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TESOL Certificate

 

Certificate Overview

This undergraduate TESOL Certificate follows the guidelines established by the International TESOL Organization; the certificate is awarded by Messiah University.

A TESOL certificate provides additional employment opportunities abroad, or for non-profit, or government, or international agencies. 

 

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the TESOL certificate, students can:

  1. Apply theories and concepts of language acquisition and culture into their teaching practice.
  2. Effectively plan, implement, assess, and manage instruction in a TESOL classroom.
  3. Construct a philosophy of TESOL teaching based upon both practice and research.

Certificate Requirements (15 credits)

Complete the following for your certificate:

EDUC 309English Language Learning in TESOL/ESL Classrooms

3
EDUC 311TESOL/ESL Methods and Assessment

3
EDUC 401Seminar in TESOL/ESL

2
EDUC 402TESOL/ESL Internship

1
Courses completed for a certificate require a grade of 'C' or higher.

Three credits from the following:

EDUC 330Instructional Design I

3
EDUC 331Instructional Design and Assessment for Middle and Secondary Grades

3

Three credits from the following:

EDUC 208Teaching English Language Learners in K-12 Schools

3
ENGL 230Linguistics

3