Teaching English Language Learners Minor

This minor satisfies the endorsement for English Language Learner. This minor prepares students to teach in classrooms where linguistically diverse students are enrolled. While the bilingual/TESL minor leads to a bilingual education endorsement, the TESL minor leads to an English Language Learners endorsement. Students must complete, or have already completed, one year of study in a foreign or second language or the equivalent (at either the high school or university level).

Admission Requirements
Candidates must be conditionally admitted to the CWU Teacher Certification program or have a signed non-certification waiver letter on file before admission to program. Candidates may take EDBL 312: Foundations of Bilingual Education, EDBL 318: Family, Community, and Culture in the Classroom, and/or EDBL 438: Teaching ESL before admission to program.

Program Requirements
EDBL 492 requires that EDBL 430, EDBL 438, EDBL 439, and EDBL 440 be completed before enrollment. Candidates may concurrently enrolled in one or two of the required courses for enrollment to occur.