English as a Second Language Endorsement
The USU Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education offer an K-12 endorsement which meets the requirements established by the Utah State Office of Education. Since this is exclusively an endorsement, undergraduate and graduate students are required to possess, or be in the process of completing, a teaching certificate. Preservice secondary teachers may also complete the following coursework and clinical and student teaching experiences in order to obtain an ESL teaching minor endorsement. The ESL endorsement and minor enable teachers to provide ESL instruction in stand-alone ESL classes, transitional English classes, as well as sheltered content area classes and mainstream classes where English language learners are enrolled.
Availability
This program is available at the Uintah Basin Campus via the following Instruction Type(s):
Courses are delivered via state of the art video conferencing technology. Students meet at a designated time and location.
Admissions
Students must be admitted to Utah State University to complete this endorsement. For admission information and criteria, visit www.usu.edu/admissions.
Requirements
Students in the ESL endorsement or minor program must be admitted to the USU School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL). For admission information and criteria visit teal.usu.edu or call the TEAL Advising Office at (435) 797-0391.
Elementary Education and Secondary Education graduate students may use these courses in connection with supplemental endorsements, or as a foundation for a master’s degree or PhD/EdD.
Students must apply early in the program to the School of Graduate Studies in order to count the coursework toward a master’s degree. This is important since you are only able to apply 12 non-matriculated credits toward your degree.
For an online application and admission criteria, visit www.usu.edu/graduateschool/apply. Admission deadlines are March 15 for summer semester, June 15 for fall semester, and October 15 for spring semester.
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Contact Us
For specific questions regarding this program including admissions, courses, and requirements contact:
Phone:435-797-0391
The K-12 ESL endorsement is available to individuals completing, or holding, a Utah teaching license. Coursework addresses key aspects of ESL education including, language, culture, and learner characteristics. The endorsement requires 18 credits in linguistics, language acquisition, language assessment, pedagogy, and the sociocultural and political factors influencing English language learners.
A minor in ESL is also available to Secondary Education students completing the endorsement and taking additional field service components, including student teaching. When requirements for the minor are completed, the endorsement is automatically awarded. No additional requirements are necessary.
Courses:
- ELED/SCED 4730/6730: Educational Linguistics OR
- LING 4100/6510: The Study of Language
- ELED/SCED 4710: Diversity in Education OR
- EDUC 6710: Diversity in Education
- ELED/SCED 4760/6760: ESOL Instructional Strategies
- ELED/SCED 4770/6770: ESOL Instructional Strategies in the Content Area
- ELED/SCED 4780/6780: Assessment for Language Learners
- ELED/SCED 4740/6740: Second Language Acquisition
Required for Secondary Education ESL Minor
- SCED 3300: Clinical Experience I OR
- SCED 4300: Clinical Experience II
- LING 4400: Teaching Modern Languages
- SCED 5600: Student Teaching
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