Teaching Endorsement in ESL

Owned by Laura Lehman (Deactivated)
Last updated: Dec 13, 2021

Advisor: Cathy Smeltzer Erb
Degree: teaching endorsement only (must be paired with an academic major to get a degree)
Semester Hours: 38-39 education curriculum+ 17 ESL curriculum

To teach in U.S. public schools, a student must combine an academic major with PreK-12 education courses. A teaching endorsement in ESL (Grades PreK-12) is approved by the Virginia Department of Education. Teacher candidates must comply with all teacher education requirements.

Required Courses (38-39 SH) 

  • ED 101 Exploring Teaching - 2 
  • ED 245 Learning and Classroom Environments - 3 
  • ED 252 Learning and Classroom Environments PFE - 1 
  • ED 275 Instructional Technology and Assessment - 3 
  • ED 301 Needs of Diverse Learners - 3 
  • ED 351 General Curriculum and Methods - 1 
  • ED 361 Secondary Methods PFE - 1 
  • ED 385 Content Area Methods for Middle and Secondary Teaching - 2 
  • ED 395 Reading and Writing in the Content Area (6-12) - 3  OR ED 343 Content Area Reading and Writing - 2 
  • ED 401 Examining Foundations of Education - 2 
  • ED 411 Reflective Teaching Seminar and Portfolio - 1 
  • ED 461 Elementary Student Teaching - 7 
  • ED 462 Middle/High School Student Teaching - 7 

Other licensure requirement:

  • PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology - 3 

ESL Curriculum (17 SH)

  • ED 385 Content Area Methods for Middle and Secondary Teaching - 2 
  • LING 250 Introduction to Linguistics - 3 
  • LING 260 Grammars of English - 3 
  • *LING 360 Language Learning, Literacy, and Culture - 3 
  • LING 460 Practicum in TESOL - 3 
  • Foreign language (Intermediate II or above) - 3