ESOL/Bilingual Specialization

Purpose

This endorsement program is designed to prepare teachers to provide classroom instruction to elementary or secondary students that are non-native speakers. The endorsement is intended as an add-on endorsement to an existing license in any endorsement area and can be completed in 1 to 2 years depending upon the number of courses taken by the student.

The endorsement can be added to an Oregon teaching license in these ways:

It can be a stand-alone program
It can be an area of specialization with the Master of Education Program (MEd). This option would require the student to complete the core requirements for the MEd.
It can be an area of specialization or electives within the Doctor of Education (EdD) program.

Students desiring to add an authorization level only would complete the requirements below.

Curriculum Plan

ESOL/Bilingual Courses (13 hours)
EDFL 570 Applied English Linguistics: Oral and Literacy Focus	3
EDFL 571 Second Language Acquisition and Development	2
EDFL 572 Intercultural Communication in the ESOL/Bilingual Context	2
EDFL 573 Planning and Managing ESOL/Bilingual Curriculum and Instruction	3
EDFL 574 Assessing ESOL/Bilingual Student Learning and Language Proficiency	3
ESOL Practicum (2 hours)
Students must select at least one of the following ESOL Practica:†
EDFL 578 ESOL/Bilingual Practicum - Early Childhood/Elementary	2
EDFL 579 ESOL/Bilingual Practicum - Middle/High School	2

†Students choose one or both of the practica depending on their interests. Enrollment in either practicum requires successful completion of EDFL 570, EDFL 571, EDFL 572, EDFL 573, and EDFL 574, and an application to the ESOL advisor the semester prior to the practicum. Current fingerprints and a PA-1 form are required for individuals not currently licensed and teaching in an Oregon public school.

Note: Students can add the bilingual category to the ESOL Endorsement by showing competency in a second language approved by TSPC.

George Fox University School of Education