Add-on Licensure
English as a Second Language

Program of Studies

Before registering for these courses you need to apply to the ESL Add-on Licensure Program. Visit the Admissions section for application information.

Course Requirements:

LING 101
or
Introduction to Language 3 hrs
LING 400 Introduction to General Linguistics 3 hrs
ENGL 313
or
English Grammar

3 hrs
ENGL 613 Modern English Grammar 3 hrs
     
EDUC 621 Explorations in Literacy 3 hrs
EDUC 629 Language Minority Students:  Issues for Practitioners 3 hrs
EDUC 647 (sect. 007) Methods and Materials for Teaching Secondary (K-12) Subjects I: Second Languages (Prerequisite for EDUC 728) 3 hrs
EDUC 726 Practica in Second Languages
(Class observations: Taken concurrently with EDUC 647)
1 hr
EDUC 728 Practicum in ESL II/FL
(Internship: Taken after EDUC 647)
3 hrs

NOTE:  All individuals seeking ESL licensure will be required to take the PRAXIS II ESL exam in order to be licensed in ESL.

Other Requirements:

To gain insight into the processes and complexities of second language learning, all  students who obtain an ESL license must engage in a foreign language learning experience such as:

  • Participate in formal classroom learning of a foreign language
  • Paricipate in intensive language instruction
  • Participate in an immersion experience in a second language environment