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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Major: 5126
Effective Term: 2016 Spring   

Award: CCL  
Total Credits: 27
CIP Code: 13.1401
Instructional Council: Education (56)
GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: 25-2012, 25-2021, 25-2022, 25-2031, 25-3011


Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in ESL Endorsement prepares certified teachers to earn the English as a Second Language Endorsement in Arizona. The program emphasizes the philosophical, cultural, and linguistic processes involved in teaching English language learners. Students develop knowledge and skills required of teachers working with English language learners through a combination of courses in methodology and practicum experience in an ESL classroom. This program includes all coursework required for those with valid Arizona teaching certificates to qualify for SEI and ESL endorsement in Arizona.




Required Courses
+EDU220 Introduction to Serving English Language Learners (ELL) (3) OR
+EPD220 Introduction to Serving English Language Learners for Certified Teachers (3) 3

EDU230 Cultural Diversity in Education 3

+EDU233 Structured English Immersion, English as a Second Language, and Bilingual Teaching Methods (3) OR
+EPD233 Structured English Immersion and English as a Second Language Teaching Methods for Teachers (3) 3

+EPD244 Reading and Writing in SEI/ESL/Bilingual Settings 3
+EPD246 Teaching and Assessment of English Language Learners (ELL) 3
+EPD247 Practicum for English as a Second Language (ESL)/Bilingual Teachers 3

+ENG213 Introduction to the Study of Language (3) OR
+SLC201 Introduction to Linguistics (3) 3

Choose 6 credits from the following Foreign Language courses:
ARB+++ any ARB/Arabic course
FRE+++ any FRE/French course
GER+++ any GER/German course
ITA+++ any ITA/Italian course
JPN+++ any JPN/Japanese course
SPA+++ any SPA/Spanish course
SLG+++ any SLG/Sign Language course
Credits: 27

Program Competencies
1. Set up classrooms which incorporate the natural approach to language acquisition. (EDU220, EPD220, EDU233, EPD233, EPD244, EPD247)
2. Apply grammatical and linguistic concepts in a classroom setting where sheltered English instruction is utilized. (ENG213, SLC201, EPD246, EPD247)
3. Accommodate field-sensitive and field independent styles of teaching and learning. (EDU230, EDU233, EPD233, EPD244, EPD247)
4. Utilize structured presentations and discussions of educational procedures, ethics and classroom discipline. (EDU233, EPD233, EPD244, EPD247)
5. Work in small group language minority instructional settings. (EDU233, EPD233, EPD244, EPD247, ARB+++, FRE+++, GER+++, ITA+++, JPN+++, SPA+++, SLG+++)
6. Implement time management, lesson planning and giving instruction to children in a sheltered English mode. (EDU233, EPD233, EPD244, EPD247)
7. Develop lesson plans which enhance the childs learning abilities through use of individualized linguistic differences. (EDU233, EPD233, EPD244, EPD247)
8. Write lesson plans with unified objectives and assessment instruments. (EDU233, EPD233, EPD244, EPD247)
9. Develop sheltered English instructional materials to be used in an ESL classroom setting. (EDU233, EPD233, EPD244, EPD247)
10. Give presentations to English language learners in the classroom using contemporary methods of English as a second language instruction. (EDU233, EPD233, EPD244, EPD247)
11. Promote language acquisition through methods which are informed by an understanding of socio-psycho linguistic effects on learning. (EDU233, EPD233, EPD244, EPD247)
12. Explain the basic philosophical premises of language minority instruction. (EDU220, EPD220)
13. Produce a diversity of creative activities for young children. (EDU233, EPD233, EPD244, EPD247)

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: March 23, 2010

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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