Teaching Writing for Academic and Professional Purposes

This TEFL certificate course will treat in-depth the discourse features of successful writing in English, in particular for academic and professional communication in the U.S. and around the world.

The following are specific to good written English and are often not found in the same ways in the writing of other languages:

• uses of reference

• substitution

• ellipsis

• conjunction

• lexical cohesion

Through this course, you will review the rhetorical and formal conventions of good writing, and the most effective ways to share that knowledge with your ESL and EFL students in helping them develop successful writing skills and rhetoric. Using process strategies (prewriting, composing, revising, and editing) will also be discussed as an integral component in effective writing instruction. 

Note: A strong command of English is a prerequisite for this course. (iBT TOEFL:80, TOEIC:760) 

This is a required course for the Professional Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate program.

Course Number: LING-40044
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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1/9/2023 - 3/17/2023

$500

Online

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• SECTION ID:

  170649

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Andrade, Christina, 9 years of ESL teaching experience and ESL Instructor at ELI. Presenter for CATESOL.

  Christina Andrade is a California-born educator who has taught English as a second language around the world. She is a passionate action researcher dedicated to the constant learning that comes from the teaching process. Andrade graduated with highest honors from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2003. Following the completion of her bachelor's in communication, she earned her CELTA teaching certificate from Cambridge and taught in Australia. After years of living and teaching abroad, from Micronesia to Australia, she moved to San Diego to continue her education earning a Master of Education in TESOL, Culture and Literacy from the University of San Diego, where she received the School of Leadership and Education Award of Distinction. Andrade loves to share her...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Teaching Academic Writing: An Introduction for Teachers of Second Language Writers 1st
  by Brian Richard Paltridge
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780472033348

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 1/12/2023.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $475 ($500 if enrolled after 12/19/2022).
  

• NOTE:

  **PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION*** In order to be successful in an online TEFL course, students must have the following: a reliable computer that has updated software, reliable internet connection, a web camera, and intermediate computer/technology skills. Online courses require students to do word processing, create presentations, record videos/presentations, download and upload documents/videos/recordings, view videos, complete quizzes/exams, and more. Questions? Contact tefl@ucsd.edu.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  1/9/2023 - 3/17/2023
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.