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Degree Offered: TESOL diploma.
Length of Program: 3 terms (part-time only). Students must be full-time or part-time and may begin the program at the beginning of the fall, winter or spring semester.
Program Requirements: 305 program hours. 24 hours of observation and 24 hours of practice teaching are required. Neither a thesis nor a comprehensive examination is required; 3 of 7 core courses require an examination.
Courses Offered: (*required) *Overview of TESOL; *Teaching Grammar One: Theory and Practice; *Teaching Grammar Tw Theory and Practice; *Teaching Pronunciation; *Teaching Listening and Speaking; *Teaching Reading; *Teaching Writing; *Teaching English for Academic Purposes; *TESOL Internship; Tutoring ESOL; Teaching Idioms; Teaching Beginning Level ESL Students; Teaching the new TOEFL Examination (iBT); Using, Adapting and Creating Language Games for Teaching English; Teaching Business English; Teaching Vocabulary; An Introduction to Computer Assisted Language Learning; Applying for a TESOL Job; Teaching ESL to Young Learners Using Audiotapes, Overheads and Videos in the ESL Classroom.
Full-Time Staff: Sarah Burwood, Dorothy Giroux, Stephanie Howard, Anne Sandor, Anita Schuller, Jayeson Van Bryce, Colleen van Winkel (chair).
Admission Requirements: The program requires a minimum of a bachelor degree, successful completion of the Overview of TESOL prerequisite and an interview. Non-native speakers of English must have a TOEFL score of 570 (CBT 230; iBT 300) or an IELTS score of 6.5.
Tuition, Fees, and Aid: For domestic students, CAD$2,990 per 10-15 months; for others, CAD$5995 per 10 months.
General: We offer a unique hands-on, practical method of instruction. Theory is kept to a minimum.
Teaching Pronunciation Foundations is available via distance learning.
The institution has an intensive English program for non-native speakers.
Further Information:
Jayeson Van Bryce
Continuing Studies, Apt. 203
Vancouver Community College
250 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 1S9 CANADA
Telephone: 604-443-8669
Fax: 604-443-8393
E-mail: tesol@vcc.ca
www.tesol.vcc.ca
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