ACE Certificate in Advanced Grammar for English Teachers (Post TESOL Certificate)
The ACE Certificate in Advanced Grammar for English Teachers is designed for English language teachers who are interested in becoming more comfortable with complex grammar structures. Participants will analyze specific grammar structures, look at common student challenges with the structures and complete numerous lesson planning tasks in order to practice teaching these structures in a meaningful and interesting way.
Why Choose the ACE Certificate in Advanced Grammar for English Teachers
- 30+ hours of instruction
- A practical look at how to teach complex English language structures
- Increase your level of confidence with high level classes, English for • Academic Purposes and test preparation courses
- Increase your marketability as a language teacher
Post TESL Certificate Training (PTCT)
This course is recognized by TESL Ontario as a Post TESL Certificate Training (PTCT) course. PTCT is specialized training that enables instructors to further their knowledge and skills in high priority content areas such as materials development, technology in the classroom, language for the workplace, and higher level language training. PTCT is for all instructors who teach English as a second language to adults.
Training fee reimbursement
You are eligible for training fee reimbursement if you are currently teaching full time or part time in a CIC-funded program (LINC, ELT, or OSLT) in Ontario. Also, if you are currently on maternity leave but will be returning to your teaching position in a CIC-funded program in Ontario, you are eligible for reimbursement.
Before signing up for a PTCT course, eligible applicants should go to http://ptct.teslontario.org/ to create an account and book a reimbursable seat in the PTCT course they would like to take. For more information, please visit http://www.teslontario.net/PTCT-courses.
Course Content
The ACE Certificate in Advanced Grammar for English Teachers covers the following topics:
- Parts of Speech
- Gerunds and Infinitives
- The Passive Voice
- Pronouns
- Articles
- Conditionals and Subjunctives
- Embedded Questions
- Sentence Constituents
- Phrases, Clauses and Sentences
- Modal Verbs
- Comparative Structures
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Adverb Clauses and Phrases
- Adjective Clauses and Phrases
- Noun Clauses
- Direct and Indirect Speech
- Connectors
- Parallel Structures
- Ellipsis and Substitution
- Creating Emphasis
Program Assessments
Each of the 20 modules in the ACE Certificate in Advanced Grammar for English Teachers course is comprised of Lecture Notes and a Task Journal. Students submit Task Journals to their instructor on an ongoing basis for feedback and assessment. The Task Journals comprise 100% of the final grade.
Courses are offered three times per year:
- September 15 to December 15
- January 15 to April 15
- May 15 to August 15
*Note: Each session is 6 months in duration. It is possible to begin mid-session, provided the course is completed prior to session end date.
| Program | Duration | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| ACE TESOL Diploma Ontario | 3 x 3-month sessions (flexible) | $2,800 |
| ACE TESOL Certificate program | 11 weeks | $1995 |
| ACE Certificate in Teaching Culture | 6 months | $540 |
| ACE Certificate in K-12 ESL Student Integration | 6 months | $595 |
| ACE Certificate in Teaching English for Academic Purposes | 6 months | $650 |
| ACE Certificate in Teaching Standardized Test Preparation | 6 months | $650 |
| ACE Certificate in Teaching Occupation Specific Language | 6 months | $650 |
| ACE Certificate in Language Program Management | 6 months | $1275 |
| ACE Certificate in Teaching Occupation Specific Language | 6 months | $650 |
| ACE Certificate in Online Language Teaching | 6 months | $650 |
| ACE Certificate in Advanced Grammar for English Teachers | 6 months | $650 |
EXTRAS FOR ALL TESOL AND POST-TESOL COURSES
One time Registration fee: $150
Material fee: $90
Students are responsible for arranging their own medical insurance before traveling to Canada. Alternatively, LLI can arrange insurance via Guard.me if required.
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