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English as a Second Language Teaching Minor/Endorsement

The English as a Second Language teaching minor/endorsement is available at Weber State University. Undergraduate and graduate students seeking degrees in elementary, secondary or special education can add this endorsement to their licensure. View more details about the program in the WSU Catalog.

Course Requirements for Endorsement

  • EDUC 4250 / EDUC 6250 - Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Implementation (3 credits)
    • Offered Fall (each year) and Summer semester (odd years)
  • EDUC 4270 / EDUC 6270 - Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (3 credits)
    • Offered Spring semester (each year) and Summer semester (even years)
  • EDUC 4740 - Building Partnerships with ESL/Bilingual Families (1 credits) OR EDUC 6240 - Foundations of Teaching for Cultural and Language Differences (2 credits) 
    • Offered spring and summer semester
  • EDUC 4410 / MENG 6410 - Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL* (3 credits)
    • Offered Summer semesters
  • ENGL 4420 / MENG 6420 - English Phonology and Syntax for ESL Teachers (3 credits)
    • Offered Summer semesters
  • ENGL 4450 / MENG 6450 - ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theories, Methods and Practices (3 credits)
    • Offered Summer semesters
  • EDUC 5770 - Field Experience in ESL/Bilingual Education (2 credits)
    • Offered fall and spring semester

*WLC 4400 may be substituted for EDUC 4410 / MENG 6410, especially for foreign language majors and dual language immersion endorsement candidates.

 

For more information, contact:

Denise Wright
denisewright@weber.edu
ED 208
801-626-6636

Angie Collinwood
angiecollinwood@weber.edu
ED 207
801-626-6309

Dr. David R. Byrd
davidbyrd@weber.edu
ED 219
801-626-7412