Oxford Seminars
2010
TESOL/TESL/TEFL Certification
Oxford Seminars is the leading provider of TESOL/TESL/TEFL certification courses throughout the US and Canada. Graduates explore the world, collect experience of a lifetime, and find themselves in high demand. There are over 56,000 graduates with this internationally-recognized certificate. The certification includes :::
- A comprehensive range of teaching skills such as ESL warm-up games and classroom management techniques, second language acquisition and teaching English grammar.
- Theory and practice on how to meet the needs of the diverse learner. Acknowledging that students have a wide-range of learning needs, goals, and backgrounds is the first step in becoming a successful ESOL instructor. The theory and practice I gained from this section of the certification was invaluable.
- Introduction to Educational Theory, Second Language Acquisition, teaching across age and proficiency levels, classroom management techniques and lesson planning.
- A unit on cultural sensitivity in the classroom. Cultural sensitivity has been a common theme throughout this certification and one that was essential when I was teaching in China.
- Introduction on international teaching trends and effective ways to boost cross-cultural relations. Cross-cultural relations has been something that has come up continually throughout this certification, my time teaching in China and Australia, and throughout my graduate school program. This is a vital part of being an ESOL instructor and, without it, I could see teaching being significantly more difficult.
- Theory and practice of conflict resolution techniques.