Student Voices: Dylan

My two years in the ILE: TESOL Program have been an extremely rewarding and invaluable part of my life. I enrolled during the height of the COVID pandemic, and there was never a moment when I couldn’t approach the professors and receive their support during the program. As someone without teaching experience, the practicum experience provided me with much-needed guidance and practice, helping me to shape and better understand my own teaching beliefs. The knowledge and skills I acquired through the program also equipped me with a great foundation for teaching my own classes. The friendships that I’ve made through the program have also been an amazing pillar of support to me as I continue further on my teaching career and academic journey. I hope that future students will also get to experience the valuable growth and learning that I’ve gained through the ILE: TESOL Program as a proud alumnus.