讲英语（TESOL）证书

夏威夷太平洋大学的“以英语为母语的英语教学证书课程”（TESOL）是为那些已经获得学士学位或完成学士学位的学生而设计的。准学生可能是在毕业前寻求语言教学领域准备的大学生，希望进入TESOL领域但又不想获得第二个学士学位或不愿升读研究生级别的大学毕业生，或希望通过进修课程来提高其在该领域的技能或背景知识的在职教室教师。该证书计划还可以用作ESL，语言教育或语言学方面研究生课程的准备。
Students who complete the Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages will be prepared to demonstrate A.S.K.-<br><br> ATTITUDES of a professional: They are collegial toward their peers, enthusiastic toward the profession, and thoughtfully reflective about their teaching practices. They display personal, professional, and cultural sensitivity toward their students.<br><br> SKILLS of an effective language teacher. They possess excellent spoken and written English skills. They can, at a basic level, evaluate ESL or EFL texts, prepare and teach lessons, apply general principles in assessment and feedback, and respond to student needs in a given class.<br><br> KNOWLEDGE of the English language, language learning processes, and pedagogical principles: They can base their teaching on knowledge of the English language, the stages of second language learning, and communicative language teaching methods.