Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language - Graduate Certificate

Program Overview

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Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language - Graduate Certificate

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of English

About This Program

The Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language graduate certificate is for students who are interested in developing professional knowledge and skills in the area of teaching English. The curriculum focuses on providing students with a broad background in the field, in particular linguistics, language-teaching methodologies and language acquisition and use.

Program Delivery

• Delivery: In person
• Location: Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and English as a Second Language instructors

• -10.4% decline
• 59,300 number of jobs
• $55,350 potential earnings

Tutors and teachers and instructors, all other

• 7.4% faster than the average
• 406,200 number of jobs
• $40,590 potential earnings

Additional Careers

• Community college ESL instructor
• Curriculum designer
• Educational consultant
• Educational materials writer/editor
• Language assessment writer/editor
• Language school instructor (in the U.S. or abroad)
• Teacher of English as a foreign language

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
• Official transcript(s)
• Goal statement
• English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:
  • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
  • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
  • Minimum 58 PTE score
  • Minimum 110 DET score

Application Deadlines

• Fall Semester
  • Rolling admissions
• Spring Semester
  • Rolling admissions

Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements

• Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
  • Certificate Requirements
  • ENG 63001 | METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE | 3
  • ENG 63033 | THEORIES IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | 3
  • ENG 63041 | DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH | 3
  • ENG 63391 | SEMINAR: LINGUISTICS | 3
  • Certificate Electives, choose from the following: | 6
    • ENG 63034 | SOCIOLINGUISTICS
    • ENG 63038 | TEACHING LITERATURE AND CULTURE
    • ENG 63039 | SECOND LANGUAGE CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT
    • ENG 63040 | LINGUISTICS FOR THE LANGUAGE PROFESSIONS
    • ENG 63043 | SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING
    • ENG 63044 | SECOND LANGUAGE READING
    • ENG 63045 | ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
    • ENG 63046 | SECOND LANGUAGE LISTENING AND SPEAKING
    • ENG 63047 | HERITAGE LANGUAGES AND SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
    • ENG 63049 | SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH METHODS
    • ENG 63391 | SEMINAR: LINGUISTICS
    • ENG 68492 | PRACTICUM IN TEACHING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
  • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 18

Graduation Requirements

• Graduation Requirements Summary - Certificates
  • Minimum Certificate GPA | Minimum Overall GPA
  • 3.000 | 3.000
• Students declared in a doctoral degree should enroll in the doctoral-level version of these courses, if offered.

Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

The Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language graduate certificate is designed for students seeking to develop professional knowledge and skills in teaching English. The curriculum provides a broad background in the field, focusing on linguistics, language-teaching methodologies, and language acquisition and use.

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Outline:

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Certificate Requirements:

• ENG 63001 METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: 3 credit hours
• ENG 63033 THEORIES IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: 3 credit hours
• ENG 63041 DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH: 3 credit hours
• Certificate Electives (choose 6 credit hours from the following):
• ENG 63034 SOCIOLINGUISTICS
• ENG 63038 TEACHING LITERATURE AND CULTURE
• ENG 63039 SECOND LANGUAGE CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT
• ENG 63040 LINGUISTICS FOR THE LANGUAGE PROFESSIONS
• ENG 63043 SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING
• ENG 63044 SECOND LANGUAGE READING
• ENG 63045 ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
• ENG 63046 SECOND LANGUAGE LISTENING AND SPEAKING
• ENG 63047 HERITAGE LANGUAGES AND SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
• ENG 63049 SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH METHODS

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Minimum Total Credit Hours:

18

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Graduation Requirements:

• Minimum Certificate GPA: 3.000
• Minimum Overall GPA: 3.000
• Students declared in a doctoral degree should enroll in the doctoral-level version of these courses, if offered.

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Careers:

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Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries:

• Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and English as a Second Language instructors:
• 10.4% decline in employment over the next 10 years
• 59,300 number of jobs
• $55,350 potential earnings
• Tutors and teachers and instructors, all other:
• 7.4% faster than the average growth in employment over the next 10 years
• 406,200 number of jobs
• $40,590 potential earnings

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Additional Careers:

• Community college ESL instructor
• Curriculum designer
• Educational consultant
• Educational materials writer/editor
• Language assessment writer/editor
• Language school instructor (in the U.S. or abroad)
• Teacher of English as a foreign language

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Other:

• Contact Information:
• Program Delivery: In person
• Location: Kent Campus
• Source of occupation titles and labor data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Data comprises:
• Projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years
• Nation-wide employment numbers
• Yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.