Center for Professional Development

ESL ENDORSEMENT

ESL/ML Endorsement

Educator Endorsement Program

Gain an understanding of the unique needs of learners of English as a new language.

Through the courses offered in this program, you can enhance your knowledge and expertise for teaching students learning English as a new language. The program will focus on how to best meet both the educational and emotional needs of this unique population of students. Instructors for the program are all experienced, master educators with a passion for teaching English language learners.

Students in a group discussion in class while the professor watches
Hispanic students smiling during a group project in a classroom

ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENTS

Credits and Courses: 20 credits are required to earn an ESL Endorsement

  1. Valid Idaho Teaching Certificate
  2. Credits and Courses: 20 credits are required to earn an ESL Endorsement.
    • ESL: Theory & Foundations of Language Acquisition (2 credits)
    • ESL: Curriculum and Instruction (2 credits)
    • ESL: Philosophical & Legal Foundations (2 credits)
    • ESL: Assessment and Identification (2 credits)
    • ESL: Cultural Diversity (2 credits)
    • ESL: Applied Linguistics (2 credits)
    • Foreign Language (4 credits)
    • ESL Elective Credit (1 credit)
    • ESL Methods (2 credits)
    • Endorsement Supervision (1 credit)
  3. Praxis: 5362- English to Speakers of Other Languages

Other Teaching Endorsements

For those already certified to teach in Idaho, NNU offers an Endorsement Only program that allows you to add an endorsement for additional subject areas.

These endorsements can only be added to a valid Idaho Teaching Certificate. Other than the ESL/ML Endorsement, all of these are offered through the College of Education at NNU.

Learn more by contacting educationinfo@nnu.edu.

Participants who complete all requirements will receive an institutional recommendation from Northwest Nazarene University to have the ESL Endorsement added to their current Idaho Teaching Certificate