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Program Description
120 Hours / 8 Weeks for $1,750
The International Language Institute (ILI) is offering a comprehensive, 8-week TESOL/TEFL certificate course at our location in Washington, DC. With a practical focus, this teacher training class will prepare and equip you to teach English as a Second Language in the United States or abroad. This 120-hour course centers on practice in teaching the four basic language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening and the sub skills of vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar. Course components include lesson planning, practice teaching in individual and group settings, observation of peers and practicing teachers, maintaining teaching records, critical self-observation and compiling of a portfolio of teaching materials, and career planning and management. To attain certification, the following criteria must be met
- at minimum, an 80% attendance record (13 of 16 class sessions)
- satisfactory completion of three (3) teacher observations
- satisfactory completion of all practice teaching sessions (individual and group classes)
- satisfactory completion of all assigned work
- satisfactory compilation of Teaching Portfolio
Upon request, our Certificate of Completion can include the CEU’s earned per course (4.8 Continuing Education Units).
» Sample Syllabus of the TESOL/TEFL Certificate Program
The Staff
Excellent Credentials and Work Experience
Coordinator: Bonnie Dahnke, Program Coordinator of both the ESL Intensive Day Program and the TESOL Certificate Program, brings to this course over 18 years of experience developing, implementing, reviewing, and managing ESL programs at the International Language Institute. Her duties include providing orientation and training for new instructors, in-house workshops for current instructors, and regular performance reviews for all instructors in the ESL Intensive Day Program. In addition, Bonnie has considerable classroom teaching experience at various levels: adult education, college, and university. Bonnie holds a Master's Degree in English and is a member of WATESOL and TESOL.
Instructor: Jonathan Selkin has twenty years of experience in the field of ESL, both in the United States and in Europe. He has worked in every facet of the industry, including teaching a wide variety of student typologies, academic management, instructional design and language school business development. Jonathan has devised ESL programs for some of the world's leading corporations, including Alstom, Business Objects, Google, McKinsey, Reed and Raytheon, in addition to authoring over a dozen manuals for learners of English for Specific Purposes. He is also a qualified translator and a member of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA).
» Read the testimonials of former students
Dates, Hours & Fees
$1,750
The TESOL/TEFL Certificate Program is offered every 8 weeks, year round. Upcoming start dates are:
- March 6, 2012
- May 1, 2012
- June 26, 2012
- September 4, 2012
- October 30, 2012
Classes will meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 pm to 9 pm (48 classroom hours). Self-study, observations and practice teaching: 72 hours. Total hours per course: 120.
The cost for the entire program is $1,750. It includes 48 hours of instruction, books and other course materials. Payment may be made with cash, check, or credit card. If not paying in full at the time of application, a non-refundable deposit of $150 must be made at least one week prior to the beginning of the course to enable us to order materials and plan accordingly. After payment has been made for the course, refunds will be issued in the amount of $1,600 up until the course begins. Refunds will not be issued after the course begins.
ILI reserves the right to cancel any class if deemed necessary. If a course is cancelled by ILI/Transemantics, a full refund will be issued. ILI reserves the right to assign substitute instructors whenever necessary.