The College of Education offers a pathway to earn either the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) or ESOL/bilingual endorsement on your teaching license. The ESOL/Bilingual Endorsement Program is designed to teach candidates how to effectively work with students who are learning English as an additional language. There is no second language requirement for the ESOL endorsement but proficiency in Spanish is required for the ESOL/bilingual endorsement.
What are the benefits of an ESOL or ESOL/bilingual endorsement?
- Increased awareness of the cultural and linguistic diversity in P-12 schools.
- Increased ability to address critical achievement gap issues.
- Increased instructional strategies to address general and content-specific academic language needs.
- Increased marketability in the hiring process.
As pre-service science and math educators, we highly recommend you complete at least the introductory ESOL course, TCE 572 Theoretical Foundations of Language Acquisition for P-12 Educators, this year.
We further encourage you to take TCE 573 Instructional Approaches for P-12 English Language Learners and TCE 579 Linguistics for ESOL/Bilingual Teachers—in addition to TCE 572 Theoretical Foundations—even if you do not complete the full endorsement.
We have developed a clear pathway for students who wish to complete ESOL coursework and/or earn the full endorsement.
ESOL COURSEWORK AND THE PTE PROGRAM IN SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS
| Option 1 | Option 2 | |
| Summer | TCE 572 Theoretical Foundations | |
| Fall | TCE 579 Linguistics | TCE 572 Theoretical Foundations |
| Winter | TCE 573 Instructional Approaches | TCE 573 Instructional Approaches |
| Spring | TCE 510 ESOL Internship | |
| After the PTE Program* | TCE 576 Language Policy & Issues | TCE 579 LinguisticsTCE 576 Language Policy & Issues
TCE 510 ESOL Internship |
*Once candidates have begun ESOL coursework, they have seven years to complete the full endorsement.
The ESOL/Bilingual Endorsement Program website contains basic information about program coursework requirements: http://education.oregonstate.edu/esol-endorsement.
For more information, contact Stacey Lee, ESOL/Bilingual Endorsement Program Coordinator and Instructor, at (541) 737-2983 or stacey.lee@oregonstate.edu.
