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Upgrade Your Credentials: Take TESOL Online Courses at the 91ÉçÇø

You’re passionate about teaching English, and you’re ready to advance your career. At the 91ÉçÇø, we offer flexible teaching English as a second language courses to get you started on your professional goals.

91ÉçÇø’s Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is an online intensive program that you can complete quickly and conveniently — from wherever you live. Our TESOL online courses prepare you to teach in person and online — at home or abroad — so you can apply your skills and teach English language learners.

In your teaching English as a second language courses, not only will you learn methods of instruction and theories of language acquisition, you will also get hands-on teaching practice. 91ÉçÇø’s immersive teaching English as a second language courses will give you the tools for success.

Find out more about our online second language learning program today!

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What Jobs Teaching English as a Second Language Can I Expect to Pursue?

Community Centers. Immigration centers. Libraries. Schools in the United States and abroad.

By pursuing teaching English as a second language courses and certification at 91ÉçÇø, you will have ample career options — no matter where you live. Your English as a second language certification courses prepare you to teach students in your community or around the world, either online or in person. Jobs teaching English as a second language opportunities may include:

• School administrator
• World languages and cultures educator
• English language learning specialist (ESL)
• Study abroad coordinator
• Cultural sustainability specialist

Once you complete your TESOL online courses and pursue jobs teaching English as a second language, it may inspire you to continue your education with a master’s degree in second language acquisition or policy and culture, or a certification in cultural awareness training. Our second language learning graduates have also pursued advanced degrees at Georgetown University, Illinois University and the University of New Mexico.

Summer intensive TESOL online courses

Immerse yourself in hands-on learning that blends second language learning preparation, theoretical foundation lectures and TESOL teaching practice sessions led by Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) trained faculty. Conveniently scheduled as a four-week intensive summer course, you can quickly complete your English as a second language certification online.

In addition, you will enjoy interacting with peers and faculty in our small teaching English as a second language courses — at 91ÉçÇø our student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1.

Experienced, dedicated second language learning faculty

91ÉçÇø’s English as a second language certification faculty have hosted workshops at home and abroad. You’ll find your professors are not only knowledgeable, capable teachers, but also open, dedicated and approachable. All our faculty have PhDs in their fields from universities including UCLA, Indiana University and Washington University in St. Louis.

You’ll have the opportunity to work closely with them in lively, interactive, synchronous sessions and be fully prepared to pursue jobs teaching English as a second language.

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Take the next step on your journey as you pursue jobs teaching English as a second language. Start your application or request more information today.

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Dr. A. David Hitchcock

Chair of World Languages and Cultures Department

Co-Director of Master of Arts in Second Language Acquisition, Policy and Culture

Professor of Spanish

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