CertTEYL: Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners
Teaching Skills for the 21st Century
As a busy teacher you should invest your time and money with the best professional development available.
Our course was developed by professional teachers and will give you convenient no-nonsense,
sure-fire methods for teaching English to children.
The Advanced CertTEYL online course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence that you need
to become a true professional.
Course Tutors
You will be assigned a personal tutor while your are taking the CertTEYL. The tutor will
guide you through the course.
Our tutors are practicing teachers who are currently teaching English
to young learners. They have at least five years of experience in teaching children. The tutors
of a wide variety of educational backgrounds.
You will find that our tutors are high quality teachers, kind, compassionate, very open-minded, and always willing to listen to new
ideas.
Your tutor truly wants to help you to succeed in this course and in your career.
Why an ONLINE course?
Online training should never be considered a second choice.
All major universities around the globe are making the switch to online learning.
Taking a distance learning course requires an awareness that YOU are responsible for your own learning.
It is a new way of teaching and a new way of learning — a method that requires the learners to shift their minds into other modes of thinking.
The reward is more freedom and greater flexibility in learning.
Is your learning style suited to online study?
What about teaching practice?
The CertTEYL is a specialized certificate program designed for teachers who already
have some teaching practice and/or TESL training.
Those with no teaching experience must also complete the
practicum
session to become fully certified.
How does the online course work?
You can start the course at any time.
Simply enroll and you can start within 24 hours.
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You will then have one full year to complete the course, but you can complete the course
in as little as a few weeks if you want. There is no schedule for you to follow. You work at your own convenience, day or night, the course
is available 24/7. You work through the course and submit tasks to your tutor. The tutor will usually
give you feedback within 24 hours.
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You can ask you tutor for help at any time!
How long does the course take?
The CertTEYL online course is asynchronous. This means that you can learn at your
own pace. You can enter or leave the course whenever you want. Your work is automatically submitted to your tutor who will send you a response by e-mail.
Work at your own pace and at your own convenience!
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The average course participant takes about 40-50 hours* to complete the CertTEYL online course. You have up to 12 months to finish the course. You can fast-track through the course, but we suggest that you take your time and enjoy the learning process. There are extra study options and readings for those who want to explore any topic more extensively.
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*Which is the equivalent of 120+ hours of classroom study.
Computer skills required to complete course:
The skills you need to complete the online course are fairly basic — anybody browsing through
this web site should have sufficient computer skills to
take the course.
Assess your computer skills.
Certification Options
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You now have TWO CHOICES for certification! |
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Multiple Tasks OR Certification Paper |
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Multiple Tasks - A wide choice of options including short answer responses, an annotated bibliography,
or a choice of submitting video/lesson plans or completing an action research project. Certification Paper* - If you enjoy writing, or if you are not currently in a classroom situation, this is
a good option for you.
Advantages of Our Certification Methods VS. Traditional Exams:
No immediate pressure to prove yourself through grades and less overall stress while taking the course. Proof of accomplishments available for public viewing. Your work can be referenced from anywhere in the world (via Internet publication of the printed journal). You are allowed to revise and re-edit your work until you are satisfied with its quality.
*Your certification paper will be published in a journal entitled The International TEYL Journal.
The journal is
published annually and distributed internationally to schools, institutions, and libraries. [The journal's editor will decide if your paper meets publication standards.] |
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Additional Information
The fee for the CertTEYL online course is US$525.00.
For more details about payment
options please
click here.
Here are some more details about the CertTEYL program:
If you have any questions or concerns about the CertTEYL online course, please feel free
to contact us at any time. Thank you!
To download an information kit about the CertTEYL Online Course, please click on this button
with the right-side mouse button and select "Save Target As...".
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You can read or print the information kit
at your convenience [File=CertTEYL_info_kit.pdf Size=247KB Pages=23]
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