Arizona State University TESOL

Module 1: Teach English Now! Foundational Principles

• Understand ways to motivate and properly engage students
• Maintain control of a classroom and avoid teacher burnout
• Use technology to your advantage in the classroom

Module 2: Teach English Now! Theories of Second Language Acquisition

• Define your own personal teaching philosophy
• Describe best practices for teaching listening, speaking, and pronunciation
• Explain grammar translation and audio-lingual teaching approaches

Module 3: Teach English Now! Lesson Design and Assessment

• Manage classroom time with lesson plans
• Motivate students with warm-up activities
• Understand the concept of content "stickiness"

Module 4: Teach English Now! Capstone Project 1

Teach English with confidence, create a complete plan for a single lesson, manage your classroom schedule, and compose your own teaching tips.

Module 5: Teach English Now! Second Language Reading, Writing, and Grammar

This module covers ideas for teaching reading and writing courses, how to include grammar instruction within them, and strategies to engage students in the stages of writing.

Module 6: Teach English Now! Second Language Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation

Learn about the challenges of teaching and learning listening and speaking, and strategies to ease the acquisition of these skills for students.

Module 7: Teach English Now! Technology Enriched Teaching

Focus on integrating technology into teaching without overshadowing language learning, discover current and future trends in educational technology, and learn strategies for implementing these trends in the classroom and beyond.

Module 8: Teach English Now! Capstone Project 2

Apply the skills learned by doing practice teaching, refine lesson plans, and submit work for expert review to receive a TESOL Certificate from ASU.