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An application for a Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) Certificate must include the following:

• Application form
• Application fee ($50)
• One recent color photograph (digital is okay)
• A scan of a current, government-issued photo ID

Non-native English speakers must demonstrate college-level proficiency by providing original documentation in one of the following ways:

• Degree from an accredited institution where English is the primary language of instruction.
• Transcript from an accredited institution indicating completion of at least 30 semester hours of credit where the language of instruction was English (“C” average)
  (Note:  If the university does not routinely issue transcripts in English, original language records must be submitted with official English translations. We will accept translations issued by the university or by the following professional translation services: Accredited Language Services; Berlitz; Liaison Linguistics; Josef Silny & Associates; American Evaluation & Translation Services (AETS); and Education Evaluators International. Translations must be exact and complete versions of the original records.)
• A minimum TOEFL score of 500 PBT / 173 CBT/ 61 iBT.
• A minimum TOEIC score of 625.
• A minimum IELTS score of 6.0.
• A minimum PTE (Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report) of 44.
• A minimum BULATS Level 3 (60), accepted only for Cultura Inglesa in Brazil.
• A minimum grade of Level 3 on the ACT COMPASS’s English as a Second Language Placement Test.
• A minimum grade of Pre-1 on the Eiken English Proficiency Exam.
• A minimum B2 English proficiency level identified within the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) Standards and assessed through various ESOL examinations, including the University of Cambridge.

Once your application materials have been approved, you will need to submit an Enrollment Agreement and tuition payment to complete the enrollment process.

 Internet Access: All students are required to have access to a computer equipped with Internet access capabilities.

Entrance Examination:  There is no entrance examination required for admission to Anaheim University.

We currently do not accept students who reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wyoming due to regulatory matters. For more information, please call our Vice President of Administrative Affairs at 714-772-3330

Online Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners Course Schedule 2023

New courses begin on the first Monday of the month.

The Anaheim University David Nunan TESOL Institute offers a cutting-edge online Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) program. The online TEYL certification program is designed for teachers, teachers in preparation or intending teachers of children and adolescents. It offers a practical introduction to English Language Teaching for children and links practice to theory and research.

Get Started Today : Apply today and get started on your Online TEYL Certificate program within 2 weeks.

Earn your Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) while holding down a full-time job.

• 15 week online course
• 15 weeks x 9 hours per week = 135 hour course

Read more: Overview

The program offers students the opportunity of developing a solid pedagogical foundation towards teaching English to children through instruction in the following areas:

• Who is the "young learner?"
• First and Second Language Acquisition
• Methods and Approaches in Language Teaching
• Teaching Listening
• Teaching Speaking
• Teaching Reading
• Teaching Writing
• Teaching Vocabulary
• Teaching Grammar
• Teaching Pronunciation
• Learning Styles and Strategies
• The Affective Domain
• Working with Parents
• Classroom Management
• Resources and Technology Support for Language Learning
• Assessment and evaluation