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English as a Second Language (ESL)

Teaching English as a Second Language Endorsement Requirements

  • You must have studied a foreign language at some time during your academic career.
  • If you are a non-native speaker of English, you must have a valid TOEFL score of 580 or above and a score of 240 or above on the TSE.
  • At the end of the program, you must take the NTE TESOL test.
  • You must complete the following cousework:

Course No. Course Title Credit Hrs.
3300:371
OR
Introduction to Linguistics 3
3300:489/589 Introduction to Bilingual Linguistics 3
3300:473/573 Seminar in Teaching ESL: Theory and Method 3
3300:489/589 Seminar in English: Sociolinguistics 3
5630:481/581 Multicultural Education in the United Stated 3
3300:489/589 Seminar in English: Grammatical Structures of Modern English 3
5630:487/587 Techniques for Teaching English as a Second Language in the Bilingual Classroom 4
5630:485/585 Teaching Language Literacy to Second Language Learners 4
Field Expeience in Teaching English as a Second Language 2

For information about the undergraduate and graduate 22 credit hour TESOL endorsement contact:

Dr. Lynn A. Smolen
Director, TESOL Teacher Training Program
Phone: (330) 972-6961

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