The part-time Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL/TESL) certificate is a postgraduate 140-hour TESL Canada and TESL Ontario accredited program. It consists of 120 hours of course work plus 10 hours of English as a second language (ESL) classroom observation and 10 hours in a teaching practicum. The TESL program is designed to be completed in one semester part time however, students have the flexibility to complete the certificate at their own pace over two or three semesters. Courses can be taken in any order except for TSOL 115 which is the last course in the program. All observations and practicum teaching are completed in ESL classes at Humber College.

The certificate program is a hybrid program consisting of both in-class and online classes allowing students to take both at the same time. The certificate provides the necessary training for graduates to teach English as a foreign language (EFL) overseas and ESL in programs across Canada that do not require TESL Ontario or equivalent accreditation.

Upon successful completion of the TESOL Certificate, students can apply to TESL Canada for certification. 
TESOL Certification Requirements > 

Upon graduation, students in the program have the opportunity to apply to work as Writing Tutors in our Math and Writing Centres. This will allow graduates additional experience working with college ESL students outside the teaching practicum.

Please view our introduction video of the TESOL Program.

Admission Requirements

• a Canadian bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• a copy of your resume
• an interview
• non-native speakers must demonstrate proficiency in the English language
• refer to the English Proficiency page for which tests and scores are acceptable. If applicants are interested in applying for the TESL Canada Certificate, please refer to their language requirements on tesl.ca.

To apply to the program, please send your current resumé to Vivi Tsoukalas. Once received, you will be contacted to set up an interview. Applications are accepted up until the start of classes.

Note: These courses do not qualify for General Education credit. 

Full-time postgraduate certificate program for part-time TESOL graduates

Humber’s Part-Time TESOL graduates can now fast-track towards a Humber postgraduate certificate in TESL with TESL Ontario accreditation. TESOL graduates need to complete an online bridging course in September allowing them to jump directly into Semester 2 of Humber’s full-time postgraduate TESL program (January – April semester). For more information, please contact Irene Kosmas at 416-675-6622, ext. 79116 or Stephen Allen at ext. 73109. 

Courses

How to Register

You are required to register for each individual course included in a CE program. You can register for a course by selecting it and following the instructions in the “How to Register” box.

Fees

Each CE program is comprised of a series of courses which may all have different fees. You are required to register for each course individually and pay the associated fees. Once you select the course, the fee is displayed in the “How to Register” box.

Program Specific Questions

Humber Continuous Professional Learning Liberal Arts & Sciences
416.675.6622 ext. 4554
cplliberalarts@humber.ca

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