ESL Endorsement and

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ESL Endorsement and TESOL Certification
Preparing to teach ESL locally and globally
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Why ESL Endorsement or TESOL Certification?

• Nationally, the number of ESL students has
  increased dramatically over the past decade
• The ESL endorsement is newly available for
  Michigan educators
• Many teaching opportunities in the US and
  internationally (see www.daveseslcafe.com/joblist
  for a sample of current job listings in ESL

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About ESL Endorsement and Certification

• One of the fastest growing areas in English
  education is the teaching of English to speakers
  of other languages (ESL/TESOL)
• SVSU offers two programs in this area, which
  together enable students in any academic field at
  SVSU to obtain expertise in ESL/TESOL

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ESL Endorsement

• The ESL Endorsement is available for K-12
  pre-service and in-service teachers who want to
  work with English Language Learners in Michigan
  schools
• The ESL Endorsement is a recent development in
  Michigan with SVSU being 1 of 8 institutions
  offering this qualification

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TESOL Certificate

• The TESOL Certificate Program, while similar to
  the endorsement, is designed especially for those
  wishing to teach adults or work outside of
  Michigan (i.e. those not wishing to become ESL
  endorsed teachers in the State of Michigan)

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Possibilities for ESL/TESOL Professionals

• Teach ESL in Michigan public schools
• Tutor ESL students
• Teach ESL in business and other professional
  settings
• Work and travel overseas

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Possibilities for ESL/TESOL Professionals contd
. . .

• Increase your teaching options
• Return to your home country to teach/tutor ESL
• Add a valuable endorsement to your Michigan
  teaching certificate
• Prepare for graduate work such as an MA in TESOL
  or Applied Linguistics

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From a teacher . . .

• Last winter I worked with a group of five ESL
  students at a local high school. Their teachers
  were quite frustrated and did not know what to do
  with these students . . . Cultural misconceptions
  and unrealistic teacher expectations compounded
  the language problems . . . There is a solution
  hire an ESL Endorsed teacher.
• (From correspondence with SVSU TESOL Advisor)

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Endorsement Courses (see SVSU Course Catalog for
course descriptions and further details)

• Intro to Language Study
• History of the English Language or
• Dialects in Contemporary English
• Language in Society or
• Language in Education
• TESOL I Intro to Language Acquisition and
  Teaching

• TESOL II Assessment, Materials, and Methods
• Intercultural Communication or
• The Family Cross-Culturally or
• Cultural Differences in Education
• Practicum in TESOL

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Certificate Courses (see SVSU Course Catalog for
course descriptions and further details)

• Intro to Language Study
• Grammar of Contemporary English
• TESOL I Intro to Language Acquisition and
  Teaching
• TESOL II Assessment, Materials, and Methods
• Language requirement Two semesters of
  college-level study in a single language other
  than English or its equivalent. This requirement
  can be altered for native speakers of a language
  other than English.

• History of the English Language or
• Language in Society or
• Language in Education
• Intercultural Communication or
• The Family Cross-Culturally or
• Cultural Differences in Education
• Practicum in TESOL

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Timeframe for completion

• Endorsement/Certificate candidates should plan on
  taking from 1 to 2 years to complete the courses
  leading to endorsement/certification
• It is possible, depending on course offerings, to
  complete this program within one academic year
  (including the summer/spring sessions for
  overseas candidates). Contact the TESOL Advisor
  for more details.

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TESOL Program Objectives

• Linguistic Foundations
• Language Acquisition
• Language and Culture
• Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
• (MI Test for Teacher Certification, 86 English
  as a Second Language link MI English Language
  Proficiency Standards, link)

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Standards, Benchmarks, and Communicative
Competence

• Examples of ESL Standards for Pre-K-12 Students
• Goal 1 To use English to communicate and social
  settings . . .
• Goal 2 To use English to achieve academically
  in all content areas . . .
• Goal 3 To use English in socially and
  culturally appropriate ways . . .
• Link to Communicative Competence

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Get involved early on!

• MITESOL (Michigan Association of Teachers of
  English to Speakers of Other Languages)
• TESOL International (International Association of
  TESOL Educators)

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Thank you for your interest in the ESL
Endorsement/TESOL Certificate Program

• Further information available upon request.
  Please contact the TESOL Program Advisor
• Dr. Kerry Segel, TESOL Advisor
• Saginaw Valley State University
• English Department
• University Center, MI 48710
• Email ksegel_at_svsu.edu or jplesko_at_svsu.edu
• admissions _at_svsu.edu