Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) (BEd)

Why study Teaching English as a Second Language?

Share the gift of language and open doors for your students. As a teacher, your passion for people — both young and old — helps them fulfill their potential. When you study Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), your mastery of teaching the English language gives your students the skills needed to compete in the global marketplace.

With a curriculum that straddles theory and practice, you will have the opportunity to observe experienced teachers and instruct students as a student teacher. You’ll also:

• Study the major features of English language sounds
• Compare the grammatical structures of other major languages to English and learn to identify typical mistakes made by non-native speakers
• Learn teaching techniques aimed at children, adolescents and adults

Students graduate ready to take their place in classrooms in Quebec, across Canada and overseas, and are eligible for certification from the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur.

Minimum cut-off averages and course requirements

• Quebec Cegep: 25
  • Additional information for Cegep applicants
• High School: B-
  • ACT or SAT is NOT required
  • Canadian curricula course requirements
  • Accepted international qualifications
• International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma: 27
• International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (CP): 4.5/7
  • Additional Career-related Programme (CP) course requirements
• Baccalauréat français: 12
• British system of education (GCE):
  • A-levels: At least two A-level exams CC or
  • AS-levels: At least 4 AS-level exams with equivalent results or
  • BTEC: Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma in a related subject area with equivalent results
  • Additional information for British System of Education (GCE) applicants
• University Transfers (internal/external): B-

Additional requirements for admission

• Program-specific application
• Reference/Assessment forms
• Interview

If required, TOEFL iBT min. score of 90, IELTS min. score of 7, or DET min. score of 120 with no subscore under 90.

See Application procedure.

Minimum cut-off averages should be used as indicators. The cut-off data may change depending on the applicant pool. Applicants who meet the stated minimum requirements are not guaranteed admission to these programs.

After your degree

Graduates are prepared to take on challenging positions as teachers, researchers and administrators in the public and private sector.