Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Graduate Certificate

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This certificate program provides students the knowledge and skills needed to effectively teach English in a variety of English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign language (EFL) settings. It consists of five 3-unit courses that may also be applied toward the Master of Arts degree with a concentration in TESOL or in Teaching.

Students must meet the admissions requirements for the TESOL Master’s Degree

These units reflect a semester term system. Courses are three units unless otherwise indicated.

Requirements 15 units

Requirements 15 units

Required Course: TES 7410 Theory and Method of Second Language Teaching
Choose four of the following:
- TES 7040 Development of Cross-Cultural Competencies
- TES 7420 Principles of Linguistics
- TES 7430 Techniques of Teaching Reading and Writing to Second Language Learners
- TES 7440 Techniques of Teaching Listening and Speaking to Second Language Learners
- TES 7460 English Grammar for ESL and EFL Teachers
- TES 7470 Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- TES 7480 Technological and Teaching English Learners

All courses are three units unless otherwise specified and are described below.