Course

Objective:

Learning Outcomes:

• 40-Hr Basic Certificate: Recognize the roles of teachers and learners and describe basic teaching methodologies.
• 40-Hr Basic Certificate: Identify characteristics of effective classroom instruction and classroom management strategies.
• 40-Hr Basic Certificate: Categorize English into language systems (vocabulary, grammar, phonology, function) and skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing).
• 40-Hr Basic Certificate: Explain basic processes of second language acquisition (e.g., comprehensible input, exposure, focus on form).
• 40-Hr Basic Certificate: Recognize the purposes of testing English learners and identify examples of placement and achievement tests.
• 40-Hr Basic Certificate: Describe cultural impacts on language classrooms, including ethnocentrism, culture shock, and strategies for adaptation.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Analyze the personal characteristics and habits of successful teachers and learners.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Describe techniques to manage classrooms effectively; propose strategies to elicit student participation.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Integrate systems and skills into complete lesson planning sequences.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Explain challenges of English spelling/history and instructional implications.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Apply language acquisition strategies to promote student autonomy.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Differentiate testing purposes (placement, achievement, progress) for EFL learners.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Analyze cultural factors in EFL classrooms; propose adaptations for successful teaching.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Formulate effective lesson sequences for reading and listening; implement strategies for success.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Formulate effective lesson sequences for speaking and writing; identify student-centered activities.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Propose strategies for contextualized vocabulary teaching.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Identify prescriptive and descriptive grammar categories; propose classroom strategies for grammar instruction.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Describe phonological components (phonemes, stress, intonation); apply classroom strategies (e.g., minimal pairs).
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Define student-centered, measurable learning objectives; review and draft sample lesson plans.
• 60-Hr Introductory Educator Certificate: Demonstrate effective use of visual aids, activities, games, and CALL to enhance learning.
• 100-Hr Introductory EducatorPlus Certificate: Recognize and explain morphemes, words, parts of speech, and tenses to learners.
• 100-Hr Introductory EducatorPlus Certificate: Apply accurate meta language to discuss grammar with colleagues and students.
• 100-Hr Introductory EducatorPlus Certificate: Compose grammar-focused lessons using varied instructional strategies.
• 100-Hr Introductory EducatorPlus Certificate: Differentiate grammar instruction approaches based on learner profiles and class objectives.
• 100-Hr Introductory EducatorPlus Certificate: Plan creative grammar activities using innovative approaches (games, music, authentic materials).
• 100-Hr Introductory EducatorPlus Certificate: Demonstrate deeper analysis of grammar’s role in communicative competency.
• 120-Hr Master Certificate: Differentiate pedagogy and design EFL lesson plans for young learners, integrating principles of first and second language acquisition and developmental theory (e.g., BICS/CALP, Piaget).
• 120-Hr Master Certificate: Identify the benefits of continuous assessment to measure progress in young learner classrooms.
• 120-Hr Master Certificate: Apply adult learning theories and conduct learner needs assessments to design lesson plans meeting Business English goals.
• 120-Hr Master Certificate: Evaluate and select appropriate professional resources for varying learner contexts.
• 120-Hr Master Certificate:Develop effective, context specific teaching plans integrating specialized content areas.

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