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Certificate of Completion

in TESOL 

(Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)


Online in English


At Horizons University you can earn a Digital certificate of completion  by taking the following 4 courses and completing a project.

Tuition and Duration 

1950 Euros - 6 months

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ESL501 - General Linguistics

This course  introduces students to the basic principles of language study. The course will address such topics as the definition of language, psycholinguistics and neurolinguistic evidence for humans’ ability for language, findings in first and second language acquisition, history of English, language change, and language variation. However, the main focus of the course will be on the core linguistic areas: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. The goal of the course is to familiarize students with fundamental insights and advances of linguistic science and to apply this knowledge when teaching and developing curriculum.

ESL502 - Second Language Acquisition 

This course surveys the main currents in contemporary second language acquisition research, seeking answers to three general questions:
  • ·      How humans learn a second language after they have learned their first?
  • ·      What factors influence the various outcomes of second language learning?
  • ·      What factors contribute to advanced/near-native second language competencies? 
Throughout the course, students will explore three groups of theoretical topics in the field:  universal influences (age, mother tongue, environment, and cognition), individual differences (language aptitude, motivation), and social dimensions (social identity, power asymmetries, class and gender, socio-political and socio-cultural context). The emphasis will be made on the universal in the L2 acquisition.
While much of the course material reviews some of the scholarly literature, time will be dedicated to discussing the implications of the theories for instructional strategies in the foreign language classroom. The goal of this course is to help students develop BOTH a strong theoretical foundation with regard to language acquisition AND the acute analytical skills required to consider such theory critically, both on which to base future decisions in their classrooms.

 ESL503 -  Teaching English as a 2nd Foreign Language 

This course presents an introduction to and a critique of current and traditional methodologies of teaching English to speakers of other languages. Participants will study the rationale behind each method in terms of language learning and classroom application.

ESL507 - TESOL Assessment 

TESOL Assessment course critically reviews research in the areas of testing linguistically diverse students and the sociocultural dimensions of standardized testing, academic achievement, and accountability. Students are introduced to the process of assessing language proficiency and content-area knowledge in EFL programs. Participants will learn to evaluate language proficiency and literacy of EFL learners and develop assessment techniques. 

ESL510/A  - Project :
The final project is designed with the program supervisor and it requires to apply the skills learned in practical environment that is relevant for ou and that demonstrates your ability to apply concepts learned.
It can be a paper, a portfolio, a film, a mini-book, a presentation, or an other type that suits the need. 

Process of Online Program :  

There are no classes. Students follow the program by reading the course materials and completing assignments, which must be uploaded to the Moodle platform—accessible 24 hours a day. Please note that the use of AI is prohibited and all assignments will be checked for plagiarism

All work is graded by the professor dedicated to each course, and the final grade is an average of these grades.

Three mandatory Moodle modules  must be completed test before the program can begin.


REQUIRED DOCUMENTS  for the application to be sent directly to contact@hu-paris.eu :

-  Certificate of English langauge Level (Level B2);

- Copy of Passport;

The response time is between 24 and 72 hours; once registration is finalized, access to the moodle platform will be granted within 24 hours and the Horizons University email account will be created.

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