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Teaching English as a Foreign Language - Undergraduate Certificate

Overview

The Teaching English as a Foreign Language undergraduate certificate immerses students within another culture while at the same time giving them the structure and support that allows them to succeed as teachers of English. With the world’s growing need for individuals who speak English, the demand for people who can teach English as a foreign language has grown rapidly over the past few decades.

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The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.

• First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework.
• First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program.
• Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.
• Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students.

Coursework

Certificate Requirements

• ENG 31001: Fundamental English Grammar (3 credit hours)
• ENG 31003: Linguistics (3 credit hours)
• ENG 31007: Pedagogy for Teaching English as a Second Language (3 credit hours)
• ENG 31008: Grammar for Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language (3 credit hours)
• ENG 41292: Teaching English as a Foreign Language Practicum (ELR) (6 credit hours)

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 18

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum Certificate GPA: 2.000
• Minimum Overall GPA: 2.000
• Students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours at Kent State.

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