The Endorsement in English as a Second Language helps educators, who often only speak English, teach non-English speaking students both English and academic content during the same instructional day. Increasing numbers of English-only teachers are welcoming students who represent multiple languages into the ESL classroom. Frequently surrounded by English-speaking adults and peers with a variety of native languages, these students need especially effective instruction to master a new language, a new culture and each state's academic standards within a relatively short time period.
Throughout the ESL endorsement program, educators learn about strategies to effectively address these issues and help students, along with their families, become more integrated into the school and community. Research in the areas of language acquisition, cultural implications, strategies that promote cultural understanding, and teaching practices that meet the needs of English language learners, culture, and high impact teaching strategies are explored and applied in this program.
This online program provides teachers the knowledge and skills to successfully demonstrate the English as a New Language Standards set forth by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPFS).
You can meet your state ESL Endorsement requirements with a five course sequence and tuition of $2,900:
CI531 Curriculum & Instructional Design with Emphasis on Multicultural Classrooms BE504 Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching Limited-English-Proficient Students BE503 Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language BE502 Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Students ES506 Linguistics for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Louisiana students
The ESL Endorsement in your state requires four courses, with a tuition of $2,320: CI531 Curriculum & Instructional Design with Emphasis on Multicultural Classrooms BE504 Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching Limited-English-Proficient Students BE503 Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language ES506 Linguistics for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
You can meet your state ESL Endorsement requirements with the following seven courses and a tuition of $4,060:
BE501 Foundations of ESL and Bilingual Education BE505 Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students* BE504 Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching Limited-English-Proficient Students BE503 Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language BL506 Methods and Materials for Teaching Bilingual Education BE502 Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Students ES506 Linguistics for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) BE510 Internship Experience for ESL Education** **Illinois requires an internship unless you submit an internship waiver. There is no charge for the internship. *If you waive your internship, instead of taking BE505, your program will include: ED512 Diverse Learners: Developing Classrooms to Support Learning for All Students
In order to request an approval, complete the top portion of the form ISBE 73-49 Request for Approval as a Bilingual or ESL Teacher (.PDF). There is no fee for the approval application. The approval application may either be mailed directly to Springfield or may be submitted to a Regional Office of Education. All evaluations are completed in the Springfield office.
In order to apply for an endorsement, complete the form ISBE 73-52 Application for Endorsement of Issued Certificate (.PDF). All endorsement applications must be accompanied by a $30 fee. Once an endorsement has been granted, the certificate will be reprinted to include the addition of the new endorsement(s). All middle-grade endorsements require six semester hours of middle-grade coursework in addition to the subject content requirement.
Students who have completed the ESL Endorsement should fill out the Request for Vertification form.
Each student will be responsible for obtaining the appropriate endorsement certificate from his/her respective State Department of Education.