SIT TESOL Certificate Course in North SF Bay offered by Global TEFL

  United States

Rohnert Park

Length of Position: 130 hours

Description: Welcome to Global TEFL. We are a non-profit educational organization that has been promoting international and teacher education for the past 15 years. We are pleased to work with the School for International Training in offering the SIT TESOL Certificate Course at several sites around the United States.

What will I learn? The Certificate Course addresses three areas:

1. Participants explore the relationship between language learning and teaching, which later provides the foundation for their investigation of teaching.

2. Participants plan, teach and assess lessons in the four skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing), grammar, and culture, through experiential activities, teaching demonstrations, discussions, lesson planning, and readings.

3. Participants put their new knowledge and skills into practice through daily practice teaching sessions. Trainers observe and facilitate feedback sessions after these lessons. From them, participants learn to reflect on and assess their own teaching as well as to learn from the teaching of their peers.

Now Earn 8 Graduate Credits for this Course!

Highlights: Why take the SIT TESOL Certificate course?
- It is an accredited and independently validated TESOL Certificate course from the School for International Training (SIT) in Brattleboro, VT, a recognized global leader in language education since 1964. SIT was the first Peace Corps Training Center. It is an internationally recognized ESL/EFL qualification.
- Trainers are highly qualified TESOL professions with an MA TESOL degree and specially trained to deliver this course.
- The course offers 130 hours of instruction, using an inductive, experiential, hands-on approach with up to 36 hours of observed practice teaching, observation and feedback. Theory comes from practice.
- Global TEFL offers job search assistance. You will become an alum of SIT with full access to the SIT international job data base and other alum around the world.
- The maximum class size is 12 with two full-time trainers.

Qualifications:
1) Possess a high school diploma
2) Show interest in teaching ESOL at a level that a TESOL Certificate can support
3) Have a positive attitude regarding experiential activities and working in groups. This means that they are not only willing to fully participate in such activities, but also recognize the value in doing so.
4) Demonstrate English language proficiency (TOEFL 550 non-native speakers*)
5) Complete a short essay
6) Upon receipt of the written application and essay, an informal phone interview will be conducted by and SIT Trainer

Key factors for interview:
* Educational background
* Appropriateness of the course for the applicant's needs/goals
* Attitude regarding experiential and collaborative learning, and group work
* Language proficiency

Cost in US$: $2,295

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to United States Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 6 max

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad
• Job and Internship Network

SIT TESOL Certificate Course offered by Global TEFL's Mission Statement: Teach English Around the World with the School for International Training TESOL Certificate. Courses offered at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park north of San Francisco, DePaul University in Chicago, IL, Western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction, CO, and International Language Center at San Antonio, TX. It is an accredited and independently validated TESOL Certificate from the School for International Training (SIT), a recognized global leader in language education since 1964. SIT was the first Peace Corps Training Center. It is an internationally recognized ESL/EFL qualification.Trainers are highly qualified TESOL professions with an MA TESOL degree and specially trained to deliver this course.The course offers 130 hours of instruction, using an inductive, experiential, hands-on approach with up to 36 hours of observed practice teaching, observation and feedback. Theory comes from practice.Global TEFL offers assistance with job placement. You will become an alum of SIT with full access to the SIT international job data base and other alum around the world. The maximum class size is 12 with two full-time trainers.

Year Founded: 2000