TESOL Advanced Course Modules
The American TESOL Advanced Certification is an
80-hour online TESOL program that develops
foundational knowledge of teaching English to speakers of
other languages. The curriculum explores TESOL methods and
approaches, language skills, lesson planning, classroom
management, assessment, and practical strategies educators
can apply in English language classrooms.
TESOL Advanced Certification: Quick Answer
American TESOL Institute's Advanced TESOL Certification
consists of 21 modules and approximately 80 hours of online
study. The curriculum covers TESOL methodology, teaching
listening, speaking, reading and writing, lesson planning,
grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, classroom management,
assessment, educational technology, learning strategies,
syllabus development, and a final TESOL thesis assignment.
TESOL Advanced Curriculum at a Glance
- Duration: 80 hours
- Format: Online
- Modules: 21
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Focus:
TESOL methodology, language skills, lesson planning,
classroom management, assessment, educational technology,
learning strategies, and syllabus design
Module One - Using Icebreaker Activities, Listening Processes, & Acronyms
- Reading Assignment: Chapters 1-3, Cambridge Guide to TESOL, 40 Icebreakers for Small Groups E-Book, Icebreakers E-Book
- What do the acronyms TESOL, SLA, L1, and L2 stand for?
- Describe the bottom-up and top-down listening processes
- Design your own Icebreaker activity
- Short writing assignment: What is an Icebreaker?
- Acronyms Quiz
- Listening Processes Quiz
Module Two - What is Language
- Reading Assignment: What is Language PDF, What is English PDF, Properties of Spoken Language, 8 Parts of Speech article
- Name and describe the four fundamental properties of spoken language
- What are the 8 parts of speech?
- Properties of Spoken Language Quiz
- What is English Quiz
Module Three - Effective Teaching & Teacher Roles
- Reading Assignment: What is Effective Teaching PDF, Teacher Roles PDF, What Makes an Effective Teacher, Effective Teaching Strategies: Six Keys to Classroom Excellence article
- Describe your favorite teacher
- What is Effective Teaching Quiz
- Teaching Styles Quiz
Module Four - Educational Methodology & Speech Production
- Reading Assignment: Chapters 4-6, Cambridge Guide to TESOL, Teaching Methodologies PDF, Teaching Special Groups PDF
- Name and describe the four major processes of speech production
- Teaching Special Groups writing assignment
- Speech Production Quiz
Module Five - Teaching Listening & Pedagogy
- Reading Assignment: Teaching Listening PDF, How To Teach Listening PDF, Listening Comprehension Difficulties PDF, Wikipedia Pedagogy Page
- Name and describe three examples of input sources used to teach listening
- Input sources assignment
- Define Pedagogy
- How To Teach Listening Quiz
Module Six - Teaching Speaking
- Reading Assignment: Discussion Debate PDF, Teaching Speaking PDF, Pronunciation PDF, Chunk Learning or Chunking article, Choral Repetition article
- Describe chunk learning
- What is choral repetition?
- The How's and Why of Teaching Pronunciation Quiz
Module Seven - Lesson Planning, Grammar, Morphology, & Syntax
- Reading Assignment: Lesson Planning PDF, Planning First Lessons PDF, Morphology and Syntax E-Book, Wikipedia Lesson Plan Page, Creating the Best ESL Lesson Plans article
- Define Grammar, Morphology and Syntax
- Why are lesson plans important?
- Grammar, Morphology and Syntax Quiz
- Planning First Lessons Quiz
- Wikipedia Lesson Plans Quiz
Module Eight - Drilling
- Reading Assignment: How to Drill: Drilling Activities for Your English Classroom article, Drilling 1 article, Drilling 2 article
- Drilling 1 Quiz
- Drilling 2 Quiz
Module Nine - Grammar & Connectionism
- Reading Assignment: Stanford Encyclopedia Connectionism article, 5 New Fun Ways to Teach Grammar to ESL Students article, English Orthography PDF, How to Make Your Grammar Lessons a Little More Interesting article
- Describe the philosophy of connectionism
- Discuss formal and functional grammar approaches
- 5 New Fun Ways to Teach Grammar to ESL Students Quiz
- English Orthography Quiz
- How to Make Your Grammar Lessons a Little More Interesting Quiz
Module Ten - Presenting Vocabulary: Lexical Approach
- Reading Assignment: Chapters 6-7, Cambridge Guide to TESOL, Teaching English Vocabulary article, 5 Best Ways to Introduce New Vocabulary article, Dolch Word List, Phonics, Presenting New Words and Structures PDF
- Describe the characteristics of the lexical approach
- 5 New Ways & Dolch Word List Quiz
- Presenting New Words and Structures Quiz
- Teaching English Vocabulary Quiz
- Phonics Quiz
Module Eleven - Knowing Your Students
- Video Assignment - How to Teach
- Reading Assignment: Guide to Lesson Planning PDF, Practical Activities to Stimulate Multiple Intelligences PDF, Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Convergent and Divergent Thinking Styles article
- Create 5 lesson plans using a 45-minute template
- Take the Multiple-Intelligence Self-Test
- What did you learn about your intelligence levels?
- Theory of Multiple Intelligences Quiz
Module Twelve - Teaching Reading & Pronunciation
- Reading Assignment: Chapters 8-10, Cambridge Guide to TESOL, How to Teach Reading Strategies article, Steps for Teaching Reading to ESL Students article, and assigned reading PDFs
- Define pronunciation and describe its elements
- Elements of Pronunciation Quiz
- Much Too Early Quiz
- Word Strategies to Develop Decoding Skills Quiz
- Teaching Our Children to Read, Write, and Spell Quiz
Module Thirteen - Teaching Writing & Aids in Learning
- Reading Assignment: Teaching Writing PDF, How to Teach Writing to ESL Students PDF, Creative Writing Exercises for ESL Students, Children's Writing in ESL article
- Name and describe techniques and methods that are successful in English L2 writing classrooms
- What learning materials and teaching aids will you utilize in the TESOL classroom?
- Teaching Writing Quiz
- How to Teach Writing to ESL Students Quiz
- Creative Writing Exercises Quiz
- Children's Writing in ESL Quiz
Module Fourteen - Classroom Management, Psycholinguistics, & Bilingualism
- Video Assignment: Motivating Students to Learn
- Reading Assignment: Chapters 11-13, Cambridge Guide to TESOL, How to Motivate ESL Students article, Motivation: What Teachers Need to Know PDF, Motivation and Motivations in ESL article
- Define Psycholinguistics and Bilingualism
- How to Motivate ESL Students Quiz
- Motivation: What Teachers Need to Know Quiz
Module Fifteen - Sociolinguistics, Approaches to TESOL, & Correcting Mistakes
- Video Assignment: Observing Standards-in-Action: ESL Classroom Lesson
- Reading Assignment: Chapter 14, Cambridge Guide to TESOL and American TESOL Advanced Course materials
- Approaches to TESOL, Lexical Approach, Task-Based Learning, Total Physical Response, and error-correction readings
- Define sociolinguistics and the difference between macro and micro sociolinguistics
- Describe five approaches to TESOL
- TESOL Methods and Approaches Quiz
- Correcting Errors Quiz
- Student Correction During Class Quiz
Module Sixteen - Behavior Management & Computer-Assisted Learning
- Reading Assignment: Chapter 15, Cambridge Guide to TESOL, Managing Students article, classroom discipline and proactive discipline readings
- What are the different ways you can utilize computers in the classroom?
- Extra Credit - Create a Lesson for CALL
- Managing Students Quiz
- Four Steps for Better Classroom Discipline Quiz
- Proactive Discipline Quiz
- Stages of Discipline Quiz
Module Seventeen - Observation in TESOL
- Reading Assignment: Chapters 16-19, Cambridge Guide to TESOL
- Define observation and its four broad functions in the context of TESOL teaching
Module Eighteen - Student Assessment
- Video Assignment: Student Assessment
- Reading Assignment: Chapters 20-21, Cambridge Guide to TESOL
- What are the different concepts you will explore when conducting student assessments?
Module Nineteen - Creating a Syllabus
- Reading Assignment: Chapters 22-23, Cambridge Guide to TESOL
- Define syllabus and the four elements that accompany the syllabus
- Syllabus Quiz
Module Twenty - Learning Strategies for TESOL
- Reading Assignment: Chapter 24, Cambridge Guide to TESOL, Learning Strategies for TESOL PDF
- Name and describe five language-learning strategies for TESOL
- Learning Strategies for TESOL Quiz
Module Twenty-One - Final Assignment & Thesis
- Reading Assignment: Chapters 25-30, Cambridge Guide to TESOL, Sample Thesis article
- Explain in detail one method of TESOL teaching that you think will work best for you in the TESOL classroom and why
- TESOL thesis should be 2-4 pages, typed and double-spaced
