Teaching English as a Second Language, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Eleni Pappamihiel

This program is designed for applicants who hold a bachelor’s degree and are interested in pursuing a certificate in education. This certificate would not culminate in recommendation for North Carolina teacher licensure unless the applicant is currently teaching in a North Carolina school and completes the state-required internship as an additional requirement.

Program Objective

To provide a baseline level of preparation for applicants wishing to learn how to work English language learners within the United States or abroad.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate knowledge of the North Carolina laws and regulations regarding English learners by successfully completing the requirements of TSL 511 and TSL 517
Students will demonstrate an ability to design and implement appropriate instruction for English learners by successfully completing the requirements of TSL 517, TSL 537, TSL 516 and TSL 518
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the attributes and characteristics of the English language by successfully completing the requirements of TSL 537 and TSL 519
Students will explain the relationship between culture, language and learning by successfully completing the requirements of TSL 511, TSL 517 and TSL 537

Admission Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university completed before graduate study begins.
Official copies of transcripts of all college, university or community college work (undergraduate and graduate). Undergraduate GPA of 3. 0 or better is recommended for application to UNCW. The state of North Carolina Department of Public Instruction requires that applicants have an undergraduate GPA of 2.7 to receive a teaching license.
Three letters of recommendation.

ESL Core

Students must complete all courses.

TSL 511 - ESL Issues: Culture, Policy and Advocacy Credit Hours: 3
TSL 516 - Second Language Acquisition Research and Theory Credit Hours: 3
TSL 517 - Methods for Second Language Learners Credit Hours: 3
TSL 518 - English as a Second Language Assessment Credit Hours: 3
TSL 519 - Pedagogical Grammar for Teachers Credit Hours: 3
TSL 537 - Linguistics for Teachers Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

The Teaching English as a Second Language Post-Baccalaureate Certificate is a program offered by UNCW and is designed for applicants that are not immediately seeking K12 license in ESL. It is not a licensure pathway. Applicants who currently hold an ESL teaching position with a temporary Clinical Residency license should apply to the UNCW Clinical Residency program, which is a licensure pathway program.