation will be evolved.
• The Proficiency Certificate will be awarded
  only after all the course work and the practicum
  have been completed.