ESL/BE Licensure Plan

Post-Baccalaureate Add-on License

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Major or Licenses:

Advisor(s):

ESL Licensure (DPI 395)

/ Substitutions or Waivers / Semester
Planned / Semester
Completed
1.Introduction to ESL/Bilingual Education (Fall and Spring)
CIGENRL350/550. 3cr.
2. Survey of Educational Linguistics (Fall and Spring)
CIGENRL 310/510. 3cr.
3. Critical Perspectives on Bilingual Learners in Schools (Spring)
CIGENRL 354. 3cr.
Prereq: 350/550 Introduction to ESL and Bilingual Education
4. Second Language Acquisition (Spring)
CIGENRL 320/520. 3cr.
Prereq: 310/510 Survey of Educational Linguistics
5.Pedagogical Grammar for English Learners (Fall)
CIGENRL 330/530. 3cr.
Prereq: 310/510 Survey of Educational Linguistics
6. ESL Methods and Curriculum (Fall)
CIGENRL 403/603. 4 cr. [since F 2015]
Prereq: 310/510 Survey of Educational Linguistics; 320/520 Second Language Acquisition; 350/550 Introduction to ESL and Bilingual Education
7. Assessment in the ESL/Bilingual Classroom (Spring)
CIGENRL 405/605 3cr.
Prereq: 403/603 ESL Methods and Curriculum Development
8. Field Study (after CIGENRL 403) (Fall or Spring)
CIFLD 406 [Elementary placement] or 408 [Middle or high school placement]. 2 cr.(formerly CIFLD 492 3cr.)
9. Portfolio (please see guidelines)
Note: Requiredfor ESL licensure (DPI 395):
1. Complete the minor with at least a 3.0 GPA OR pass the Praxis II ESL Content Exam (5362)before you can apply for the ESL license.
2. Attend a professional conference related to ELLs/bilingual learners before Field Study.
Strongly recommended:complete the equivalent of three semesters of university level foreign language studyin one languagefor the ESL licensure program (will provide personal experience learning an additional language and will enhance communication with ELL parents)
BILINGUAL BICULTURAL LICENSURE (DPI 023) /

Substitutions or Waivers

/ Semester

Planned

/ Semester

Completed

1. Teaching Content in the Bilingual Classroom (Spring)
CIGENRL 455/655. 3 cr.
Prereq: 403/603 ESL Methods and Curriculum Development
2.For speakers of Spanish:
Complete a Chicano Studies Course offered in the College of Letters & Sciences, with approval of advisor. 3 cr.
For speakers of languages other than Spanish:
Race, Ethnicity, and Social Justice: Issues for Helping Professionals
RACEETH 380/580, or another RACEETH course with approval of advisor. 3cr.
3. Bilingual Proficiency
Pass the OPI/LTI language proficiency exams (speaking and writing) with a score of at least “low-advanced.”
NOTES:
1. You must hold (or be eligible for) the ESL license in order to obtain the bilingual education license.
2. There is no additional Praxis II content exam for the bilingual license(must complete the minor with a 3.00 GPA OR pass the Praxis II ESL Content Exam [5362]).

Advising Dates and Comments

Rev. 1/4/18G:Advisng Add-on license Post Baccalaureate ESL/BE Licensure Plan (blue form)