This endorsement has no PRAXIS test and is added with coursework.
K-12 English as a new language education endorsement program. A K-12 English as a new language education endorsement program requires 18 semester hours of coursework, to include linguistics, development of curriculum and instruction for new language acquisition, language and culture, program assessment, reading for students with limited English proficiency, and an English as a new language methodology course. Study in the developmental characteristics of K-12 learners and a practicum inclusive of K-12 learners is required in addition to the 18 hours, if not previously completed. Verified teaching experience in K-12 English as a new language within the five-year period immediately preceding application may be accepted in lieu of the above field experiences at the equivalency of one year’s teaching experience for one semester hour credit for a maximum of three semester hours of the total credit hours required.
Linguistics
___ EDFN 460/560 - Applied Linguistics for Teaching English as a Second Language 3 cr.
Development of curriculum and instruction for new language acquisition
___ EDFN 462/562 - Teaching Language Arts for English as a Second Language Across the Curriculum 3 cr.
Language and culture
___ EDFN 461/561 - Cultural and Psychological Perspectives in the Acquisition of ESL 3 cr.
Program assessment
___ EDFN 462/562 - Teaching Language Arts for
English
as a Second Language Across the Curriculum 3 cr.
___ EDFN 463/563 - Methods of Teaching English
as a Second Language 3 cr.
Reading for students with limited English proficiency
EDFN 463/563 - Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language 3 cr.
English as a new language methodology course
___ EDFN 463/563 - Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language 3 cr.
Six credits from the following courses
Any foreign language course
Other courses addressing acquisition of pedagogical skills and/or
concepts for ENL teachers
or
LING 425 - Structure of English 3 cr.
LING 420/520 - The New English 3 cr.
LING 443/543 - Development of the English Language 3
cr.
LING 452/552 - General Semantics 3 credits
FL 420 - Foreign Language Teaching Methods 1-3 cr.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Study that addresses developmental characteristics of K-12
learners
if not previously completed
is needed in addition to the 18 credit hours.
Preparation of candidates that addresses field experiences of
K-12
learners is needed if not
previously completed.
EDFN
789 - Internship: ENL