English as a Second Language Certificate

English as a Second Language Certificate is a program taught at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA. Intake: fall, winter, spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (a year) options.

The English as a Second Language Certificate is a graduate certificate program for teaching English as a second language to K-12 English language learners. You study foundations of English language learners, second language acquisition theories, and literacy in linguistically diverse cultures and communities. You also cover instructional methods and assessment for English language learners, including planning, instruction, and conducting assessment.

The program requires five courses for a total of 16 credits and is delivered 100% online. It is offered in an accelerated format in a cohort setting. An in-person practicum is required, with teaching English learners for three weeks in the summer. Coursework is typically asynchronous during fall, winter, and spring, with an in-person practicum experience within the graduate student’s area of residence or school district.

Modules

• ESL 450 - Foundations of English Language Learner
• ESL 510 - Second Language Acquisition: Theory, Models, and Principles
• ESL 520 - Literacy and Linguistically Diverse Cultures and Communities
• ESL 530 - Instructional Methods and Assessment of English Language Learners
• ESL 540 - Practicum: Teaching English Language Learners

The minimum requirements for admission in English as a Second Language Certificate at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania as pre-requiste for admission in English as a Second Language Certificate.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Bachelor’s degree

• The student needs to have finished their teaching degree and to be state certified to teach.
• Students may take TESL courses without being previously certified; however, the state won’t grant the certification.

Please check detail of study units at http://www.ship.edu/programs/english-as-a-second-language-certificate/

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.