OVERVIEW OF STANDARDS
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Name of Standard
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Details of Eligibility
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Professional Standard One
The Professional Certificate: Standard One is intended to recognize ESL/EFL educators who have completed an undergraduate degree and a Standard One TESL Canada recognized TESL training program.
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The Professional Certificate: Standard One may be granted upon presentation of certified evidence of:
1) Completion of an undergraduate degree at an accredited post-secondary institution, and
2) Completion of a TESL Canada Recognized TESL Training Program which includes:
a) A minimum of 100 hours of theory and methodology and
b) A supervised practicum of a minimum of 20 hours (10 hours of observation and 10 hours of teaching under the supervision of an instructor certified at a minimum of TESL Canada Professional Certificate: Standard One, Two, or Three with at least 2,000 hours of adult ESL/EFL classroom experience or equivalent.)
Note: Item (2) may be part of an undergraduate or graduate degree.
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Professional Standard Two
The Professional Certificate: Standard Two is intended to recognize ESL/EFL educators who have completed an undergraduate degree and a Standard Two TESL Canada recognized TESL training program.
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The Professional Certificate: Standard Two may be granted upon presentation of certified evidence of:
1) Completion of an undergraduate degree at an accredited post-secondary institution, and
2) Completion of a Standard Two TESL Canada Recognized TESL Training Program which includes:
a) A minimum of 250 hours of theory and methodology and
b) A supervised practicum of a minimum of 50 hours (30 hours of observation and 20 hours of teaching under the supervision of an instructor certified at a minimum of TESL Canada Professional Certificate: Standard One, Two, or Three with at least 2,000 hours of adult ESL/EFL classroom experience or equivalent.)
Note: Item (2) may be part of an undergraduate or graduate degree.
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Professional Standard Three
The Professional Certificate: Standard Three is intended to recognize ESL/EFL educators who have completed a Master’s/Doctoral degree in TESL or equivalent with a demonstrated background in adult education from a Canadian institution which is a member in good standing of Universities Canada, and a minimum of 50 hours in a supervised adult ESL/EFL classroom practicum.
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The Professional Certificate: Standard Three may be granted upon presentation of certified evidence of:
1) Completion of a Master’s/Doctoral degree in TESL or equivalent from a Canadian institution which is a member in good standing of Universities Canada ,
2) Demonstrated background in adult education, and
Completion of a minimum of 50 hours in a supervised adult ESL/EFL classroom practicum (30 hours of classroom observation and 20 hours of teaching under the supervision of an instructor certified at a minimum of TESL Canada Professional Certificate: Standard One, Two, or Three with at least 2,000 hours of adult ESL/EFL classroom experience or equivalent.)
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1) The requirements of Professional Standard One or Two,
2) Completion of a Master’s degree or PhD in a related field at an accredited post-secondary institution.
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PRACTICUM
The requirements for the practicum portion of the program can be met when conducted entirely in English by:
a. 100% face-to-face (ESL or EFL), or
b. 100% online synchronous (ESL or EFL), or
c. through a mix of either face-to-face and online synchronous (ESL or EFL).
Teaching in an online synchronous environment must include the following teaching modalities:
- Teacher-centred lectures/explanations
- Student-centred activities such as pair and group discussions and tasks delivered through a breakout room function
- Screen sharing of various media
- Using audiovisual technology (e.g., for listening and watching comprehension activities)
- Using the digital whiteboard and annotation tools
- Providing feedback in real time
- Classroom management (e.g., giving floor, managing class interaction, elicitation)
- Using external polling and assessment tools (e.g., Kahoot!)
* Online synchronous teaching environment are web-conferencing platforms (such as Zoom, Adobe Connect, Google Meet, Blackboard Collaborate, YouSeeU, Big Blue Button, Teams) or 3D Virtual Worlds (such as Second Life or VirBELA), where instruction requires participation of learners in real time.
TESL Canada
Teachers of English as a Second Language - Canada