Parkland College

Teaching English as a Foreign Language:
Oral Communication

Program Code: CTFO CER

Certificate
Minimum graduation requirement — 15 semester hours

The Teaching English as a Foreign Language Oral Communication Certificate is designed for students wishing to teach spoken-language skills to speakers of other languages in a foreign context or for persons currently employed in TEFL or related fields who wish to update their skills.

Program Note*
Completion of or concurrent enrollment in TFL 110 is a requirement for all subsequent TFL courses.

Suggested Full-time Sequence

FALL 1st Semester
TFL 110
TFL 112
ENG 101 or ESL 101 or SPE 101

SPRING 2nd Semester
TFL 230
TFL 293
SPE 200

 

Requirements

Credit Hours

Required Program Courses (12 hours)

SPE 200 Principles of Group Discussion

3

TFL 110* Language Learning Principles

3

TFL 112 Teaching and Evaluating ESL/EFL Oral Communication Skills

4

TFL 230 Practicum in Language Instruction

1

TFL 293 TEFL Portfolio Seminar

1
 

Required General Education Core Courses (3-4 hours)

ENG 101 Composition I
or ESL 101 English Composition for Non-Native Speakers
or SPE 101 Introductory Speech Communication

        3-4

Total Semester Credit Hours Required

15-16

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