Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Certificate (0416)
Department website: http://www.wku.edu/english/
Program Coordinator
Mark M. McAndrews, mark.mcandrews@wku.edu
The TESOL Graduate Certificate is intended for individuals who want to teach in institutes, either domestically or abroad. The Certificate requires a minimum of 16 hours consisting of ENG 407G, ENG 408G, ENG 565, ENG 566, and ENG 471G, which involves field experience conducted during the final semester; students enrolled in the MAT-TESOL program must take EDU 589 in place of ENG 471G. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in order to receive the Certificate.
Program Admission
- B.A. or equivalent
- 3.0 undergraduate or graduate GPA, or
- A GAP score of 2200, with minimum of 3.5 on analytical writing portion of GRE
*GAP=(GRE-V+GRE-Q) +(GPAx100); - Students who are accepted into the TESL Graduate Endorsement program may apply for the Graduate Certificate upon completion of 12 hrs of required TESL coursework with a 3.75 GPA
Graduate Studies Admission
Please refer to the admission section of this catalog for Graduate Studies admission requirements.
Program Requirements (16-18 hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ENG 407G | Linguistic Analysis | 3 |
| ENG 408G | Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| ENG 565 | Integrated Teaching English as a Second Language | 3 |
| ENG 566 | Seminar in Teaching English as a Second Language | 3 |
| ENG 471G | TESL Practicum * | 4-6 |
| Total Hours | 16-18 | |
- *
Students dually-enrolled in this certificate and the MAT-TESOL must take EDU 589, 6 credit hours, in lieu of 471G
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This program is exempt from the maximum of 12 hours denoted in the Duplication of Coursework policy. All concentration hours may be duplicated on one additional graduate degree or certificate at the same level.
Student teacher work sample, i.e., portfolio, is required for final assessment.