ESL Program Specialist PK-12, Certification

About the Program

English as a Second Language (ESL) is a term for the use or study of the English language by non-native speakers in an English-speaking environment. 

Requirements

The requirements to obtain an ESL Program Specialist certification in PA:

• Hold a PA Instructional I or Instructional II certificate

• Completion of a state approved certification program

Note: To obtain an ESL (English as a Second Language) Pennsylvania Program Specialist Certificate, the candidate must make application to Pa Department of Education after completion of coursework. A valid PA Instructional I or II certification is required to be eligible for this program. 

• ED 622 ESL: Multilingual/Multicultural Literacies (3 credits)
• ED 623 ESL: Multilingual/Multicultural Assessment (3 credits)
• ED 624 ESL: Understanding Language Learning (3 credits)
• ED 625 ESL: Language, Diversity and Schooling (3 credits)
• ED 629 Theory and Practice of TESOL (3 credits)

• (must be taken as the final course in the sequence)