全国教师教育鉴定委员会和TESOL国际协会授予福特汉姆的TESOL计划全国认可。TESOL的应聘者学会确定和实施ESL教学策略，设计和评估课程，并熟悉教学材料以满足新兴双语（EB）的需求。该计划强调以研究为基础的教学实践，这些实践可以促进英语作为另一种语言的听，说，读，写方面的认知发展和语言能力。该计划使个人能够与来自语言和文化背景的儿童和青少年一起工作。该计划仅适用于有兴趣教给K-12学校的个人，并且有资格获得K-12学校教师资格的个人。
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and TESOL International Association awarded National Recognition to Fordham's TESOL program. TESOL teacher candidates learn to identify and implement ESL teaching strategies, design and evaluate curriculum, and become familiar with instructional materials to meet the needs of emerging bilinguals (EB).<br>The program emphasizes research-based instructional practices, which promote cognitive development and linguistic proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in English as an additional language. The program prepares individuals to work with children and adolescents from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds.<br><br>This program is only available for individuals interested in teaching K-12 schools and who are qualified to be certified as teachers in K-12 schools.