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Majors & Degrees

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certificate

Description:

This TEFL certificate program is designed for those already involved in Christian ministry who are interested in teaching English as an additional avenue for outreach. The five courses of the certificate provide basic teaching theory and skills and an understanding of how language works. For international students whose first language is not English, a score of 100 on the Internet-based, 250 on the computer-based or 600 or above on the paper version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required before being admitted into the TEFL certificate program.

TEFL Core (9 semester hours)

TEFL Core
  • LNG 5710 Theoretical Foundations for Language Teaching
  • LNG 5040 Methods & Techniques of Teaching Listening, Speaking, and Grammar
  • LNG 5045 Methods & Techniques of Teaching Reading and Writing to ELLs

Linguistics Core (3 semester hours)

Linguistics Core

Practicum and Internship (1 semester hour)

Practicum and Internship

 

Opportunities: 

On completion of the Certificate in TEFL, the graduate will be able to demonstrate the following:

  • Command of the concepts and terminology of the major divisions of descriptive linguistics in order to be able to put them to use in the language classroom.
  • Ability to analyze ESL students' language in order to diagnose language learning needs and design appropriate instruction.
  • Basic ability to teach listening, speaking, reading, and writing at novice, intermediate, and advanced levels of proficiency.
  • Basic ability to develop and evaluate language teaching materials.
  • Basic ability to use English teaching as a ministry.