Berkeley LTC – SIT TESOL Certificate Course

Last spring I completed Berkeley LTC’s SIT TESOL certificate course to teach English as a Second Language. The experience was invaluable to help me become an English language teacher.
The course is a very comprehensive, intense 3-​month certificate program and it’s intimate — usually only around 10 students. The two instructors who run Berkeley LTC are excellent teachers: experienced, patient, knowledgeable, and real mentors. The weekend sessions are complimented by real experience teaching ESL students on Wednesday nights. The first week we had to do this everyone was nervous, but by week three we all felt comfortable in front of the classroom and learned how to make our lessons better and better by the end of the program. I walked away with tons of material that I, myself, had actually put together and that will be useful to me in the future. Three of my classmates are now teaching English in Taiwan and loving it!
The atmosphere of the Berkeley LTC certificate course promoted real learning — we all got to know each other and support each other as the weeks went on. I have to say, I learned a lot about teaching, about learning, and about myself during the course of the program.
I would highly recommend this course to anyone who is considering doing a TESOL certificate in the Bay Area.