Penn State's English as a second language (ESL) Program Specialist Certificate is designed to meet Pennsylvania’s endorsement requirement for ESL instructors by offering the complement of necessary courses taught exclusively by Penn State instructors who are National Writing Project Fellows, employing and sharing best practices from their classrooms. Teachers who hold a Pennsylvania Instructional I or Instructional II certificate and currently have an ESL teaching assignment or desire one in the future.
To learn more about the National Writing Project, please visit www.nwp.org and www.lvwp.org.
2012-13 ESL Certificate Course Schedule
WL ED 400 – Foundations of Language in Second Language Teaching
August 13, 2012 – September 28, 2012 (7 weeks)
Face to Face meetings
- Week 1: Week of August 12 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
- Week 6: Week of September 16 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
WL ED 444 – Language, Culture, and the Classroom: Issues for Practitioners
September 24, 2012 – December 21, 2012 (13 weeks)
Face to Face meetings
- Week 1: Week of September 23 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
- Week 6: Week of October 28 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
- Week 12: Week of December 9 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
WL ED 483 – Assessment of Performance: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
January 7, 2013 – April 5, 2013 (13 weeks)
Face to Face meetings
- Week 1: Week of January 6 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
- Week 6: Week of February 10 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
- Week 12: Week of March 24 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
APLNG 484 – Functional-Discourse Grammar
June 17, 2013 – August 2, 2013 (7 weeks)
Face to Face meetings
- Week 1: Week of June 16 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
- Week 6: Week of July 21 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
APLNG 493 – Teaching English as a Second Language
September 23, 2013- December 20, 2013 (13 weeks)
Face to Face meetings
- Week 1: Week of September 22 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
- Week 6: Week of October 27 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
- Week 12: Week of December 8 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Each course is offered in a blended learning format for educators desiring the Pennsylvania Department of Education ESL Program Specialist Endorsement.
For program information, please contact:
Nancy Coco
610-285-5026
e-mail: nxc4@psu.edu
For registration information, please contact:
Kathy Eck
610-285-5060
e-mail: kde1@psu.edu
This is an Outreach Program of the College of Education, the College of the Liberal Arts, and the Office of Statewide Programs.
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