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Many native English speakers embarking on teaching English as foreign language (TEFL) or as a second language (TESL) are unprepared for the demands of a changing marketplace or the stresses of living and working overseas.
This 36-hour non-credit TEFL course will give you the skills you need to teach confidently, and is an excellent investment to make before entering the world of teaching English abroad.
~Who should take the course?
Whatever your range of experience, this TEFL training course will give you a better start and is one of the best investments you can make before entering the world of teaching English abroad.
~This course is particularly for you if you are:
• a 3rd or 4th year undergraduate student interested in working internationally in an English as a foreign language context;
• a co-op student planning to pursue a co-op work term in an English teaching context;
• about to graduate and looking to combine rewarding work with travel;
• someone with little teaching experience wishing to teach English as a foreign/second language in Canada or abroad.
~What will you gain from a TEFL course at UVic?
• learn from UVic’s experts in the field of second language teaching and learning;
• relevant and practical hands-on training that will give you skills you can use immediately;
• a credential from UVic that will make you stand out in a competitive marketplace;
• a Division of Continuing Studies Certificate of Completion and Transcript, showing you’ve been educated specifically to teach English as a foreign or second language.