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TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL)

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Course Name Credit
TSOL 101 Introduction to Teaching English Language Learners On Campus 3
TSOL 103 Teaching Listening and Speaking On Campus 3
TSOL 105 Teaching Reading and Writing On Campus 3
TSOL 107 Topics in English Language Learning On Campus 1
TSOL 109 Teaching Pronunciation On Campus 2
TSOL 112 Grammar for Teachers On Campus 2

Total 14

Additional course offerings - these courses are not a part of the TESOL Advanced diploma or TESL

Advanced certificate programs.

— TSOL 121 Extended Practicum (1 credit)

— TSOL 122 Visiting Practicum (1 credit)

— TSOL 123 Practical Studies in TESOL (1 credit)
TSOL 120 International Practicum (2 credits)

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to meeting the general admission

requirements to Selkirk College, the applicant
must meet the following TESOL/TESL Program
requirements to be considered fully-qualified:

ACADEMIC
ADVANCED DIPLOMA AND ADVANCED CERTIFICATE

— Applicants must have successfully graduated from
a degree or diploma program from a recognized
institution or completed at least two years of
post-secondary education.

— Entrance requirements include an average of
“C+” in prior course work.

— Applicants who are speakers of other languages
must provide evidence of a minimal TOEFL score
of 213 (CBT), an IELTS score of 6.5, or have
completed the Selkirk Advanced English Language
program and English 50 or EASL 067 with a grade
of “B+” or higher average.

NOTE: To be eligible for TESL Canada Professional
Standard One or Two Certification, applicants who
are speakers of other languages must have an IELTS
score of 7.0 or equivalent.

EXTENDED PRACTICUM

— Applicants must have successfully completed
Selkirk’s Advanced diploma program and received
a grade of “B-“ or higher in their Practicum
Course and Seminar (TSOL 110) to be eligible for
this additional program option.

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TSOL 100 Teaching English to Young Learners (2 credits)

VISITING PRACTICUM

— Successfully completed a minimum of 100 hours of
coursework at a TESL Canada Certified institution
and have previous education-related work or
volunteer experience.

INTERNATIONAL PRACTICUM

— Applicants must be graduates of Selkirk College’s
TESOL Advanced diploma program.

TEACHING ENGLISHTO YOUNG LEARNERS

— Applicants must have TESOL training completed or
in progress.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

— Prior work or volunteer educational experience,
preferably with second language learners, and/or
coursework in education.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The following must be received:

— All post-secondary transcripts

English proficiency test scores as indicated above
— Current resumé

— Letter of reference

— Letter of intent

When file is complete, interviews will be arranged.
Where circumstances make a personal interview
impractical, a Skype or telephone interview will be
conducted.

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Program Courses

*These courses are not required for graduation
in the Advanced Diploma nor Advanced Certificate
programs.

TSOL 100 - TEACHING ENGLISH
TO YOUNG LEARNERS *

Teaching English to Young Learners is designed for
English-as-a-second-language instructors who are
interested in teaching English to children and who
seek professional development in the field. Both
theoretically and practically, students explore the
needs and challenges of children in a language-
learning classroom. Effective classroom organization,
materials and strategies for creating a supportive,
interactive and learner-centered classroom are
explored. Through readings and practical tasks,
students have the opportunity to practice and gain
insight into how effective teaching and learning can
be enhanced in the young learners’ second-language
classroom.

TSOL 101 - INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Introduction to Teaching the English Language
introduces students to the TESOL profession. Both
theoretically and practically students will explore
the needs and challenges of effective classroom
organization, management, and teaching with the
goal of creating a learner-centered classroom.
Principles learned will be applied and further
developed in the courses Teaching Listening and
Speaking, and Teaching Reading and Writing.

TSOL 103 - TEACHING LISTENING
AND SPEAKING

Teaching Listening and Speaking is a course for
pre-service teachers that focuses on methodology
and resources for teaching listening and speaking to
learners of English. Participants will discuss the key
principles of teaching these skills, and investigate

a variety of methods and techniques. They will have
the opportunity to create and use communicatively-
based, learner-centred activities for the classroom.

TSOL 105 - TEACHING READING
AND WRITING

The Teaching Reading and Writing course focuses

on teaching theory and methodology used to

develop ESL students’ reading and writing skills ina
second language classroom. It also offers practical
knowledge on materials development, teaching
activities and techniques, lesson and unit plan design,
and the development of assessment tools.

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