Teaching English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education (15-18)

Certificate of Graduate Study

This interdisciplinary certificate is designed to prepare educators to serve language-minority students in a variety of contexts, including bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs at K-12, post-secondary, and adult education levels. Students completing the certificate will gain the necessary skills for designing instruction, evaluating and designing materials, and assessing the language development of second language learners across the lifespan.

Those who want to earn either the ESL or bilingual approval from the Illinois State Board of Education should contact the certificate coordinator for further information.

Graduate Program Learning Modality: This program can be completed fully online.

Requirements

EPFE 505 - Foundations of Language-Minority Education Credits: 3
OR LTIC 500 - Introduction to Teaching Multilingual Learners Credits: 3
LTIC 547 - Assessment of Language-Minority Students Credits: 3

One of the following (3)

Course work from the following (6-9)

ENGL 614 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3
ENGL 615 - Descriptive English Linguistics Credits: 3
ENGL 623 - Second Language Acquisition Credits: 3
LTIC 501 - Multicultural Education: Methods and Materials Credits: 3
LTIC 515 - Bilingualism and Reading Credits: 3
LTIC 535 - Teaching Language-Minority Students in Bilingual Programs: Methods and Materials Credits: 3
LTIC 545 - Applied Linguistics for Teachers in Multilingual Classrooms Credits: 3
LTIC 551 - Teaching Literacy Skills to Adult Multilingual Learners: Methods and Materials Credits: 3
LTIC 552 - Curriculum Development for Adult English Language Learners Credits: 3
LTIC 553 - Cross-Cultural Issues in the Adult ESL Classroom Credits: 3
LTLA 539 - Issues of Diversity in Children’s Literature Credits: 3
TLRN 501X - Multicultural Education: Methods and Materials Credits: 3

Internship (0-3)

Students without prior experience in teaching ESL or bilingual education must successfully complete a minimum of 3 semester hours in one of the following internships or practica in an approved ESL or bilingual program.

ENGL 696 - Practicum in the Teaching of College English Credits: 3
LTCY 586 - Internship in Literacy Education Credits: 1-12