What is TFL?
Tutoring a Foreign Language (TFL) is a 30-hour self-instructional certificate program that allows individuals to meet minimal teaching standards for tutoring a foreign language within foreign language departments and critical languages programs. The program is designed to help foreign language tutors and language partners develop competence in improving their students’ foreign language abilities through self-instruction.
TFL is designed specifically for native-speakers of a language other than English who are eager to learn how to tutor students of their native language.
Curriculum
The TFL curriculum consists of short readings, exercises, and activities on a self-instructional basis around the following topics:
- Second Language Acquisition
- Language Learning/Teaching Methods
- Designing a syllabus and lesson plans
- Learner motivation focused on self-instructional language learners
The course is modular and is designed for completion in as few as 4 weeks or as long as a full semester of 16 weeks.
Pricing
30 hours for $350 (+$50 application and technology fee)
*NASILP members discount available