[Plsugs] FW: Online Basic TEFL Program at CESL

[Tanya Quist]

Online Basic TEFL Program at CESL

Teach English...   
 ...See the world.

Are you going to graduate soon?  Or are you thinking of what you're going to
do after you retire? Well, here's an option to consider:  Teach English
Abroad!

The University of Arizona's Center for English as a Second Language (CESL)
is an established leader in English language teacher training with decades
of experience in the US and abroad.  In the coming months, CESL will once
again be administering its unique online teacher training course for
certification to 'Teach English as a Foreign Language' (TEFL).

The TEFL Certificate Program is the entry-level, international benchmark for
qualified English language teacher training.  Once again this year, CESL is
offering an 8-week 50-hour Online Basic TEFL program-with an optional 20-hr
observational and teaching practicum for local participants.  The 50-hour
course will run from January 15 to March 10, 2011 and will be taught
entirely online via the University of Arizona's Desire to Learn (D2L) course
delivery system.  

The 50-hour Online Basic TEFL program emphasizes essential foundations in
language teaching theory, methodology, curriculum development, and
assessment techniques.  It is intended to provide comprehensive preparation
for new and novice teachers who intend to teach English for short-terms
abroad or in a volunteer capacity in the US.  

The course design is extremely user-friendly, largely self-paced and can be
accessed 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.  Regular access to a computer and a
reliable internet connection are the only technical prerequisites to
participation.   The deadline for applications is January 12, 2011.  UA
students or faculty with a catcard get a 5% affiliate discount off tuition.


If you would like to learn more about this or any of our other TEFL
programs, please do not hesitate to visit our website at
http://www.cesl.arizona.edu/TeacherTraining.htm.  You may also email or
phone CESL's Teacher Training Coordinator, Nick Ferdinandt, at
teachesl at email.arizona.edu or call us at (520) 621-3637 with any additional
questions.
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