Department website: https://www.atu.edu/worldlanguages

The Graduate Certificate in TESOL is for a full range of graduate students, domestic and international, who want to advance their knowledge of and credentials in teaching English language learners in the United States or overseas.

Any student with a Bachelor’s degree can apply for the program to develop knowledge and skills in TESOL. The graduate certificate in TESOL is stackable with M.A. TESOL or M.A. English with an ESL minor. Students may start with the certificate program and advance to a master’s degree, such as M.A. in TESOL.

This program may be completed entirely online.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
TESL 5023	Second Language Acquisition	3
or ENGL 5023	Second Language Acquisition
TESL 5703	Teaching English as a Second Language	3
or ENGL 5703	Teaching English as a Second Language
TESL 5713	ESL Assessment	3
or ENGL 5713	ESL Assessment
TESL 5723	Teaching People of Other Cultures	3
or ENGL 5723	Teaching People of Other Cultures
TESL 6003	Linguistics for ESL Teachers	3
Total Hours		15

Students completing the TESOL graduate certificate should be able to

• Use and adapt various instruction methods, including appropriate technology, to address learner needs and socio-cultural contexts.
• Assess students’ language levels and skills and utilize effective assessments, including classroom-based, standardized, and language proficiency assessments, to promote English language and content learning.
• Identify how cultural factors affect language learning and design a culturally relevant curriculum.
• Explain English language structures and related theory and practice in language learning and teaching.