Certification | Course Requirements | IELTS Exit Requirement |
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ACE Certified Teacher: Essential Level | Essential Techniques for Communicative Language Teaching | Three electives chosen from: ● Essential Language Analysis for Teaching ● Responding to Learner Needs and Materials Development ● Online Resources and Teaching Techniques ● Classroom Techniques for Young Learners ● Teaching Approaches for Young Learners ● Child Protection and Very Young Learners | | IELTS 6.5 overall |
ACE Certified Teacher: Advanced Level | Action Research and Mentoring | IELTS 7.5 overall |
The ACE TESOL Teacher Certification Program comprises a series of specialised courses that upskill both new and experienced English language teachers to improve and accelerate the learning outcomes of their students.
The Program starts with Essential Techniques for Communicative Language Teaching, which equips participants with practical techniques and approaches for teaching grammar, vocabulary, and the four English language skills - reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Participants also develop proficiency in integrating technology into the classroom, developing classroom materials, and using assessment techniques to track and accelerate student progress. A key component of this course includes observing experienced teachers and peers before being observed teaching real students. In addition to equipping newer teachers with the essential foundation for effective classroom instruction, Essential Techniques for Communicative Language Teaching provides even the most experienced teachers with innovative strategies to effectively develop English language knowledge and skills in a student-centred, communicative way.
After completing Essential Techniques for Communicative Language Teaching, Program participants will choose three 15-hour electives from the two streams - Young Learners and General English.
The courses in the Young Learners stream include Classroom Techniques for Young Learners, Teaching Approaches for Young Learners, and Child Protection and Very Young Learners. These courses apply and adapt many of the techniques and principles from Essential Techniques for Communicative Language Teaching to a primary school context, taking into account the specific needs of younger language learners.
The courses in the General English stream include Responding to Learner Needs and Materials Development, Online Resources and Teaching Techniques, and Essential Language Analysis for Teaching. These electives build on the techniques from Essential Techniques for Communicative Language Teaching by focusing on a range of teaching approaches that utilise the in-depth knowledge and flexibility of more seasoned teachers, that include the use of technology in a variety of classroom settings, and that focus on in-depth language analysis that would be necessary when teaching teenagers and adults.
Upon completion of three of the above electives, teachers who obtain an overall IELTS score of 6.5 will become ACE Certified Teachers: Essential Level.
For those wishing to take their career and their skills to the Advanced level, the final course in the ACE TESOL Teacher Certification Program is Action Research and Mentoring, which empowers participants to make positive changes in their classrooms and the classrooms of their peers. This course prepares participants to take on more responsibility in their schools and positions them to become leaders in the educational landscape. Upon completion of this course, any participant who obtains an overall IELTS score of 7.5 will become an ACE Certified Teacher: Advanced Level.
See below for a more detailed description of each course.
Course | Description and Learning Outcomes |
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Essential Techniques for Communicative Language Teaching (Core Essentials) | This course equips participants with practical techniques and approaches for teaching grammar, vocabulary, and the four English language skills - reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Participants also develop proficiency in integrating technology into the classroom, developing classroom materials, and using assessment techniques to track and accelerate student progress. A key component of this course includes observing experienced teachers and peers before being observed teaching real students. In addition to equipping newer teachers with the essential foundation for effective classroom instruction, Essential Techniques for Communicative Language Teaching provides even the most experienced teachers with innovative strategies to effectively develop English language knowledge and skills in a student-centred, communicative way. |
Essential Language Analysis for Teaching (General English Stream) | This course consists of a series of workshops focusing on a range of English language tenses, aspects, voices, and structures. By mastering in-depth language analysis, participants will gain the confidence to clarify even the most difficult of language concepts for their students. |
Responding to Learner Needs and Materials Development (General English Stream) | This course focuses on various teaching approaches that utilise the in-depth knowledge and flexibility of more experienced teachers. Participants will learn to respond to student needs that emerge during lessons and to create personalised, engaging materials that optimise the learning outcomes for their students. |
Online Resources and Teaching Techniques (General English Stream) | This course builds on the teaching approaches and introductory sessions on online teaching from Essential Techniques for Communicative Language Teaching to focus on specific teaching approaches and resources for online lessons and blended classes. |
Classroom Techniques for Young Learners (YL Stream) | This course equips participants with classroom techniques and fundamental components to effectively teach Young Learners, including lesson planning, classroom management, and material development. Additionally, participants will learn a variety of fun and educational games and explore online platforms that can enhance Young Learner classes. |
Teaching Approaches for Young Learners (YL Stream) | This course provides trainees with specific approaches to help young learners develop receptive and productive skills and build their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. Sessions of observed peer teaching are also incorporated to enhance practical experience. |
Child Protection and Very Young Learners (YL Stream) | This course equips participants with the fundamental tools to excel when working with very young learners, including Kindergarteners. Crucially, this course also provides detailed best practices for Child Protection, which is of the utmost importance when teaching students in this age demographic. |
Action Research and Mentoring (Core Advanced) | For those wishing to take their career and their skills to the next level, the final course in the ACE Teacher Training Program is Action Research and Mentoring, which empowers participants to make positive changes in their classrooms and the classrooms of their peers. This course prepares participants to take on more responsibility in their schools and positions them to become leaders in the educational landscape. |