Ed.M. in Language Education and English as a Second Language (ESL) Education (Certifications: Teacher of World Languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish, or Other World Languages and Teacher of English as a Second Language)

Coordinator: Dr. Mary Curran (848-932-0790; email: mary.curran@gse.rutgers.edu)

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English as a Second Language Education (21 credits)

05:300:538 Methods for Teaching and Assessing World Language Learners (3)

05:300:539 Methods for Teaching and Assessing English Language Learners (3)

05:300:430 Principles of Language Learning: Second and World Language Acquisition (3)

05:300:433 or 15:253:523 Language and Culture (3)

05:300:434 Foundations of Language (3)

15:253:537 Language in Society (3)

Graduate-level elective in foreign language education (3)

Common Professional Education Core (18 credits)

05:300:306 Introduction to Educational Psychology: Principles of Classroom Learning (3)

05:300:450 Urban Education I (1.5)

05:300:451 Urban Education II (1.5)

05:300:452 Teaching Emerging Bilinguals in the K-12 Classroom I (1.5)

05:300:453 Teaching Emerging Bilinguals in the K-12 Classroom II (1.5)

15:255:534 Classroom Organization for the Inclusive and Special Classroom (3)

15:293:523 Inclusive Teaching in Education (3)

Choose one from the following:

15:255:539 Communities, Schools, and Social Justice (3)

15:253:540 Teaching English Language Learners (3)

05:300:406 Community-Based Language Learning (3)

Clinical Experience (20 credits)

15:255:530 Clinical Experience Phase 1 (1)

15:255:531 Clinical Practice Phase 2 (4)

15:255:535 Clinical Phase 3 (9)

15:255:536 Clinical Practice Seminar (6)

Major Requirements

Every candidate for certification in foreign language education and English as a Second Language education must complete a full major in an approved target language.

Language and Cultural Proficiency Requirements

Proficiency in the target language is to be demonstrated through an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in the target language administered by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). All students seeking certification in ESL are required to pass an OPI and a Written Proficiency Test (WPT) in English administered by ACTFL. To arrange an OPI, visit http://www.languagetesting.com . Call 914-963-7110 to schedule the WPT. OPI and WPT results must be on file with the Office of Student and Academic Services prior to student teaching.