TEFL Teacher Certification in Pennsylvania & Ecuador

Juniata College:
The TEFL Certificate Program is held at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and the University of Otavalo, Ecuador. Participants in the program will experience classroom instruction, teaching practice and cultural learning as they complete the six courses of the TESL certificate.

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Juniata College offers a Teaching Certificate Program in TESL - Teaching English as a Second Language with courses on the college campus and an international field experience for practice teaching in Otavalo, Ecuador. The Ecuadorian community provides an environment in which participants explore the challenges and triumphs of using and learning to teach a second language within a vibrant cultural context.

The TESL certificate program is offered at Juniata College at the Universidad de Otavalo, Ecuador from February through August. Courses on Juniata's campus are scheduled on weekeends (the first coure is partially online) so that you may participate from afar. In June/July, you will travel to the Andean highlands of Ecuador for an intensive four-week learning experience. The TESL certificate program offers these unique learning opportunities:

- A teaching practicum with Ecuadorian English language learners.
- Second language study (Spanish or Quichua)
- A homestay with a local Ecuadorian family
- Sharing ESL teaching practices with mentors and other participants
- Exploring the Andes - you will visit subtropical cloud forest, volcanic peaks, indigenous cultures and markets