Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages : Online
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Why study Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages : Online?
The certificate in TESOL will provide teacher education students with a deep and comprehensive understanding of effective methods of teaching and assessment for ELLs in K-12 settings. Coursework required for the certificate is aligned with requirements to obtain the Ohio P-12 TESOL endorsement. When added to a teaching license, this endorsement qualifies a teacher to work as an English as a second Language (ESL) Specialist within a school, thus expanding her/his job opportunities.
Admission Requirements
This program is open to both education major students and non-education major students who are in good academic standing, with a cumulative university grade point average of 3.0 or higher and the desire to succeed. Simply apply for the certificate and register for the appropriate classes.
Although admission is open to any major, students accepted into the program must meet the academic standards of the program to advance to upper levels of study. Education majors may be admitted into a course in the UG TESOL certificate program in the spring semester of their sophomore year, but that does not guarantee that students will be admitted to the professional cohort.
Please note: In order to obtain this certificate, 50% or more of the required coursework must be taken from the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services. Application materials for the certificate program can be located here.
Applicants must submit:
- Proof of having graduated from a secondary education program either in the US or from your home country.
- Proof of one year of post-secondary experience (30 semester hours) or equivalent experience. A short explanation of the equivalent experience will be reviewed by the TESOL faculty.
- International students should have all of their university transcripts evaluated by a member of the National Association of Credit Evaluators, such as SpanTran or WES. Please have the evaluator send both the course-by-course evaluation and the original, official university transcripts.
All documents must also come with a professional, certified English translation, if needed. Notarized/certified copies of original documents are considered official.
International students should send TOEFL test scores to UC directly from the testing agency. The minimum TOEFL iBT total score is 66, with at least 15 points for each separate section. The IELTS overall score is 6 with a minimum of 5.5 for each section. Link for UC test codes: http://://admissions.uc.edu/information/international/requirements.html
Successful candidates in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certificate should:
- Respect other languages and cultures
- Be interested in working with people
- Enjoy a multicultural life
- Take risks in creativity and application of ideas
Linguistic talents and previous language and learning experiences could be valuable assets but are not necessary.
English language learners can be found in all school districts and communities. There is a great need for teachers and other professionals with this expertise in Ohio and across the nation.
- ESL specialist within a school
- ESL specialist within various community organizations that provide language service to immigrant children
- ESL personnel within a school districts (e.g., resource coordinator, ESL manager, ESL curriculum director) within a school district
- ESL or EFL (English as a foreign language) teacher in overseas schools
- Social worker helping immigrant students and their families
- Guidance counselor working with ESL students
- Speech pathologist working with ESL students
Application Deadlines
Application deadlines:
Fall semester - July 1
Spring semester - November 1
Summer semester - March 1
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Program Code: 18CRT-TESOL-C2-.TESOL-DL