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Teaching English as a Second Language
Creating Agents of Change
- Demonstrating Subject Matter Expertise
- Demonstrating Excellence in Planning and Practice
- Demonstrating a Commitment to All Learners
- Demonstrating a Strong, Positive Effect on Student Growth
- Demonstrating Professionalism, Advocacy, and Leadership
The College of New Jersey offers a degree program and three certification programs for those wishing to teach English as a second language:
- Master of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language
- Teaching English as a Second Language Certification Program
- The English as a Second Language Initial Certification Program
- Bilingual Education Certification Program
In conformity with the national guideline and the ESL K-12 standards by TESL organization, the ESL/Bilingual programs at The College of New Jersey are designed to educate teachers, professionals and future leaders in the fields of ESL/Bilingual education both in the United States and international settings.
All the certification programs meet the new requirements for certification of teachers of bilingual/bicultural education and ESL implemented by the New Jersey State Board of Education in 1992. The programs are formulated to develop students' competency in the application of the theoretical foundations of second language learning and acquisition and bilingual education.
The main objective is to enable students to practice ESL and bilingual methodologies, to design and implement appropriate instructional strategies and activities, to develop curricula and select materials, and to perform proper assessment procedures for ESL and bilingual programs respectively.
Faculty:
Yiqiang Wu
Coordinator, Graduate Program in Teaching English as a Second Language
Associate Professor of Special Education, Language & Literacy
Jean Wong
Associate Professor of Special Education, Language & Literacy
The TESL Academy
