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Online Advanced TESOL Diploma Program (160 hours)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Abroad
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What our Students Say:
“Studying with ATC is one of the best choices I have ever made. I was able to balance full time uni and working part time with completing the TESOL diploma that I wanted. The course site is user friendly and easy to navigate, assessment marks were always given back promptly with constructive feedback, and help was always there when needed. - Caitlin, Australia.
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Program Information:
ATC Advanced TESOL Diploma Sample |
Why Study Online Advanced TESOL?
- 1. Receive Canadian training and certification to teach English abroad!
- 2. Study online from any city in the world with internet access and a computer, tablet, or mobile phone.
- 3. Enjoy studying online independently with a flexible schedule convenient for busy students and professionals
- 4. Set your own daily study schedule and submit assignments once per week.
- 5. Gain practical tools to teach English with skill and confidence.
- 1. Unlimited 24-hour access to your program on an online Moodle-based web platform.
- 2. Program content in text and video format for deeper learning.
- 3. Personal instructor assessing your progress, marking your weekly assignments, and giving you written feedback.
- 4. Upon graduation, your diploma, transcript, and graduation letter in digital, printable format. These original, high-resolution PDF files will be emailed to you, allowing you to print or email as many copies as you need.
- 5. You will be able to verify your credentials through our website's Credential Verification portal, which can also be used by employers or organizations you wish to notify.
- 6. TESOL Practicum (Optional): You can choose if you want to do a practicum or not after completing your coursework.
The online Advanced TESOL Diploma program is designed for motivated international students and Canadians who want to receive advanced training and become certified to teach English abroad in non-English speaking countries. It offers students the opportunity to study independently with 24-hour access to an online platform and assignments that they submit to their instructor once per week for marking and feedback. Most students complete the program in 9 weeks (students have the option of studying at a faster pace). It focuses on the communicative approach and covers teaching principles, methodology, classroom management, practical teaching techniques, and more. Graduates receive ATC's internationally recognized 160-hour Advanced TESOL diploma.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this program, you are expected to:
- Have an overview of teaching methodologies from the past to the present.
- Have a deep understanding of how to teach speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
- Be able to design detailed and dynamic ESL lesson plans suitable for various levels.
- Have advanced tools and techniques for classroom management and dealing with unexpected situations.
Program Outline
Online 160-hour Advanced TESOL Diploma Program
This program is made of 3 courses:
Course 1. Essential Teacher Knowledge: Introduces the student to various areas of ESL teacher training.
Course 2. Learning Teaching: Guides the student to go more deeply into the main areas of ESL teacher training.
Course 3. Videos: Allows the student to visually review the main areas of ESL teacher training.
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Course 1: Essential Teacher Knowledge
Section A: Language
Section B: Background to Language Teaching Methodology
Section C: Teaching Language and Language Skills
Course 2: Learning Teaching
Section 1. Toolkit 1: Classroom Management
Section 2. Planning Lessons and Courses
Section 3. Speaking
Section 4. Receptive Skills: Listening and Reading
Section 5. Writing
Section 6. Grammar
Course 3: Videos
Video 1: Enhancing Instruction with Visuals
Video 2: Developing Listening Skills
Video 3: Developing Reading Skills
Video 4: Developing Writing Skills,
Video 5: Vocabulary
Video 6: Teaching Grammar Communicatively
The 20-hour practicum is optional (you can choose if you want to do a practicum or not). Online students who want to do a practicum are responsible for finding their own practicum placement at a nearby school in their country. ATC Students who are working as ESL teachers under supervision in a school setting can apply to have their teaching hours counted as the equivalent to the 20-hour practicum.
Schedule and Fees
Tuition Fee: $695 CAD
Duration: Approximately 160 hours of study. Most students complete the program in 9 weeks (students have the option of studying at a faster pace).
Admission Requirements
Minimum Age: 18 years
Native speakers of English: Completion of high school.
International Students: One of the following:
1. Pass ATC's Free Online English Test or
2. Completion of High Intermediate level of English or
3. Completion of an undergraduate degree from an English-speaking university or
4. IELTS 6.5 or
5. TOEFL iBT 80 or
6. TOEIC 750
To be announced.
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ESL Teaching Tips:
How to create great wrap-ups for the ESL lessons you teach? Here are 5 tips!
Perhaps you’ve experienced abrupt endings firsthand – a movie that had no conclusion, a story that seemed to reach a climax and then left you hanging, or a meal that was taken away from your table before you had the chance to sink your fork into that last juicy morsel. Such situations leave us with a vague feeling of dissatisfaction, a sensation that a piece of life didn’t reach its natural maturation, the notion that our experience of the creative work was unfairly aborted. So the conclusion or “wrap-up” is essential if we are to fully process the creative experience; the conclusion completes the entire circuit starting from the introduction all the way to the very end, allowing us to wrap up and digest the novel moments sandwiched in between .... Read More
