1. PTCT
Advanced Pedagogical Grammar
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2. Admissions Requirement
Completion of a TESL program from a
TESL Ontario accredited institution OR
have TESL Ontario Accreditation.
This course is designed for TESL Ontario
Accredited Language Instructors seeking
training in the specialized language
instruction area of Advanced Grammar.
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3. OUTCOMES
Graduates of this course:
 will have a more profound understanding of English
grammar
 feel more confident about teaching advanced
grammar
 demonstrate the ability to effectively design grammar
lesson plans at Stage III Canadian Language Benchmark
levels
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4. Course Development Process
1) needs assessment - questionnaires, interviews with
instructors, feedback from ESL schools/employers
2) selection of topics - based on the assessment and
the CLB for CLB 9-12, academic English and exam prep
such as TOEFL and Academic IELTS.
3) development of blended approach - some topics
work better online some in class; practical and
theoretical assignments/tests
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5. Course Development Process
4) feedback from a test group of instructors - revision
based on feedback
5) submission to TESL Ontario for complete course
review and recommendations
6) final revision based on TESL Ontario feedback
7) course accreditation and launch
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6. Course Structure
25-hour 20 hours 5 hours
Post TESL online Instructor-
Certificate Under led in class
in supervision component
of online
instructor
blended
format
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7. Online delivery
 Participants will be assigned an online instructor for
online component.
 Online component is a self-executable anytime-
anywhere program and it is open 24/7.
 Participants will have 6 months to complete the
program.
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8. Online Component
5 4 Reflective
Sessions Quizzes Journals
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9. Online Content Examples
 Topics Examples:
o Conditionals, Reduced Clauses, Causatives and
Inversion
 Lesson Planning
 Grammar and Pronunciation
o Past Modals( should have been)
 CLB and Grammar
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10. Online Course Sample
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11. Online Course Sample
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12. In-class Component
 What is advanced grammar?
 Grammar topics for higher level students
 Form and function, and lexical categories
 The distinction between morphological form
and syntactic function
 Nominals
 Types of sentences
 Types of subordinate clauses
 Alternations
 Stage III CLB Lesson Planning Assignment
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13. TESL TRAINING Institutions
 Survey TESL graduates as part of your program
research for topic ideas
 Review the exemplars provided by TESL Ontario
in depth
 Carefully follow the Guidelines for Accreditation
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14. Instructors
 Set realistic goals for yourself for a course
completion time frame
 If you qualify for a tuition fee reimbursement
from CIC, apply for the reimbursement before
registering for the course
 Take a course in a specialized area that is of
genuine interest to you... like GRAMMAR!
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15. Instructional Design TEAM
Mary MacKeracher - Accredited TESL Theory Trainer for Canadian
College of Educators; former University of Toronto Professor of Grammar and
Phonology
Jana Smith - ESL Instructor at TDSB for past 23 years and recently
developed and worked with CLB in Ottawa (CLB Bootcamp: CLB 1 - 12)
Carmen Valero - Accredited TESL Methodology Trainer and Dean of
Canadian College of Educators; former University of Ottawa Professor of
Language and Translation
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16. Thank you
for your interest
in PTCT!
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