该计划面向希望在英语作为第二语言（ESL）进行教学培训且希望获得教育英语ESL / EFL（英语作为外语）教学资格的母语和非母语的英语人士除了俄亥俄州或美国以外的国家/地区的公立学校以外的其他设置。获得俄亥俄州公立学校系统中的ESL教学资格。该计划旨在通过现代和应用语言学，第二语言教学法以及相关学科的课程向学生介绍向非母语人士英语教学的理论和实践中的核心问题。
This program is intended for both native and non-native speakers of English who seek training in the teaching of English as a second language (ESL) and wish to obtain an initial qualification to teach ESL/EFL (English as a foreign language) in educational settings other than public schools in Ohio or in countries outside the United States. For Ohio qualification in teaching ESL in the Ohio public school system. The program is designed to introduce the student to central issues in the theory and practice of teaching English to non-native speakers through courses in modern and applied linguistics, in second language pedagogy, and in related disciplines.