Arizona State University
Arizona State University TESOL Professional Certificate
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Arizona State University

Arizona State University TESOL Professional Certificate

Launch Your Career as an English Teacher. Master strategies to teach English as a second or foreign language.

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Flexible schedule
5 months at 10 hours a week
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

(7,615 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
5 months at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Learners will master modern communicative techniques for engaging students in multiple English language learning environments.

  • Learners will recognize, identify, and use language acquisition theories and principles to develop sound lesson plans.

  • Learners will deliver lesson plans using interactive and engaging methods.

What’s included

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Taught in English
104 practice exercises

Advance your career with in-demand skills

  • Receive professional-level training from Arizona State University
  • Demonstrate your technical proficiency
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Arizona State University
  • Prepare for an industry certification exam

Professional Certificate - 8 course series

What you'll learn

  • Understand ways to motivate and properly engage students

  • Maintain control of a classroom and avoid teacher burnout

  • Describe the distinction between learning and acquisition

  • Use technology to your advantage in the classroom

Skills you'll gain

Category: Language Learning
Category: Motivational Skills
Category: Education Software and Technology
Category: Stress Management
Category: Learning Strategies
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Train The Trainer
Category: General Networking
Category: Learning Styles

What you'll learn

  • Define your own personal teaching philosophy

  • Describe best practices for teaching listening, speaking, and pronunciation

  • Explain grammar translation and audio-lingual teaching approaches

  • Understand basic studies in second language acquisition

Skills you'll gain

Category: Language Learning
Category: Grammar
Category: Learning Theory
Category: English Language
Category: Pedagogy
Category: Oral Comprehension
Category: Instructional Strategies
Category: Language Competency
Category: Vocabulary

What you'll learn

  • Manage classroom time with lesson plans

  • Describe the difference between memory and knowledge learning

  • Motivate students with warm-up activities

  • Understand the concept of content "stickiness"

Skills you'll gain

Category: Design Strategies
Category: Grammar
Category: Language Learning
Category: English Language
Category: Design Elements And Principles

What you'll learn

  • Teach English with confidence

  • Create a complete plan for a single lesson

  • Manage your classroom schedule

  • Compose your own teaching tips

Skills you'll gain

Category: Pedagogy
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Instructional Strategies
Category: Teaching
Category: Drive Engagement
Category: Presentations
Category: Classroom Management
Category: English Language
Category: Curriculum Planning
Category: Collaboration
Category: Lesson Planning
Category: Student Engagement

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Grammar
Category: Literacy
Category: Language Learning
Category: English Language
Category: Vocabulary

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Oral Comprehension
Category: Language Learning
Category: Language Competency
Category: Teaching
Category: English Language

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Education Software and Technology
Category: Technology Strategies
Category: English Language
Category: End User Training and Support
Category: Teaching
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Innovation
Category: Digital Communications
Category: Language Learning

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Organizational Skills
Category: Language Learning
Category: Oral Comprehension
Category: Literacy
Category: English Language
Category: Education Software and Technology
Category: Grammar

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