Registration Instructions
- Review the workshop or course descriptions by clicking on the website link.
- Download the registration form (below) for the course you would like to take.
- Email your form to Dianne Dow, Dianne.Dow@wheaton.edu
- After receiving your registration form, Dianne will contact you with further details about the workshop or course.
Questions? Email Dianne Dow, associate director of TESOL, at Dianne.Dow@wheaton.edu
ESL Course Descriptions and Registration Forms
Reach Out With English 30-hour General ESL Teaching Certificate
Course Description: “Reach Out with English” (ROWE) is a one week intensive course offered every June. It may be taken non-credit or for graduate credit. Participants receive a 30-hour certificate. At this time, ROWE is only offered online via Zoom. Note: The Basics workshop series (Basics 101, 102, & 103) can be combined for the 30-hour ROWE certificate.
Dates: Reach Out with English (ROWE) is offered every summer in June.
Cost for ROWE: $375 (early registration; form must be submitted by May 24); $425 (registration submitted after May 24)
For 2 graduate credits: please contact icct@wheaton.edu for more information on costs for credit; must register (including additional forms) by May 1.
Additional materials fee: $40 (Hard copy = highly recommended). Note: Must live in the U.S. and register by May 26.
Special Rates: $175 (for past ROWE participants or current Wheaton College undergraduate or graduate students)
Essentials of Teaching English Pronunciation Course
Course Description: Essentials of Teaching English Pronunciation is a non-credit course equipping teachers with basics skills for teaching English Pronunciation. Participants receive a 30-hour certificate.
Dates: Next Projected Offering: Winter 2024 (January-March). This will be a ten-week course, with one 3-hour session per week.
Stay tuned for updates on the next time Essentials of Teaching English Pronunciation will be offered!
Essentials of Teaching ESL Grammar Course
Course Description: Essentials of Teaching ESL Grammar is a non-credit course equipping teachers with basics skills for teaching English Grammar. Participants receive a 30-hr certificate.
Dates: Next Projected Offering: Winter 2025 (January-March). This will be a ten-week course, with one 3-hour session per week.
Stay tuned for updates on the next time Essentials of Teaching ESL Grammar will be offered!
ESL Workshop Descriptions
One-Day Workshops for ESL Teachers
Our One-Day Workshops include Basics 101, 102, and 103 which may be combined toward the 30-hour ROWE ESL teaching certificate, as well as two elective workshops. Typically, Basics 101 and an elective workshop are offered each fall, while Basics 102 & 103 are offered each spring.
Fall 2023 Workshops:
Basics of ESL Teaching 101—Saturday, October 21, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CDT
This workshop provides a strong foundation for effective ESL teaching. It focuses on both key fundamental principles of teaching and learning a language as well as practical aspects such as needs analysis and lesson planning. It can be combined with two other workshops (Basics 102 & Basics 103--offered in the spring) for a 30-hour Reach Out with English (ROWE) certificate.
Essentials of Teaching ESL One-to-One 402—Saturday, November 4, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CDT
This elective, stand-alone workshop focuses on key issues related to best practices when it comes to teaching ESL to individual learners. In addition, we will explore how to best assist learners as they seek to increase their English proficiency. Finally, we will identify sound principles and logistical considerations when structuring tutoring regardless of whether it's in a volunteer or paid business setting.
Cost of one-day workshops: $95 (early registration); $115 (late registration)
Special Rates: $45 (for those taking the workshop again; also applies to past ROWE participants taking any Basics courses); $55 (current Wheaton College undergraduate and graduate students)
Additional discounts (only apply to those paying $95 or $115 rate): $10 discount per workshop if registering for both workshops in a semester; $10 discount per person for groups of 3 or more from one organization/church
Questions? Please email Dianne Dow, Associate Director of TESOL, at dianne.dow@wheaton.edu.
We will be in touch soon after we receive your registration form with additional information.
"There is nothing 'basic' about Basics 103. I learned more in one day than I did in whole semesters of methods classes in college. I wish I had taken this course sooner. I learned so much that will help me serve learners better."
~ past TESOL workshop participant