TESL Training
TESL Ontario with Advanced Standing
The 181-hour TESL Ontario Program (with advanced standing) consists of:
- 110-hour core course
- 5 hours of observation in any adult ESL school
- 21 hour Pronunciation module - 7 evenings
- 5 hour Anti-Discrimination Workshop (Saturday)
- 10 hours (two Saturdays) of CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning)
- 5 hour Professional Development Workshop (Saturday)
- practicum (one week/daytime/25 hours) at CCLCS
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Advanced Standing Consists of:
- completed a TESL Canada program from CCLCS (minimum of a 100 hour core class)
OR
- completed a TESL Canada or equivalent program recognized by TESL Canada from an institution other than CCLCS*
* TESL programs completed at other institutions prior to the year 2000 need to be assessed by TESL Canada.
* Students with TESL Canada or equivalent courses completed at other institutions after the year 2000 need to have the program components listed below:
- at least 5 hours of observation in a LINC classroom
- completed a 25 hour practicum
- Canadian Language Benchmarks - LINC Curriculum
Any missing components must be completed at CCLCS before finishing the 181 hour TESL Ontario program.
All applicants from outside CCLCS must supply a communicative lesson plan based on a grammar point before they will be allowed to register into the course.
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The TESL Ontario 181-hour program takes at least 3 months to complete full-time and 5-7 months to complete part-time.
Upon successful completion of the program, students submit their previous certificates/transcripts, proof of a university degree and their CCLCS transcripts to TESL Ontario for accreditation.
