ESL Additional License (K-12)
Nationally recognized by TESOL/NCATE.
English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers fill many roles,
providing both language and academic support to their students. They are crucial in advocating for their students within the school system and in
educating their colleagues about ESL students. A career as an ESL teacher is challenging because of the complex issues
that ESL students face in the schools, yet rewarding because ESL
teachers have such a significant impact on students' lives.
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- Courses are conveniently scheduled for working adults.
- Online courses are available.
- The program covers topics such as
linguistics, second language acquisition, developing literacy in a second
language, teaching methods, grammar, testing and evaluation, and
sociolinguistics.
The Minnesota Board of Teaching rules outline the outcomes
that all ESL licensure candidates must fulfill to obtain an ESL license.
Hamline’s program will guide you in fulfilling those outcomes and help you
prepare a portfolio to document competencies. Upon your successful completion
of the program, Hamline will recommend you for licensure.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
ESL licensure courses are offered with the working adult in mind. In the fall
and winter, courses are offered in the evening or on Saturdays. During the
summer we offer both day time and evening classes. We also offer many ESL
classes online. For more information about online classes.
CREDITS
Program requires 25 semester credits, plus completion of an advanced practicum (student teaching) of 1-6 credits. All coursework is offered in semester credits. All ESL
coursework is at the graduate level.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
of higher education.
- A cumulative GPA of 2.5 from your bachelor’s degree
coursework.
- A 3.0 GPA is required in ESL coursework in order to student
teach.
- If English is your second language, a TOEFL score of 90 on
the internet-based test, 233 on the computer-based, or 577 on the paper-based;
a 5.0 on the TWE; or 80 on the MELAB. Degree completion from a U.S. university
can be substituted for the TOEFL. A score of 6.5 - 7 on the IELTS is equivalent to these TOEFL scores.
- You must already hold a teaching license.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE
- Students must have completed one year of college level or
two years of high school-level foreign language, or the equivalent.
- A student teaching experience in ESL at both secondary and
elementary levels is required for this license. Previous teaching experience in
ESL in a K-12 setting is taken into consideration when determining the length
of time for this practicum. For more information about ESL student teaching requirements please click here.
ESL Additional License Practicum
- A passing score on the Praxis II ESL subject area exam. It
is recommended that you take this exam after completing the required
coursework. For more information about this exam or to register please go to www.ets.org.
REQUIRED COURSESClick for course descriptions, schedules, registrationor Visit Piperline Class Schedules |
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