English as a Second Language, Basic Certificate Print Options Apply Now Request Information College(s): Harry S Truman Program Code: 0427
The purpose of the Education Department English as a Second Language (ESL) program is to prepare teachers, administrators, and school service professionals who hold an Illinois Professional Educators License to meet the state endorsement requirements for the ESL Endorsement. The ESL certificate will prepare teachers to teach in multilingual classrooms with students for whom English is not their first language. The coursework in this certificate is specifically aligned to meet the linguistics, development, education, methods, and cultural content requirements of the state endorsements including electives and an ESL practicum experience. The Education Department believes that these endorsement