ACP Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

Overview

The TEFL Certificate Program combines the latest teaching methodologies with an appropriate balance between theory and practice.

Whether your aim is to teach adults, children or both, our course content addresses these unique audiences.

Benefits

• PREPARE for or enhance your career as an English teacher.
• DEVELOP the skills you need to succeed in further post-graduate studies in TEFL and related fields.
• LEARN the latest methodologies from distinguished teacher-trainers.
• ATTEND local and/or regional professional conferences to explore the most recent trends and developments.
• VISIT American schools to observe and conduct a lesson.
• PRACTICE your teaching skills in a classroom setting.

Schedule

Tuition: $6,500
(A minimum score of 71 on the iBT TOEFL, 530 on the PBT TOEFL, or 710 on the TOEIC is required for admission to this program)

Certificate Requirements

All certificate programs at UC Irvine Extension require professional-level English language proficiency in listening and note-taking, reading comprehension and vocabulary, written expression, and oral presentation. International students who do not meet certificate program admissions requirements are invited to enroll first in one of our English language program offerings.

Curriculum

A certificate is awarded upon completion of the following eight required courses and the Professional Communication Seminar in an intensive six-month schedule with a grade of "C" or better in each course. These courses are specially designed daytime classes for international participants.

Introduction to an ACP

Gain an overview of the American highereducational system and acquire the academic skills to ensure your success in an ACP.

Professional Communciations Seminar (PCS)

This class is academically and culturally tailored to enhance your training in the ACP TEFL. Students will attend special lectures from experts in the field about various aspects of teaching English as a foreign language, have the opportunity to participate in local teacher conferences, and network with current ESL/EFL teachers.

• Language Learning Theories
  Find out how people learn languages as you compare first language and second language acquisition and child and adult foreign language learning. Understand the learning theories that are the foundation of various teaching methodologies, and develop strategies that you can use in your own teaching situations.
• Teaching Methods
  Study several effective techniques for teaching English learners. Learn different methods for teaching listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Develop lesson plans and materials for your classroom.
• Language Structure and Use
  Expand your knowledge of the English language system and learn to help your students overcome difficulties associated with interference from their first language. Clear up any confusion over troublesome grammatical structures.
• Teaching Speaking Skills
  Learn and practice strategies and activities to help your students improve their speaking skills. Understand the differences between accuracy, fluency, and communicative competence, and learn methods for developing your students' proficiency in these areas.
• Teaching Pronunciation
  Improve your own pronunciation skills while learning how to help your students improve theirs. Study effective techniques for teaching vowel and consonant sounds as well as the rhythm and intonation of the English language.
• Language Assessment
  Learn and practice different formal and informal ways of assessing your students. Discuss, observe, analyze, and practice the evaluation of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
• Research and Discussion for TEFL
  Use your knowledge gained throughout the program to select a field-specific research project. Learn a variety of research approaches and techniques, and learn to read and analyze filed specific research articles. Present your research in a written report and share the project with classmates, teacher and others in a final research symposium.
• Teaching Practice
  Learn the practical aspects of teaching, including writing lesson plans and classroom management. Observe a teacher in an American classroom, plan and conduct lessons for your classmates and at an American school, and receive feedback on your own teaching.