Graduate Certificate in TESOL
Gold Coast, Australia
Graduate Certificate
DURATION
LANGUAGES
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The Graduate Certificate in TESOL develops knowledge and skills for teaching English as a Second or Additional Language and for working in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. It prepares prospective teachers for initial language-teaching experience and gives experienced educators professional development and extended qualifications. Topics include language pedagogy, second language acquisition, curriculum design, assessment and classroom practice for multicultural settings. Keywords: TESOL, TEFL, ESL, EAL, English language teaching, teacher education, professional development.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as English language teachers in schools and adult education, ESL/EAL teacher, TESOL specialist, TEFL instructor, language program coordinator, language assessment officer internationally.
With internationalisation revolutionising education globally, the ability to teach in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms is no longer only needed by English as a Second Language teachers but is becoming essential for all teachers, at all levels of education in Australia and globally. The Graduate Certificate in TESOL develops knowledge and skills necessary for teaching English as a Second or Additional Language and for working in diverse classrooms in varied educational contexts, in Australia and internationally. The Graduate Certificate is designed to prepare prospective teachers for the initial experience of language teaching and/or to provide experienced educators with an opportunity for professional development and for extending their qualifications.
