Full Time TESL Diploma Program

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1. VIA TESL Diploma:
The VIA TESL Program is recognized by TESL Canada and emphasizes Communicative Language Teaching (CLT.) All successful applicants are eligible for the VIA TESL Diploma.

 2. TESL Canada Certification:
All graduates of the VIA TESL Diploma Programs are elgible to apply to TESL Canada for the Professional Standard Level 1 Certificate. One of the criteria for this cetificate is a university degree.

3. Requirements: 
Students who have graduated from high school or are at least twenty-five years old but do not have a university degree are eligible to take and graduate from the VIA TESL Diploma Programs, but will not be eligible for TESL Canada Level 1 Certification. 

3. Program Objectives:
Graduates of the VIA TESL Diploma Program will be able to apply Communicative Language Teaching, learned principles, theories, strategies, and practical classroom techniques and implement them successfully in effective ESL lessons.

4. Program Outline:

Unit 1	Methodologies Past and Present
Unit 2	Classroom Principles
Unit 3	Teaching Different Age Levels
Unit 4	Teaching Different Proficiency Levels
Unit 5	Techniques and Textbooks
Unit 6	Lesson Planning Curriculum Development
Unit 7	Material Analysis and Development
Unit 8	Interactive Teaching and Learner Strategies
Unit 9	Classroom Management
Unit 10	Integrating the Four Skills
Unit 11	Listening Comprehension
Unit 12	Oral Communication Skill
Unit 13	Reading
Unit 14	Writing Skills
Unit 15	Grammar and Vocabulary
Unit 16	Discourse Analysis
Unit 17	Assessment and Testing
Practicum

5. Evaluation:
Evaluation is based on attendance and participation, homework assignments, written examinations, class presentations, submitted lesson plans, and practicum results. Students scoring 80% (cumulative) or better on the evaluation criteria qualify for the VIA TESL Diploma.

6. Specializations:
Graduates of the TESL Program have the option to do a second practicum specialization in teaching business, TOEFL and TOEIC, or ESL. This is a twenty-hour program and students will receive a Certificate of Specialization.

TESL Program Dates for 2010

2010 TESL Program Tuition Fee

TESL Course Fees for Canadian Students:

TESL Course Fees for International Students: