Standards for Short-Term TEFL/TESL Certificate Programs with Program Assessment

By TESOL International Association

Standards for Short-Term TEFL/TESL Certificate Program with Program Assessment presents organization and program management, curriculum development, instructor recruitment, and candidate curriculum standards for TEFL/TESL short-term certificate and a user-friendly self-assessment tool. This assessment tool guides program administrators toward improvements of their programs through various activities and group discussions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: TESOL Press
• Release date: Sep 16, 2015
• ISBN: 9781953745408

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Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Scope and Purpose

Organization of Standards

Rationale

Organization and Program Management Standards

Mission Statement

Program Length and Structure

Administration

Candidate Services

Curriculum and Instructor Standards

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Instructor

Candidate Standards

Language

Culture

Instruction

Assessment

Professionalism

Organization and Program Management Standards

Domain 1: Mission Statement

Mission Statement Standard 1: Mission Statement

Domain 2: Program Length and Structure

Program Length and Structure Standard 1: Program Length and Structure

Domain 3: Administration

Administration Standard 1: Administrative Structure and Policies

Administration Standard 2: Recruitment Policies

Administration Standard 3: Candidate Qualification

Administration Standard 4: Admission and Enrollment Policies

Administration Standard 5: Personnel Policies

Administration Standard 6: Finances

Administration Standard 7: Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies

Domain 4: Candidate Services

Candidate Services Standard 1: Candidate Services

Curriculum and Instructor Standards

Domain 1: Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Standard 1: Curriculum

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Standard 2: Instructional Approaches and Materials

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Standard 3: Curriculum Development and Review

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Standard 4: Candidate Assessment

Domain 2: Instructor

Instructor Standard 1: Instructor Qualifications

Instructor Standard 2: Instructional Skills

Instructor Standard 3: Professional Development

Candidate Standards

Domain 1: Language

Language Standard 1: Language as a System of Communication

Language Standard 2: First and Second Language Acquisition and Development

Domain 2: Culture

Culture Standard 1: Connections Among Culture, Language, and Learning

Domain 3: Instruction

Instruction Standard 1: Planning Instruction

Instruction Standard 2: Implementing Instruction

Instruction Standard 3: Using Instructional Resources

Domain 4: Assessment

Assessment Standard 1: Assessment Theory

Assessment Standard 2: Assessment Practices

Domain 5: Professionalism

Professionalism Standard 1: Professional Learning and Growth

Professionalism Standard 2: Professional Ethics and Behavior

Program Assessment

Glossary

References

Acknowledgements

TESOL International Association offers its sincere thanks to the dedicated expert group who developed these standards. Participants brought a breadth of expertise in standards development, extensive knowledge in short-term certificate programs in teaching English to speakers of other languages, and experience working in programs outside the United States.

Expert Group

Richmond Stroupe, chair

Soka University, Japan

Jan Dormer

Messiah College, United States

Rosario Giraldez

Alianza Cultural Uruguay—Estados Unidos, Uruguay

Natalie Kuhlman

San Diego State University, professor emeritus, United States

Seyed-Reza Mazloom-Farzaghy

TESL Association of Ontario, Canada

Teresa O’Donnell

Commission on English Language Program Accreditation, United States

Project Writers

Diane Staehr Fenner

DSF Consulting, United States

Sydney Snyder

DSF Consulting, United States

Program Assessment Developer

Yosra Abdelkareem

2014–2015 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow

Project Staff

John Segota, Associate Executive Director for Public Policy and Professional Relations

Sarah Sahr, Director of Professional Learning & Research

Valerie Borchelt, Professional Relations Manager

Introduction

Founded in 1966, TESOL International Association (www.tesol.org) is a professional community of educators, researchers, administrators, and students whose mission is to advance professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide. TESOL International Association has a long history of standards development for the field of English language teaching, starting with the first national standards for ESL in the United States published in 1997. This document, developed by TESOL International Association, provides standards and guidelines for short-term TEFL/TESL certificate programs. The document includes (1) the scope and purpose of the Standards for Short-Term TEFL/TESL Certificate Programs, (2) a research-based rationale for the components of the standards, (3) the standards and performance indicators, (4) a program assessment tool, and (5) a glossary and reference list. Terms in the glossary are bolded the first time they are used in the document.

Given the diversity of global contexts in which English language teaching takes place, many people starting in the field of teaching English as a second, foreign, or additional language pursue an entry-level credential