Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate

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The TESOL Certificate Program fosters the awareness, understanding, and foundational skills necessary for the effective teaching of English to speakers of other languages. Through hands-on experience tutoring and teaching and through coursework in language, culture, and pedagogy, this program prepares educators to work with language learners in the United States and abroad.

The TESOL Certificate Program is a university certificate, which does not provide a teaching license/endorsement for K-12 schools in the United States.

Required Courses

ENG 320 - English Grammar Credits: (5)
ENG 420 - English Linguistics Credits: (5)
ENG 431 - Principles and Practices of TESOL Credits: (5)
ENG 437 - Pedagogical Grammar and Discourse Credits: (5)
ENG 490 - Cooperative Education Credits: (1-12) (For Off-campus Field Experience Credits: 5)
OR ESL 492 - TESOL Certificate Practicum Credits: (5) (For On-campus Field Experience Credits: 5)

Total Credits: 25

College and Department Information

English Department
College of Arts and Humanities

Program Outcomes
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