In-Class Option. Length: 1 Month / 4 weeks
The Royal Byng College TESOL 120 Advanced Program (Face-to-Face, In-Class) is a teacher-training program designed to get you started as an
instructor in the language teaching industry with a solid grounding in the modern theory and practice of teaching English as a Second Language. The
program consists of 100 hours in the classroom plus a 20-hour practicum in which experienced, working ESL teachers are observed and actual English
learners are taught. Trainees learn the most accepted and successful language teaching method currently in use, Communicative Language Teaching.
Classes include lectures and demonstrations on topics such as presenting language forms and functions, the integration of language skills, pronunciation,
lesson planning and classroom management.
However, this is not simply a lecture course, but rather a practical, hands-on teaching program in which trainees learn by doing. As well as acquiring a
comprehensive understanding of ESL teaching theory and practice, trainees spend a great deal of their time preparing and presenting lessons both in groups
and individually. For those that might be nervous about standing in front of a class for the first time, trainees start out preparing and presenting lessons in
groups, and participate in peer teaching exercises in which they teach their classmates as if they were an ESL class. Later, trainees prepare peer teaching
lessons alone, and finally participate in a practicum where they are able to prepare and present their own lessons to real English learners, under the
mentorship of an experienced and supportive sponsor teacher. Required English proficiency level for admission: IELTS 7.0 or equivalent.
This teacher training program has been granted interim recognition by:
Online Option. Length: 52 weeks / 12 months
The Royal Byng College TESOL 120 Advanced Program (Online Option) is designed for people wishing to pursue a career in teaching English as a
Second Language (ESL) to non-native speakers in Canada or anywhere around the world. The program consists of modular online work equivalent to 100
hours in the classroom plus a 20-hour practicum in which experienced, working ESL teachers are observed and actual English learners are taught. Trainees
learn the most accepted and successful language teaching method currently in use, Communicative Language Teaching. Online module work covers topics
such as: presenting language forms and functions, the integration of language skills, pronunciation, lesson planning and classroom management. Once
finished their online course work, trainees participate in a teaching practicum where they are able to prepare and present their own lessons to real English
learners under the mentorship of an experienced and supportive sponsor teacher.
This course is a time commitment of 120 hours total (distance + practicum) over a maximum of six calendar months.
Admission Requirements:
- IELTS: 6.5 overall with a minimum score of 6.0 in each skill area
- Royal Byng College English Proficiency Exam: Level 5 (Upper Intermediate)
- Graduation from a high school in Canada with a grade of at least 70% in English 12
- Completion of an undergraduate degree from an English-speaking university
- Exam scores presented as proof of English proficiency must have been earned no more than one calendar year before application to the TESOL program
- Original documents must be provided as proof of graduation or English proficiency.
This program has been approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training.