TESOL Methodology

Global Launch’s 120-hour

TESOL certificate

Online TESOL certification course

120 hours

Modality: This online course will be facilitated asynchronously by an ASU Global Launch educator.

Certification: At the end of the program, learners who have successfully completed the program (with grades of 80% or higher) will be awarded an ASU 120-hour TESOL certificate. This can be an electronic copy or a paper copy, depending on program structure.

The online TESOL certification course curriculum is divided into eight (8) parts:

Part 1: Foundational Theories

• Seven basic language learning paradigms.

• Foundational principles: motivation, risk taking, and finding balance in the teaching profession.

Part 2: Theories of Second Language Acquistion

• Second or foreign language theories

• Practices for teaching and assessing listening, speaking, and pronunciation

• Focus on the Communicative Approach

Part 3: Foundational Theories

• Designing lesson plans based on principles and knowledge of learning objectives, assessment plans, methods, materials, and learning activities

• Finding and preparing appropriate teaching materials through careful analysis, adaptation and creation of professional resources

• Implementing the Communicative Approach

• Using the 80/20 principle (students talk and interact for 80% of the class time; teachers talk for 20% of the time)

Part 4: Reflection on Teaching

• Craft a personal teaching philosophy,

• Reflect on the teacher’s primary purpose, style, and techniques of teaching.

• Observe six ESL professionals and reflect on how they teach.

Part 5:

Second Language Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation

• Aspects of listening, speaking, and pronunciation that are challenging for students and teachers

• basic strategies to ease the acquisition and instruction of listening, speaking, and pronunciation

Part 6:

Second Language Reading, Writing,

• Information on reading and writing courses and Grammar

• Integration of grammar instruction within those courses

• Examination basic reading and writing strategies.

• Key concepts to effectively integrate technology into teaching, without overshadowing language learning

• Current and future trends in educational technology

7: Part 8:

Technology-Enriched Teaching Application

• Strategies for implementing these trends in the classroom

• Apply and expand knowledge from the course

Part ASU | Global Launch

Teaching Techniques

Station Rotation in the English Language Classroom

Station Rotation

10-15 hours

Learning stations are an effective tool for increasing student engagement, managing classes of any size, and keeping lessons student-centered, all while helping students to achieve learning outcomes. In this course, ASU experts discuss what stations are, types of stations, aligning stations with objectives, implementing them in class, and benefits of using stations.

Through Station Rotation you will gain the ability to prepare your own learning stations where students can develop all four language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking and more!

Learn about:

• explanation of stations

• types of stations

• how to align station activities with lesson objectives

• steps for implementing station