Computer Basics - introduces students to Microsoft® Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. With this knowledge and practice, students will be able to write papers, create charts, access e-mail and make presentations. They will also learn how to integrate all of these skills into one assignment.

Computer Pro - expands on Computer Basics by adding instruction in Microsoft® Access, FrontPage, Publisher, and Share Point Team Web. This is a more advanced training, which requires previous familiarity with computer terminology and hardware.

Course Overview

COURSE LENGTH	10 week program
HOURS PER WEEK	15 hours per week
LEVELS	Advanced
STUDENTS PER CLASS	Maximum 5 students

CSL offers teacher training programs for non-native ESL teachers who wish to specialize in a specific area of teaching English. The TEFL (Teaching English Foreign Language) Certificate Program is a 6-week program in CSL and is designed for the non-native teacher of English. Students are provided 20 lessons each week, including TEFL theory and methodology, classroom observation, and general English instruction.

TEFL Theory & Methodology

• An introduction: Language learning and teaching
• Language testing and assessment
• English for specific purposes: Program development and needs analysis
• Personality factors and learning
• Error analysis and correction
• Communicative lessons with multimedia
• Teaching grammar in theory and practice
• Teaching writing
• Social cultural factors and implications
• ESL / EFL classrooms
• EFL materials evaluation
• Curriculum design

Classroom Observation

Program participants will join classes at a local school and will gain practical experiences in a real classroom situation.

Participants will be involved in classroom activities and instruction as an assistant to the American teacher.

Course Overview

COURSE LENGTH	6 week program
HOURS PER WEEK	20 hours per week
LEVELS	Intermediate through advanced
STUDENTS PER CLASS	5 students