ESL Workshop and Course Registration
Registration Instructions
- Review the workshop or course descriptions by clicking on the website link.
- Download the registration form (below) for the course you would like to take.
- Email your form to Dianne Dow, Dianne.Dow@wheaton.edu
- After receiving your registration form, Dianne will contact you with further details about the workshop or course.
Questions? Email Dianne Dow, associate director of TESOL, at Dianne.Dow@wheaton.edu
ESL Course Descriptions and Registration Forms
Reach Out With English 30-hour General ESL Teaching Certificate
Course Description: “Reach Out with English” (ROWE) is a 30-hour general TESOL course which provides a broad foundation for effective ESL teaching. It may be taken non-credit or for graduate credit. Participants receive a 30-hour certificate. At this time, ROWE is only offered online via Zoom. This course is offered as a combination of three Saturday workshops (Basics 101, 102, and 103) for 24 in-class hours plus 6 hours of out-of-class application homework or participation in extra sessions.
Dates: Reach Out with English (ROWE)--Basics 101 is projected to be offered in Fall 2025.
For 2 graduate credits: Enroll for the Spring term. Please contact icct@wheaton.edu for more information on costs for credit and additional forms required by Wheaton College.
Essentials of Teaching ESL Grammar Course
Course Description: Essentials of Teaching ESL Grammar is a non-credit course equipping teachers with basics skills for teaching English Grammar. Participants receive a 30-hr certificate.
Dates: Next Projected Offering: Winter 2027 (January-March). This will be a ten-week course, with one 3-hour session per week.
Stay tuned for updates on the next time Essentials of Teaching English Grammar will be offered!
Essentials of Teaching English Pronunciation Course
Course Description: Essentials of Teaching English Pronunciation is a non-credit course equipping teachers with basics skills for teaching English Pronunciation. Participants receive a 30-hour certificate.
Dates: Next Projected Offering: Winter 2026 (January-March). This will be a ten-week course, with one 3-hour session per week.
Stay tuned for updates on the next time Essentials of Teaching English Pronunciation will be offered!
ESL Workshop Descriptions
One-Day Workshops for ESL Teachers
Our One-Day Workshops include Basics 101, 102, and 103 which may be combined toward the 30-hour ROWE ESL teaching certificate, as well as two elective workshops. Typically, Basics 101 and an elective workshop are offered each fall, while Basics 102 & 103 are offered each spring.
Stay tuned for Fall 2025 offerings!
Cost of one-day workshops: $95 (early registration); $115 (late registration)
Special Rates: $45 (for those taking the workshop again; also applies to past ROWE participants taking any Basics courses); $55 (current Wheaton College undergraduate and graduate students)
Additional discounts (only apply to those paying $95 or $115 rate): $10 discount per workshop if registering for both workshops in a semester; $10 discount per person for groups of 3 or more from one organization/church
Questions? Please email Dianne Dow, Associate Director of TESOL, at dianne.dow@wheaton.edu.
We will be in touch soon after we receive your registration form with additional information.
"There is nothing 'basic' about Basics 103. I learned more in one day than I did in whole semesters of methods classes in college. I wish I had taken this course sooner. I learned so much that will help me serve learners better."
~ past TESOL workshop participant
Master's in TESOL at Wheaton
Are you passionate about teaching English? Interested in learning more about second language acquisition? Wheaton College has a Master's in Intercultural Studies and TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages).