Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Minor/Certification)

Add the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) qualification to any major.

Teach English to non-native speakers—people from different cultures, ages, educational backgrounds, and proficiency levels. This qualification will help you teach overseas or in diverse communities, broaden your teaching perspective, and increase your marketability in any workplace. The TESOL program will develop you as a culturally sensitive, competent, knowledgeable, and caring TESOL professional.

Students in any major can add one of these programs:

TESOL Certificate (4 courses)
TESOL Minor (2 additional courses)

Students in any education major can also add the TESOL licensure to their teaching credentials by adding one course to the TESOL Certificate. The TESOL licensure is a K-12 endorsement.

TESOL Degrees (Undegraduate)

Minor in TESOL
Certificate in TESOL
Licensure in TESOL

Minor
Certificate
Licensure

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Build Skills in:

Understanding second language acquisition
Cultural awareness
Teaching methodology
English Grammar

Career Opportunities:

K-12 ESL Teacher
International ESL/EFL Teacher
ESL/EFL Teacher in missions or ministry
Translator/Interpreter
Language Analyst

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Choose Your TESOL Path

All TESOL courses are offered hybrid: partially in-class and partially online. This allows for scheduling to accommodate students from many different majors.

TESOL Certificate

TESOL Minor

TESOL Licsensure

TESOL Certificate

The TESOL Certificate is accepted in many places around the world as a sufficient qualification for teaching English. You will take these four courses:
- Introduction to TESOL & Second Language Acquisition (3 credit hours)
- Pedagogical Grammar & Applied Linguistics in TESOL (3 credit hours)
- Methods & Assessment in TESOL (3 credit hours)
- Practicum & Seminar in TESOL (3 credit hours)
TESOL Minor

Utilize your skills in language schools, social agencies, non-profit organizations, business/technology institutes, church programs, mission opportunities, and more. This minor is open to all students. To earn the TESOL minor, you will add to the TESOL Certificate courses two of the following:
- Teaching ELL in P12 Classroom (3 credit hours)
- Teaching English Internationally (3 credit hours)
- Issues in Second Language Acquisition (3 credit hours)
- Theories and Models of Bilingual Education (3 credit hours)
- Pedagogy and Practice of Bilingual Education (3 credit hours)
TESOL Licensure

Available to Elementary Education and Secondary Education majors who want to teach in American public schools. The licensure is earned in addition to the primary licensure and is issued by the state of Indiana. This additional licensure will provide training in how to support the increasing population of English Language Learners in public schools, which will broaden your employment opportunities. You will add to the TESOL Certificate courses the following:
- Teaching ELL in P-12 Classroom (3 credit hours)

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages—TESOL Curriculum & Degree Options

All TESOL courses are offered hybrid: partially in-class and partially online. This allows for scheduling to accommodate students from many different majors.

Students interested in course descriptions and academic policies can check out our Undergraduate Catalog.

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