Westchester Community College, State University of New York

The Program at a Glance

• 36 class sessions meeting Monday/Wednesday/Thursday from 6:00 to 9:30 pm or 9 am-12:30 pm. Either in-person or online.
  
• 3 –  12-week sessions per year: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
• 126 hours of classroom instruction and 30 hours of classroom practice.

The program consists of three required modules and a Teaching Practicum, which includes an additional 12 hours of classroom observations and 18 hours of supervised teaching practice.

• Module 1: English Language: Sounds and Structure
• Module 2: The Classroom Experience
• Module 3: Principles of Language Learning and Teaching

Participants will learn to:

• Lead student-centered classes
• Use a variety of materials and techniques
• Effectively manage classes for adult learners
• Plan dynamic lessons in areas of grammar, conversation, reading, and writing

Summer  2025

Applications are now being accepted for the Summer 2025 TESOL Certificate Program. This summer, the TESOL Certificate Program will be offering a morning in person schedule in addition to our regular evening online course. Applicants can now opt to take the morning in-person course or the evening online course

Option 1:

Morning in-person program:
Days: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays
Times: 9:00-12:30 pm.
Dates: May 19^th-August 14^th (Skip May 26^th, June 19^th, July 4^th)

OR

Option 2:

Evening online program:
Days: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays
Times: 6:00-9:30 pm.
Dates: May 19^th-August 14^th  (Skip May 26^th, June 19^th)

Fees:

Tuition: $2025.00 (FSA & Registration fees not included. Textbooks not included.)
Books: Approx. $100

Contact Information:

Lesley Painter, TESOL Certificate Program Coordinator
Office: (914) 606-7743

Email: TESOL@sunywcc.edu

Meet the TESOL Program Director

Lesley Painter, who co-ordinates and teaches in the TESOL Certificate Program at Westchester Community College, has extensive classroom experience as an English language instructor as well as a teacher trainer and author in many countries abroad and the USA. For fourteen years, the program has successfully trained hundreds of students in teaching English as a second or foreign language and has seen the transformational impact it has had on their lives. The program’s experiential approach to learning to teach is a delicate and unique balance of careful observation, practice, and reflection.

“There is something so very special about guiding others to find their own voice and identity as teachers.”