Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Using language as a tool to reach the world
The Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program is built on the following coursework:
- TESOL I introduces principles of language learning and gives an overview of methods of language teaching. Students explore the relationship between culture and language. They will also practice teaching English to beginners and children by acting out Bible stories.
- TESOL II gives students a review of English grammar and allows them to practice interactive teaching methods using group work. Students will learn the basics of teaching listening and speaking skills including specific factors that make spoken language difficult.
- TESOL III allows students to practice teaching grammar as well as reading and writing. An emphasis is placed on preparing international students for the TOEFL test and teaching children.
- TESOL IV requires students to complete a teaching English practicum. This experience includes students teaching English and the Bible for a minimum of 15 hours.
- English Linguistics prepares students to teach reading through systematic spelling using intensive phonics. This course equips students to teach phonics, reading, and spelling to young children, struggling teens, adult illiterates, and internationals. An emphasis is placed on modeling and practicing these multisensory instructional techniques.
Advantages of TESOL Certification:
With an internationally-recognized TESOL certificate from ILN, students are welcomed to live and teach in over 180 countries currently closed to traditional missions.
Around the world, ILN graduates are ministering daily to students they meet in their English classes. After students accept Christ as Saviour and become members of a local church, they begin to bring their own countrymen to Christ. Throughout the United States, Teaching English is an invaluable tool for reaching the thousands of international students and their families who come to study in American universities and colleges.
