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English as a Second Language

Certification in English as a second language (ESL) is available to elementary and secondary education majors. It may be achieved by an additional 3-6 semester hours by majors in English or foreign language (French, German or Spanish). All candidates for this certification will complete:

 

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 
Multicultural studies electives 3
EDU 320 Instructional Linguistics and Second Language Learning 3

SED 420 Teaching a Second Language

3
EDU 460 Educating and Evaluating the Bilingual Child 3

English as a Second Language field experiences are required. English proficiency evaluations are required.