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Arizona State University TESOL Professional Certificate
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Arizona State University TESOL Professional Certificate
Launch Your Career as an English Teacher. Master strategies to teach English as a second or foreign language.
Instructors: Dr. Shane Dixon
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4.9
(7,687 reviews)
Beginner level
Recommended experience
5 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
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.
Overview
Skills you'll gain
- Education Software and Technology
- Self-Awareness
- Enthusiasm
- Oral Comprehension
- Constructive Feedback
- Motivational Skills
- Oral Expression
- Literacy
- English Language
- Language Competency
- Technology Strategies
- Grammar
- Pedagogy
- Instructional Strategies
- Learning Styles
- Teaching
- Learning Strategies
- Design Elements And Principles
- Language Learning
Tools you'll learn
What’s included
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Taught in English
104 practice exercises
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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: Self-Awareness
Category: Education Software and Technology
Category: Learning Strategies
Category: Stress Management
Category: Learning Styles
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Enthusiasm
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: General Networking
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: Learning Theory
Category: Grammar
Category: English Language
Category: Language Competency
Category: Vocabulary
Category: Oral Comprehension
Category: Pedagogy
Category: Instructional Strategies
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: Oral Expression
Category: Design Elements And Principles
Category: English Language
Category: Language Learning
Category: Design Strategies
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: Language Learning
Category: Constructive Feedback
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Self-Awareness
Category: English Language
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Grammar
Category: Literacy
Category: Vocabulary
Category: English Language
Category: Language Learning
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Oral Comprehension
Category: Language Learning
Category: Language Competency
Category: English Language
Category: Teaching
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Education Software and Technology
Category: Technology Strategies
Category: Learning Management Systems
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Teaching
Category: End User Training and Support
Category: Digital Transformation
Category: English Language
Category: Language Learning
Category: Innovation
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Education Software and Technology
Category: English Language
Category: Oral Comprehension
Category: Organizational Skills
Category: Literacy
Category: Grammar
Category: Language Learning
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Frequently asked questions
Time to completion can vary based on your schedule, but most learners are able to complete this certificate program in six to eight months.
Interest in English as a second or foreign language instruction. No prior teaching experience necessary.
We recommend taking the courses in the order presented, as each subsequent course will build on material from previous courses.
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¹Based on Coursera learner outcome survey responses, United States, 2021.