ESL or Bilingual Endorsement

English Language Learners

The elementary education program enables each candidate to complete three courses toward the bilingual/ESL endorsement (indicated below) as a pathway toward completion of the bilingual and/or ESL endorsement. Candidates can choose to complete the subsequent three required classes as undergraduate electives or can choose to complete them upon graduation.

Bilingual Education Endorsement and English as a Second Language Endorsement

Complete 100 clock hours in bilingual field experiences (embedded in coursework)
Pass the Target Language Proficiency Exam https://www.il.nesinc.com/PageView.aspx?f=GEN_Tests.html
Complete 6 courses (18 credit hours total):
- EDUC 386 - Diversity, Language, and Culture
  * (25 clock hour field experience)
- EDUC 411 - Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language
  * (25 clock hour field experience)
- EDUC 416 - Foundations of Language Minority Education
  * (no hours)
- EDUC 412 - Methods and Materials for Teaching in Bilingual Classrooms
  (25 clock hour field experience)
- EDUC 413 - Assessment of ELL Students
  (25 clock hour field experience)
- EDUC 415 - Linguistics
  (no hours)

*Courses required in the elementary education program

Bilingual Education Endorsement

Complete 100 clock hours in bilingual field experiences (embedded in coursework)
Pass the Target Language Proficiency Exam https://www.il.nesinc.com/PageView.aspx?f=GEN_Tests.html
Complete 6 courses (18 credit hours total)
- EDUC 386 - Diversity, Language, and Culture
  * (25 clock hour field experience)
- EDUC 411 - Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language
  * (25 clock hour field experience)
- EDUC 416 - Foundations of Language Minority Education
  * (no hours)
- EDUC 412 - Methods and Materials for Teaching in Bilingual Classrooms
  (25 clock hour field experience)
- EDUC 413 - Assessment of ELL Students
  (25 clock hour field experience)
- Either
  EDUC 415 - Linguistics
  (no hours) or
  EDUC 417 - Literacy Development for ELL Students
  (25 clock hour field experience)

*Courses required in the Elementary Education Program

English as a Second Language Endorsement

Complete 100 clock hours in bilingual field experiences (embedded in coursework)
Complete 6 courses (18 credit hours total)
- EDUC 386 - Diversity, Language, and Culture
  * (25 clock hour field experience)
- EDUC 411 - Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language
  * (25 clock hour field experience)
- EDUC 416 - Foundations of Language Minority Education
  * (no hours)
- EDUC 413 - Assessment of ELL Students
  (25 clock hour field experience)
- EDUC 415 - Linguistics
  (no hours)
- Either
  EDUC 412 - Methods and Materials for Teaching in Bilingual Classrooms
  (25 clock hour field experience) or
  EDUC 417 - Literacy Development for ELL Students
  (25 clock hour field experience)