越来越需要训练有素的英语作为第二语言的教官。通过语言学理论和研究，该研究生证书为您提供了英语的基础知识以及向非本地学习者教授英语的技能。该课程由18个学分组成，包括语言理论课程，英语声音系统和语法结构，成人第二语言学习以及包括课堂ESL教学实践在内的教学方法。 TESL）为学生做好准备，在美国或其他国家/地区教授英语为非母语的人。证书课程部分满足以英语作为弗吉尼亚州教学证书的第二语言认可的要求。想要获得此认可的学生应咨询顾问。证书可以与教育与人类发展学院，英语系以及现代与古典语言系提供的任何学位课程同时获
There is a growing need for trained instructors of English as a second language. Using linguistics theory and research, this graduate certificate provides you with the fundamental knowledge of English and the skills to teach it to non-native learners. This 18-credit program is composed of courses in linguistic theory, the structure of the English sound system and grammar, adult second language learning, and pedagogical approaches including a practicum in classroom ESL teaching.The graduate certificate in teaching English as a second language (TESL) prepares students to teach non-native speakers of English in the United States or abroad. Certificate courses fulfill, in part, requirements for an endorsement in English as a second language to the Virginia state teaching credential. Students who want to earn this endorsement should consult with an advisor.The certificate may be pursued concurrently with any of several degree programs offered through the College of Education and Human Development, the English Department, and the Modern and Classical Languages Department. Part of the coursework toward the certificate may be applied toward degrees in those departments.