Application for the Course

SIT TESOL CERTIFICATE COURSE 

SIT TESOL Certificate Course 2025

An Internationally Recognized Teacher Training Certificate Course at the Department of Foreign Languages, TOBB University of Economics and Technology

 Course Content

DATE:

June 30 – July 25, 2025**

 

LOCATION:

TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Department of Foreign Languages, Ankara / Türkiye

 

DURATION:

Intensive, 4 weeks, 130hs, Mon - Fri

CONTACT:

E-mail tesol@etu.edu.tr

FURTHER INFORMATION:

TOBB ETU SIT TESOL Certificate Course:

https://tesol.etu.edu.tr/en

SIT Graduate Institute:

http://graduate.sit.edu/sitgraduate-institute/

All applicants should ensure that they meet the following entrance requirements: 

  • You must have a high school degree and show a capacity for college-level education, including a good understanding of the English language and solid writing skills.  

  • You must remain calm under pressure, commit to conveying a difference of opinion respectfully, and be willing to work as a positive team player.  

  • Non-native English speakers who did not graduate from or are not pursuing a degree in a language-oriented program (including but not limited to English Language Teaching, English Language and Literature, English Translation and Interpretation, English Linguistics, American Culture and Literature) should demonstrate their proficiency in English (CEFR / C1) by submitting a valid test score from one of the following examinations: 

 

Exam 

Minimum Score 

TOEFL iBT 

95 

TOEFL ITP 

587 

IELTS 

7 

YÖKDİL/YDS/e-YDS 

80 

Cambridge C1 Advanced 

A 

Cambridge C2 Proficiency 

C 

PTE Academic 

78 

* All participants must show a willingness to plan and teach in groups and to work reflectively.

* SIT Graduate Institute and TOBB ETU expressly represent that enrollment on the course does not ensure entitlement to a certificate of participation. Participants will only be eligible for a certificate if they satisfy the published criteria.

* The certificate obtained at the end of the course is internationally portable and issued by the SIT Graduate Institute.

*Please note that course orientation will take place on June 29th, 2025 and course closure on July 25th, 2025.

Application Process: 

If you ensure that you meet all of the above requirements, you may apply for the SIT TESOL Certificate Course by following these steps in full and in the given order: 

  1. Fill in the Application Form:  https://forms.office.com/r/azE44LrTb2  

  2. Successful candidates will receive an e-mail of approval. Once your application is approved, you will receive the pre-interview questionnaire and submit it by the deadline stated in the e-mail.  

  3. After submitting your pre-interview questionnaire, you will be asked to schedule your interview. 

  4. After interviews, successful candidates will be asked to complete their enrollment by submitting a scanned copy of the Conditions of Participation document (to be shared with eligible applicants) to tesol@etu.edu.tr by May 30, 2025. 

  5. The course fee (1100 USD) should be paid in full, and the payment receipt should be sent to tesol@etu.edu.tr by June 13, 2025.