ESL/Bilingual
ABOUT THE ESL ENDORSEMENT
Educators interested in adding the ESL or Bilingual Education endorsements to a valid PEL are encouraged to visit their local ROE or the ISBE website for current requirements.
Candidates starting ESL courses with USF are to begin with course EEND 631 followed in sequence by course EEND 632 (these courses may be taken simultaneously).
All candidates seeking an ESL or Bilingual Endorsement must provide proof of either three (3) months of full-time teaching OR 100 clinical clock hours of experience in a setting: with Limited English Proficient (LEPs) students for the ESL endorsement and (specifically) TBE Bilingual (program) students for the Bilingual Endorsement.
CURRENT COHORTS
At-Large (non-cohort) Online ESL Courses
The above ESL/bilingual education courses will run at least once per semester through TIDE/USF. Seats are not reserved/guaranteed for these "open" courses, so register early to reserve your spot.
Indian Prairie School District 204 - FALL 2024 COHORT START
Each course will meet 8 times in person at a campus location TBD.
FALL SEMESTER 2024
EEND 631 Theoretical Foundations of Bilingual and ESL (4 credit hours)
SPRING SEMESTER 2025
EEND 632 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL (4 credit hrs)
SUMMER SEMESTER 2025
EEND 633 Assessment of Bilingual and ESL Students (3 credit hrs)
FALL SEMESTER 2025
EEND 634 Cross Cultural Studies/Limited-English Proficient Students (3 credit hrs)
SPRING SEMESTER 2026
EEND 636 Linguistics (4 credit hrs)
Bloomingdale Blended Cohort - FALL 2023 COHORT START
FALL SEMESTER 2023
EEND 632 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL (4 credit hrs)
October 16 - December 11, 2023 | blended course
In-person meetings on 10/25, 11/15, 12/6
SPRING SEMESTER 2024
EEND 633 Assessment of Bilingual and ESL Students (3 credit hrs)
January 8 - March 1, 2024 | blended course
In-person meetings on 1/17, 2/7, 2/28
EEND 634 Cross Cultural Studies/Limited-English Proficient Students (3 credit hrs)
March 4 - April 29, 2024 | blended course
In-person meetings on 3/6, 4/3, 4/24
SUMMER SEMESTER 2024
EEND 636 Linguistics (4 credit hrs)
May 13 - July 5, 2024 | online course
EEND 637 Methods and Materials for Teaching Bilingual Students* (3 credit hrs)
June 3 - July 29, 2024 | online course
*Only needed for those seeking a Bilingual Endorsement