Teaching English or French as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL/FLE) can be a very rewarding career, offering you the chance to live and work abroad.
With our wealth of English and French language teaching experience we can help you gain the skills and knowledge to become a successful ESL/EFL or FLE teacher. Our teacher training programs are certified by some of the most respected organizations in the ESL/EFL and FLE teaching fields.
With the exception of those programs offered by Greystone College and ILSC-Montréal, the following are offered as ESL preparatory programs for those students wishing to pursue professional teacher training in recognized Career Training Institutions such as Greystone College or Universities.
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Teacher Training Preparation
 Teaching Young Learners Preparation Certificate (TYLP)
If you are interested in working with children who are learning English as a second language, you need to have strong English skills and confidence. You need to communicate with your ESL learners by using clear and correct English, and the right vocabulary.
ILSC’S TYLP Program will help you achieve these goals, and is the perfect introduction to working with children in English and to future TESOL course work with our sister school: Greystone College.
In the TYLP Program you will study and practice English through focusing on interesting topics like how children develop and learn, as well as participating in second language acquisition activities designed for children: games, crafts and songs. We also ensure that you do a number of presentations and provide you with a one week practicum in a Canadian school or organization of your choice. Practice does make perfect:
Program Overview - On a daily basis, English grammar, writing, speaking and vocabulary will be taught to correspond with the weekly content.
For more information, please see:
 : Teaching Young Learners Preparation Certificate (TYLP) One-Page Program Description
Levels: Intermediate 2 to Advanced 2
Duration: 4 week full-time intensive including 1 week practicum
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Availability by City:
 ILSC-Vancouver |
TYLP Testimonials: what our students say...
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TESOL-TYL Preparation Plus Diploma Program
(TESOL-TYLP+)
(8 week full-time intensive including 3 week practicum)
ILSC’s TESOL-TYL Preparation Plus Diploma Program is designed to equip you with the language skills for teaching English as a second language to young learners (children, adolescents, and young adults), and is the perfect introduction to working with children in English and to future TESOL course work with our sister school: Greystone College.
The basis of teaching English is to understand not only the English language, but also the teaching-learning process. Through a combination of theoretical and practical study, the TESOL-TYL Preparation Plus Diploma Program allows you to achieve an appropriate standard in both skill sets. The strength of the program lies in its high-quality theory preparation, and flexible practicum component integrated into the course.
Levels: Intermediate 2 to Advanced 2
Duration: 8 week full-time intensive including 3 week practicum
TESOL-TYL Preparation Plus Diploma Program Details
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ILSC-Vancouver
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Start Dates 2010
Jan 4, Mar 1, Apr 26,
Jun 21, Aug16, Oct 12 |
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I have 3 years experience in teaching English
in Turkey. In the TESOL program, I have
improved my teaching skills and have learned
a lot of details about teaching, and class
management. I’m sure
this course will help me to become a good teacher and will help
me to get a good job.
Nesteren Bilginer
TESOL Diploma Program at Greystone College |
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Teacher Training
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TESOL/TESL Diploma (Greystone College and ILSC-Montreal) (TESL Canada Certified)
(With Optional Cambridge University TKT - Teaching Knowledge Test)
The TESOL (Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages) program provides students with the skills and knowledge to become successful as ESL/EFL teachers. It is designed to help both prospective and experienced teachers. This program is recognized by TESL Canada. Students who successfully complete this program may apply for TESL Canada’s Professional Standard Two certification.
For more information please visit the Greystone College TESOL Diploma Program page.
Levels: High Intermediate/Advanced or Native English speaker, or appropriate IELTS or iBT TOEFL scores
- please see the Greystone College website (link above)
Duration: 12 week full-time intensive
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Availability by City:
Greystone College Toronto
Greystone College Vancouver
ILSC-Montréal (as a remote campus of Greystone College Vancouver) |
TESOL/TESL Diploma Testimonials:
what our ILSC-Montréal students say...
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CELTA English Teaching Certification
(TESL Canada Certified)
CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
is an internationally recognized teaching qualification which is highly regarded throughout the world. The ILSC CELTA Certification program, offered at ILSC-Montreal, will give you the teaching skills you need and will make it easier to get a teaching job anywhere. Because the CELTA Certificate is awarded by Cambridge ESOL, part of the world famous University of Cambridge, you can rely on its quality and recognition.
For more information on the ILSC CELTA Certification Program in Montreal, Quebec, please visit www.celta.ilsc.ca
Levels: Native English speakers or native English Level (Advanced)
Duration: 4-week full time intensive including practicum
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Availability by City:
ILSC-Montréal
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CEFLE French Teaching Certification
(Recognized by the Université du Québec en Outaouais)
CEFLE (Certificat d’Enseignement du Français Langue Étrangère) is a teacher training course developed by ILSC-Montréal. It is an intensive 4 week program that will train you and give you the teaching skills you need to instruct French as a second language or French as a foreign language in private language schools around the world.
For more information on the ILSC French Teaching certification program in Montreal, Quebec, please visit www.learnfrench.ca
Levels: DALF Advanced 2 level required
Duration: 4 weeks , full-time intensive ( from 9 to 5pm , 5 days a week) , input sessions in the morning, teaching practice in the afternoon
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ILSC-Montréal |
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