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Click on the
icon to view eligibility requirements Those interested in obtaining
public school teaching licensure, or adding an endorsement to an
existing teaching certificate, should contact the Main Office of the
Elementary Education office at 360 650-3336 for alternative advising and
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BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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Recommended for upper-division students. Students with less than
45 credits will need the Directors
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approval for acceptance in the TESOL program.
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* 3.0 GPA preferred. |
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Non-native speakers of English are required to have a TOEFL score of 550 or higher, preferably met prior to |
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beginning the program. |
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Successful completion of a WA state criminal history background check. This is done after you turn in your |
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application. |
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PROGRAM EXIT REQUIREMENTS
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One year of college-level study in a foreign language or equivalent (a combination of coursework and
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experience or 3 years in high school – must provide high school transcripts for proof) preferably completed
prior to beginning the program. Language course work may be taken concurrently with program. |
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Cross-cultural studies requirement either through college coursework or living/study abroad extensively
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(requires pre-approval). |
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2.7 GPA in TESOL classes is required to undertake the practicum and receive the certificate.
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HOW TO APPLY
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ADVISING
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If you need further advising please contact Ellen Kreider at 360-650-7948 and she can direct you to the appropriate advisor.
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Cross-Cultural Experience
Please describe experience you
may have had of the following types:
1. Extensive travel or living in
another culture (exchange student, military).
2. Cultural experience as a member of an ethnic or heritage
culture group.
3. Cultural studies (anthropology, ethnic studies, etc.)
Related Coursework
Please list any courses you have
taken in the following areas:
1. Language teaching methods (including ESL)
2. Structure or history of the English language.
3. Linguistics, including anthropological linguistics, language
acquisition, etc.
Please send unofficial
transcripts electronically to
Tesol.forms@wwu.edu.
Transcripts should show a minimum of 45 credits of
successful college- level coursework, and any courses you
want to have considered towards your certificate, such as
cultural, foreign language, or linguistics courses you may
have taken |
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Statement of Purpose
Explain why you wish to obtain training
in teaching English as a second language, and how those
skills relate to your career interests
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Tentative Plan of Study
In order to provide the best advising, please prepare a
preliminary list of the order and academic quarters in which
you hope to take TESOL classes, while referring to the TESOL
website curriculum page
https://wce.wwu.edu/tesol/curriculum. |
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(Academic Quarter check website for
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Required courses |
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Notes
(e.g. course equivalents
taken or planned) |
TESL 401 Intro to English
Linguistics
(4 cr) |
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TESL 404 English Grammar (3 cr)
TESL 405 Teaching Grammar (2 cr)
(prereq: TESL 401 or equivalent) |
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TESL 410 Second Language Acquisition Theory
(4 cr) |
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TESL 420 Methods and Materials for Basic
Communication (5 cr) |
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TESL 421 Methods and Materials for Academic
Language Proficiency (5 cr) (prereq: TESL 420 or equivalent) |
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TESL 432 Seminar in TESOL (2 cr) TESL 435
Practicum in TESOL (2 cr)
(prereq: TESL 405 & 421) |
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