graduates melissa blanchard, left, and jean begin celebrated their accomplishment with a cake.

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the inaugural class of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s 2013 teaching english as a second language certificate program has now received its level 1 certification through tesl canada, which means that their qualifications to teach english as a second language will be recognized around the world.

the department of professional development in education at lakehead’s faculty of education offers the tesl certificate program in a face-to-face format consisting of 100 hours of coursework and a 20-hour compulsory practicum.

“this program explores curriculum organization, principles and methods of instruction applied to teaching english as both a second or an additional language, and the development of literacy of english language learners in canada and abroad,” said dr. donald kerr, associate professor and chair of the department of professional development in education.

“世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 also develop an understanding of basic linguistics and its application in the fields of additional language acquisition and english language development,” dr. kerr said.

six 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have now completed the program and have received their certification from tesl canada.

“this program provided me with both the theoretical foundation and practical strategies i need to confidently teach adult language learners,” said melissa blanchard, one of the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who is now certified.

“currently, i am employed as a sessional english as a second language instructor at confederation college where i have had the pleasure of teaching 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from brazil, china, south korea, libya, peru, vietnam, saudi arabia, italy, france, and other places.

“these 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 motivate and inspire me every day. completing 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's tesl non-credit certificate program has truly been a life-changing experience,” she added.

the tesl program has also changed graduate jean begin’s life, as he looks forward to applying his more than 20 years of self-employment experience to interacting with all kinds of people.

“this means i can start on a new adventure, explore new parts of the world, and meet new people,” he explained. “my plans are to teach english in the hospitality industry – either in hotels, bars or the food service industry. i have even lined up a couple of doctors interested in improving their english.” 

“we’re really pleased for our graduates, and for their accomplishments in recognition of their hard work. these graduates are now well placed to find work across canada and around the world. the tesl program is the latest example of innovation at the faculty of education,” said 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s acting dean of the faculty of education, dr. connie russell.

the next tesl program starts monday, may 5, and runs until thursday, may 29. for more information please visit http://tinyurl.com/mq3z6wn.

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