- Why should I get an ESL endorsement through BYU?
- Adds ESL endorsement to state teaching license
- Increase in teaching opportunities
- Theoretically sound, comprehensive program
- Video interviews with important scholars
- Representation of all stakeholders providing multiple perspectives
- Systematic pedagogy throughout all courses
- Emphasis on reflective practice
- Enhancement of teaching skills
- Completion of national TESOL K–12 standards
- How can I get an ESL endorsement?
- Take six courses plus a student teaching experience, offered through BYU on campus or at a participating school district: Alpine, Nebo, North/South Sanpete, Wasatch, Salt Lake, Evanston.
- Contact the McKay School of Education on campus.
- Contact the ESL or ALS office of your school district.
- How does the TESOL K-12 minor relate to an ESL endorsement?
- The TESOL K-12 minor, which is available through the BYU Teacher Education Department, provides the coursework required by the state that one must complete in order to earn an ESL endorsement.
- How long does it take to complete the program?
- The TESOL K-12 minor is embedded within the Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, and Special Education: Mild/Moderate programs. For these majors, completing the major in the sequence recommended on the graduation plan set by ESS results in subsequently completing the TESOL K-12 minor. Secondary Education and Special Education: Severe majors can only take two (2) courses per semester. This means that students should intersperse this course work across their programs following the recommended sequence below.
- What is the recommended sequence of courses? Sec Ed, El Ed, ECE, SPED, K-12 TESOL Minor
Secondary Education Elementary Education Early Childhood Education Special Education Course Title Course Title Course Title Course Title Elang. 223 Introduction to
English LanguageEl Ed
323Foundations of
Literacy
DevelopmentEl Ed 323 Foundations of
Literacy
DevelopmentCPSE 425 Foundations in
Language ArtsSc Ed 353 Multicultural
EducationEl Ed 203 Foundations of
Multicultural
EducationEl Ed 203 Foundations of
Multicultural
EducationCPSE 480 Multicultural Issues TELL 410 Understanding
Language
AcquisitionTELL 410 Understanding
Language
AcquisitionTELL 410 Understanding
Language
AcquisitionTELL 410 Understanding
Language
AcquisitionTELL 430 Developing Second
Language LiteracyEl Ed 333/443 Teaching Literacy
in the Primary
GradesECE 433 Teaching Reading
in ECE ClassroomsCPSE 430 Teaching Reading TELL 440 Integrating Content
and Language
InstructionTELL 440 Integrating Content
and Language
InstructionTELL 440 Integrating Content
and Language
InstructionTELL 440 Integrating Content
and Language
InstructionTELL 420 Assessment for
Linguistically
Diverse StudentsEl Ed 213 Instructional Design
& Assessment for
All LearnersEl Ed 213 Instructional Design
& Assessment for
All LearnersCPSE 420 Assessment TELL 450 Family, School,
and Community
PartnershipTELL 450 Family, School,
and Community
PartnershipTELL 450 Family, School,
and Community
PartnershipCPSE 460 Collaboration TELL 477R TESOL K-12
Student TeachingTELL 477R TESOL K-12
Student TeachingTELL 477R TESOL K-12
Student TeachingTELL 477R TESOL K-12
Student Teaching - Do I have to be enrolled as a student at BYU?
- The ESL endorsement courses are offered as evening classes, so students do not have to be accepted into the BYU day school in order to enroll. See http://eveningclasses.ce.byu.edu .
- Participants must pay graduate tuition if they already have a bachelor's degree.
- Is there a language requirement?
- There is not a language requirement for an ESL endorsement.
- Do I need to take the PRAXIS for ESL?
- Although the State of Utah does not require the PRAXIS in ESL for elementary education majors, other states may require it.
- Recommendations vary for secondary teachers, depending on their major.
- Students should check with the relevant state office of education.
- What can I do with my ESL endorsement?
- It better qualifies you to work with second language learners in your mainstream classroom.
- It also enables you to work with second language learners in a self-contained setting.
- You are eligible for openings in school districts requiring ESL endorsements.
- What do all those acronyms mean?
- ALS: Alternative language services
- EBL: Emergent bilingual learner
- EFL: English as a foreign language
- EL: English Learner
- ELL: English language learner
- ESL: English as a second language
- ESOL: English to speakers of other languages
- TEFL: Teaching English as a foreign language
- TESOL: Teaching English to speakers of other languages