Get TESOL certified world-wide with IEERA

0 The International English Educational Research Association's (IEERA) TESOL Certification Program is an intensive course which provides participants with professional knowledge and skills in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) as well as tools for their own reflection and growth as teachers. It is designed to be offered intensively in four weeks or extensively over a longer period.02br
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00The course provides practical training through teaching demonstrations, lesson planning and analysis, and practice teaching and feedback. Participants develop skills in teaching, speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and culture. The course begins with a brief look at second language acquisition through the experience of being a learner. Participants then examine specific teaching areas each day, which they apply in their daily practice teaching of adult ESOL learners. Participants gain skills in analysis through examining their lessons with IEERA teacher trainers.02br
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00The innovative course curriculum was designed by IEERA faculty, based on humanistic, experiential, and progressive teaching.02br
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00The IEERA International TESOL Certification Program focuses on three main areas:02br
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00Participants engage in a language-learning experience in order to explore the relationship between language learning, teaching, and aspects of second language acquisition from the point of view of the learner. This experience provides the foundation for the examination of teaching practices.02br
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00Participants examine the theory and practice of planning, teaching, grammar, culture, and assessing lessons in the four skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) through experiential activities, teaching demonstrations, discussions, lesson planning, materials development and readings.02br
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00Participants put their new knowledge and skills into practice through daily teaching sessions. Trainers observe and facilitate feedback sessions after these lessons. Participants learn to reflect on and assess their own teaching as well as to examine the teaching of their peers.02br
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00The IEERA's International TESOL Certificate is recognized worldwide. Graduates find challenging teaching positions in the U.S. and abroad, or return to their current jobs with new skills and greater knowledge, awareness, and satisfaction. To facilitate networking, IEERA maintains a listserv that connects graduates of all IEERA courses.02br
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00The course is currently being offered at locations worldwide through IEERA partnerships with host sites and also online. In China, these include:02br
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00Tsinghua University (Beijing)*02br
00Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province)02br
00East China Normal University (Shanghai)02br
00Huazhong Normal University (Wuhan , Hubei Province)02br
00Jiangsu University (Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province)02br
00Jianghai College (Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province)02br
00Winstorm International English School (Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province)02br
00Xinkai Training School (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province)02br
00Web International English School (Shanghai)02br
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01u00*Join our Summer 2008 TESOL course at Tsinghua University in Beijing! The course dates are July 21st to July 26th. Inquire for more details. Contact information below.02u02br
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00IEERA also offers International TESOL Specialization Courses, including the following:02br
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00Teaching Grammar02br
00Teaching Business English02br
00Teaching TOEFL Preparation02br
00Teaching Children English02br
00Teaching Adults English02br
00Teaching Tourism English02br
00Tutoring English02br
00Computer English-CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning)02br
00Teaching Practicum02br
00Independent Study Elective02br
00Teaching Legal English02br
00Teaching Medical English02br
00Teaching ESL Locally02br
00Teaching Adolescents02br
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00In addition to the IEERA International TESOL Certificate, IEERA also offers an International Advanced TESOL Certificate, an International Professional TESOL Certificate, an International Advanced TESOL Diploma and an International Professional TESOL Diploma.02br
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00Comprehensive information on IEERA's international English training and certification courses, diploma programs and all other services and products can be found at: 01span00<removed>02span02br
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