ACE TEYL Certificate
The ACE TEYL (Teaching English to Young Learners) Certificate will provide you with the tools, strategies, skills and knowledge to be successful as an English language teacher for students aged 3 to 17 years in international nursery schools, kindergartens, elementary schools and high schools.
Why Choose the ACE TEYL Certificate Course?
Why Choose the ACE TEYL Certificate Course?
- Strong emphasis on practical teaching skills
- Uses pair work, small group work and in class discussions
- 100 hours of classroom instruction
- A practical, task-based and participatory learning experience
- An opportunity to explore how children learn a second language
- An opportunity to create activities, lesson plans, materials and props for use with young learners
- Taught by professional, experienced and energetic trainers
- Increase your self-confidence as a teacher of young learners
- Improve your communication and presentation skills to young learners
- Have the opportunity to practice teaching in a safe environment
- Increase your marketability as an English as a Foreign Language teacher internationally and make you more competitive in the job market
Admission Requirements
A level of education allowing for entry into your country's higher education system.*
If English is not your first language, you will need to provide proof of English proficiency with one of the following standardized proficiency tests:
| iBT or TOEFL | Overall score of 70 showing strength in writing and listening scores |
| IELTS | Overall score of 6.0 |
| CAEL | Overall band 50 showing strength in writing and listening scores |
*A Bachelor's degree is recommended.
Course Content
The ACE TEYL Certificate covers both the theory and the practice of teaching English to young learners.
- Children as learners
- Teaching Speaking, Teaching Writing, Teaching Listening and Teaching Reading
- Lesson Planning
- Specialized Activities
- Classroom Management
- Teaching Grammar, Teaching Vocabulary and Teaching Pronunciation
Assessments
Throughout the course participants will complete the following tasks for assessment:
- A Lesson, Materials and Props Portfolio
- A Themed Project Plan
- Evaluated Microteachings
- An Achievement Test
Where to Register
The ACE TEYL Certificate is offered in-class at the following ACE Partner Locations:
Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The London Language Institute, London, Ontario, Canada