TESOL, Advanced Certificate and Certificate of Advanced Study

Students may begin this 12-credit program in the fall or summer terms. The required courses of these programs and the suggested enrollment sequences are as follows for Fall and Summer:

Fall Term Start

Fall Term
EDUC 6080Second Language Acquisition3
EDUC 6082Research-Based Methods for Teaching English Language Learners3
Spring Term
EDUC 6081Linguistics and Grammar for English Teaching3
EDUC 6083Teaching English Language Learners in the Content Areas3
Total Credits12

Summer Term Start

Summer Term
EDUC 6081Linguistics and Grammar for English Teaching3
Fall Term
EDUC 6080Second Language Acquisition3
EDUC 6082Research-Based Methods for Teaching English Language Learners3
Spring Term
EDUC 6083Teaching English Language Learners in the Content Areas3
Total Credits12

Program Prerequisites

Acceptance into the certificate program requires proof of teacher certification, 12 credits in a language other than English (including American Sign Language), 3 credits in Literacy Skills, and 3.0 undergraduate GPA.

Upon successful completion of these programs, students should be able to:

  • Develop instructional and assessment strategies for supporting ELLs in their learning across the content areas.
  • Construct meaningful learning opportunities that combine academic language development with lessons that affirm cultural and linguistic diversity.
  • Evaluate divergent theories of second language acquisition while connecting them with practices.
  • Evaluate how language, as a system of sounds with the purpose of making meaning, connects with disciplines of psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
  • Apply the theories, principles, and practices of teaching English to speakers of other languages in the P-12 classroom.