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Complete a supervised teaching practice module with real ESL students after your online TESOL / TEFL course — anywhere in the world.
Overview
Upgrade your credentials and qualify for ESL teaching jobs that require the completion of a supervised Practicum module with real ESL students.
OnTESOL graduates can complete a separate Practicum with a partner ESL school in select Canadian cities or online (extra fee applies). OnTESOL graduates already employed as an ESL teacher can complete the Stand-Alone option with their employer or a volunteer adult ESL program anywhere in the world (free).
The Practicum is intended for OnTESOL graduates looking to upgrade their TESOL/TEFL certification with class observation and teaching practice hours. You can choose whether or not to take this module after the online TESOL/TEFL course with OnTESOL. We advise you to take this module since it is a very important aspect of teaching a language. However, there are many OnTESOL graduates who already have teaching experience and others who are planning to teach in countries where teaching experience or the Practicum module are not required. For this reason, the Practicum is an optional and separate module.
To become eligible for TESL Canada certification, all OnTESOL graduates must complete the separate Practicum module. OnTESOL does not grant Practicum credits for previous ESL teaching experience or related qualification. However, it is possible for active adult ESL teachers to complete the Practicum with their employer or volunteer ESL program (see Stand-Alone option below).
There isn’t a deadline to complete the separate Practicum module, so you can receive the 120-hour Advanced TESOL/TEFL Certificate or the 250-hour TESOL Diploma without the Practicum and upgrade your credentials at a later stage in your career.
No deadline to complete. Get certified online first and complete the Practicum anywhere in the world when you’re ready.
Stand-Alone option is free if you’re already teaching or volunteering at an adult ESL program.
Who It’s For
The Practicum is an optional module after your online TESOL/TEFL course — but required for TESL Canada certification and strongly recommended if you want classroom experience before your first job.
Recent graduates who want to get supervised teaching experience before their first ESL job.
OnTESOL Graduates who want to qualify for TESL Canada certification.
OnTESOL Graduates teaching English abroad who want to qualify for better jobs.
Read More: Online TESOL Certification with Practicum Equivalent to CELTA
How It Works
On completion of the online TESOL / TEFL course and approval of the Practicum, candidates can take the Practicum module in any country — whether at an ESL school, community center that offers ESL classes, LINC program, or TESOL/TEFL institute.
For 120-hour Advanced TESOL/TEFL Certificate graduates. Completed with adult ESL students of different levels.
For 250-hour TESOL Diploma graduates. Completed with adult ESL students of different levels.
You will have to observe the supervising teacher and write reports on his or her performance.
The supervising teacher will set up your classes and tell you about the topics you have to teach. You will be required to create a lesson plan and submit it before the start of your class. Your supervising teacher will mark you on your lesson planning skills and your teaching skills, and you will get feedback after each class.
OnTESOL will moderate all the reports and lesson plans after you complete the Practicum, then issue your Practicum certificate and transcript.
The Practicum must be completed with adult ESL students (17+ years old. Minimum 5 students per class). The Practicum must be supervised by an ESL Teacher with more than 2,000 hours of teaching experience and a TESOL certificate with at least 120 hours and a Practicum module such as TESL Canada, CELTA, or Trinity CertTESOL.
OnTESOL’s Director of Studies must confirm that the Practicum you complete at another school meets TESL Canada’s requirements (even if it is completed at a recognized TESL Canada course provider), as it is OnTESOL which will issue the Practicum certificate and transcript.
Please do not arrange the Practicum without the approval of OnTESOL’s Director of Studies, as TESL Canada may require you to re-do the module if they deem that not all required administrative and academic procedures were followed correctly.
Read More: Graduate Review — How the Practicum Will Make You a Better Teacher
Where
You can take the Practicum anywhere in the world! If you are already teaching English, it is possible to take the Practicum for free at the school you work. Below are the two options our graduates can choose for the Practicum.
For both Options 1 and 2, OnTESOL will approve the supervising teacher, provide the Practicum booklet with guidelines, moderate the reports and lesson plans, and issue the Practicum certificate at no extra cost.
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Start with the online course, add the Practicum when you’re ready.
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