This certificate would be of interest to students who want to teach English to speakers of other languages. There are two concentrations for this certificate. The first one is the Adult Learner concentration which can be used for teaching English to adult learners or for teaching English as an additional language abroad. The second concentration is designed for teachers in K-12 who may want to pursue an added endorsement in ESL. Each concentration is a total of 15 credit hours, with the option of being completed online or traditionally.
Curriculum Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| ENGL 679 | First and Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| 12 |
| General Linguistics | |
| Language Structure Analysis |
| Methods and Materials in TESOL | |
| English Language Learners in the PK-12 Classroom |
| Practicum in TESOL | |
| Multilingualism and Writing Instruction |
| Language and Communication Across Cultures | |
| Discourse and Rhetoric Across Cultures |
| Word Study, Phonics, and Linguistics | |
| Culturally Responsive Literacy for All Learners | |
| Advanced Language Development and Reading | |
| English Language Learners in the PK-12 Classroom | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
The certificate may be taken independently of the degree, but students must be either admitted to the graduate program or as non-degree graduate certificate seeking students. A maximum of 6 semester hours of graduate credit may be transferred into the TESOL certificate program.
