Certificate in TESOL

LCU's School of Undergraduate Studies offers a certificate in TESOL at its main campus in Lincoln, IL. The certificate program is designed to prepare Christians to teach English to those whose primary language is not English. With this certificate, students are quipped to teach ESL / EFL in many settings in the United States and abroad, and is a key to entering closed countries. It fulfills the Illinois State Board of Education requirements for an ESL secondary endorsement. TESOL courses are offered through semester-long and intensive classes, both in the classroom and hybrid (combination of online and classroom work). Students wishing to complete a TESOL certificate must apply to, and be accepted as a student in, LCU's School of Undergraduate Studies. For more information contact the program director, Miriam Windham.

ES 324 TESOL: Theoretical Foundations 3
ES 322 Introduction to Linguistics 3
ES 323 Cross-Cultural Aspects in TESOL 3
ES 325 TESOL: Methods & Materials 3
ES 326 Assessment & Testing of ESL 3
ES 400 TESOL Practicum 3
18 credit hours

A passing grade in Chapel and Service Learning is required during each semester in which you are taking 12 or more hours of credit.

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This graduate-level, academic certificate option requires 18 hours of graduate TESOL courses (listed below). The courses required for the TESOL Certificate are offered as the first five courses for each MA TESOL cohort. The sixth course is the Practicum experience which entails 100-clock-hours of TESOL experience to be completed at a location convenient to the student. Students have the option of continuing on to complete the MA if desired. As with the online MA, students will take a 2-week online training course prior to beginning the TESOL courses.

The courses listed below constitute what is required by the IL State Board of Education (ISBE) for a Secondary ESL endorsement. The ISBE also grants a bilingual endorsement with the successful completion of these courses along with the successful completion of a bilingual exam. Note: state requirements vary. This Graduate TESOL Certificate also meets the criteria of TESOL International for an academic certificate.

Please consult with the program director, Miriam Windham, for further information.

ES 620 Theoretical Foundations of TESOL 3
ES 622 Introduction to Linguistics 3
ES 623 Cross-Cultural Aspects of TESOL 3
ES 625 Methods & Materials in Teaching ESL / EFL 3
ES 626 Assessments & Testing for ESL / EFL 3
ES 700 TESOL Practicum 3

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