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<p class="MsoNormal">The Foreign Language and ESL Education program at the University of Iowa is now offering an online graduate-level Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certificate.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>Online Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language</b> prepares current and future English language education professionals outside of the United States.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Four eight-week courses can be completed in one year. There is no designated meeting time. As long as deadlines for assignments are met, students are free to work at their own pace. The TEFL Certificate is organized around four competencies
in foreign language teaching, which align with the TESOL International Association standards for English teacher education.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Pa1" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt;text-align:justify"><span class="A0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Theory
</span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#211D1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa2" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify"><span class="A0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif">Students will examine the theoretical, conceptual, and sociopolitical foundations in second language
learning and teaching and gain an understanding of the fundamentals in second language acquisition, educational linguistics, and applied linguistics.
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<p class="Pa1" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt;text-align:justify"><span class="A0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Curriculum
</span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#211D1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa2" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify"><span class="A0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif">Students will study foreign language curriculum design and materials development and develop plans for
transposing prototypical curriculum units into classroom-ready forms. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:#211D1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt;text-align:justify"><span class="A0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Assessment</span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#211D1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa2" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify"><span class="A0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 35 Light",sans-serif">Students will understand the fundamental concepts, principles, processes, and dilemmas of language
assessment; develop the ability to plan, construct, and interpret results of language tests; and recognize the synergy between language assessment and program evaluation.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 35 Light",sans-serif;color:#211D1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt;text-align:justify"><span class="A0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Methodology</span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#211D1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt;text-align:justify"><span class="A0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif">Students will explore approaches, methods, and practices in teaching English as a foreign language in
K-12 school settings. Ethical issues concerning linguistically diverse learners will be covered with pedagogical implications.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.education.uiowa.edu/TEFL"><span style="font-weight:normal">www.education.uiowa.edu/TEFL</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Email: educ-tefl@uiowa.edu</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">David Cassels Johnson, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Assistant Professor, Foreign Language and ESL Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">COLLEGE OF EDUCATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">University of Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">240 Lindquist Center North<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Iowa City, IA 52242-1529<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(319) 335-6175<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www2.education.uiowa.edu/directories/person?id=dcjhnson"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www2.education.uiowa.edu/directories/person?id=dcjhnson</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">New Book:
<a href="http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118308387.html"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118308387.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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