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2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ESL (English as a Second Language) Certification


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Students who have successfully completed a minor in English as a Second Language from Lakeland University should be able to:

  • Demonstrate a high degree of fluency in English.
  • Describe the linguistic and paralinguistic features of the English language.
  • Recognize the processes through which languages are acquired in both formal and informal contexts.
  • Identify the developmental, social, political, and cultural contexts of their students’ lives and educational experiences.
  • Explain how the development, social, political, and cultural contexts relate to classroom performance and educational practice.
  • Employ effective curriculum, instruction and assessment practices for English language learners.
  • Explain how the relevant communities of English language learners affect linguistic success.
  • Engage in ongoing professional development, networking, research, and innovation (see Standard 9, Wisconsin Teacher Standards)

Minor Requirements (21-23 semester hours)


For Early Adolescence through Adolescence Education Certification (grades 6-12) in combination with a certifiable major

Lakeland students who gain this expertise and receive their ESL teaching certification enter an educational system that desperately needs their services. Demographically and legislatively, the demand for ESL teachers has never been higher, with more of these rewarding positions opening every year.

One of the following:


Note:


 *Students enrolled in Lakeland University’s Master of Education (M.Ed.) graduate program may register for these courses for graduate-level credit.

Teacher Certification


To qualify for Early Adolescence through Adolescence (grades 6-12) teaching certification or Early Childhood through Adolescence (grades K-12) teaching certification in English as a Second Language, a student must complete the Early Adolescence through Adolescence Professional Sequence along with a certifiable major or the Early Childhood through Adolescence Professional Sequence along with a certifiable major and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) statutory requirements.

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