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.
2011-12 ESL Certificate Course Schedule
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Dates
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Foundations of Language in Second Language Teaching |
Aug. 22-Oct. 7, 2011 |
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Language, Culture, and the Classroom: Issues for Practitioners |
Oct. 17-Dec. 2, 2011 |
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Evaluating Schools Performances and Programs with English Language Learners |
Dec. 12 – Jan. 27, 2012 |
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Teaching English as a Second Language |
Feb. 6 – March 23, 2012 |
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Functional-Discourse Grammar |
April 2 – May 18, 2012 |
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.