English as a Second Language (ESOL)
Teaching of Reading: The ESOL endorsement requires two courses on Reading Instruction – one elementary
reading instruction and one reading instruction to ELL’s – please make sure you understand which course(s)
you need to meet licensure requirements:
Elementary Reading Instruction:
University of Virginia http://www.virginia.edu/ EDIS 770: Foundations of Reading Instruction
George Mason http://www.gmu.edu/ 630 Advanced Literacy Foundations and Instruction, Birth to Middle
Childhood
University of Phoenix Online http://www.phoenix.edu/
RDG 530 – Curriculum Constructs and Assessment:Reading and Language Arts (no longer offered)
RDG 537 – Curriculum Constructs and Assessment:Reading and Language Arts
PWCS Staff development http://www.pwcs.edu/i-tech/SDCatalog/index.html
(offered by Staff Development thru George Mason http://www.gmu.edu/)
Reading Recovery
SPOT – Only Sessions for Grades K-2 accepted for developmental reading
LAA 203- Developing Lifelong Readers and writers in Grades 1-3
EDRD 500- Literacy Learning in the Primary Grades
Teaching of reading instruction to English Language Learners:
University of Phoenix Online – TESL 535 Teaching Reading and Writing to LEP Students
University of Phoenix Online – TESL 508 Teaching Reading and Writing
George Mason University – EDRD 615 EDRD 615 Reading/Writing for Multilingual Students (3:3:0)
Cross Cultural Education:
University of Phoenix Online - TESL 534 School, Community and Culture (no longer offered)
University of Phoenix Online - TESL 507 School, Community and Family Culture
University of Phoenix Online - TESL 510 Cross-Cultural Communication
George Mason University – EDUC 537 Foundations Multicult Educ
University of Virginia – PSED 6505 Multicultural Education
English Linguistics:
George Mason University – LING 520 Descriptive Linguistics or EDCI 510 Linguistics for Prek-12 ESOL Teacher
University of Virginia offered in Falls Church,Richmond,Roanoke and Va Beach– PSED 6514 English Linguistics
Explores theoretical background of components of language such as morphology, syntax, and semantics with
applications to classroom learning and teaching, especially in an ESL setting. Attention given to language
variation, and first and second language acquisition. (UVA has several course titles under course #PSED 6514make sure you enroll in the correct course title with this course description.)
University of Phoenix Online – TESOL 509 Applied Linguistics -(Do not confuse this course requirement with a
similar general linguistics course, you must take a pre-approved course specific to TESOL)
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TESOL 506 Overview of Linguistics -(Do not confuse this course requirement with a similar general linguistics
course, you must take a pre-approved course specific to TESOL) – no longer offered
ESL 505 Linguistics (Do not confuse this course with a general linguistics course, you must take ESL 505) – no
longer offered
Regent University – ETSL510/GAS510 Linguistics
Methods of Teaching ESOL:
George Mason University http://www.gmu.edu/ 519 Methods of Teaching Multilingual Students (3:3:0)
University of Phoenix Online – TESOL 504 Instructional Techniques and Methods
TESL/533 Methods for English as a Second Language (no longer offered)
University of Virginia – PSED 6514 Teaching English as a Second Language Designed to meet the needs of
teachers who work with English language learners (ELLs) from all language backgrounds. Provides the
fundamentals of theory and practice necessary for teaching ESOL, students in a variety of contexts. Topics
include TESOL standards, history of ESOL instruction, current methodology, and best practices for studentcentered learning. (UVA has several course titles under course # PSED 6514- make sure you enroll in the correct
course title with appropriate content.)
ESOL Electives:
University of Phoenix Online – TESOL – 505 Assessment
BLE 531 Assessment of Limited English Prof Students (no longer offered
George Mason University - EDUC 500 SLATE – Sec Lang Acquisition – see PWCS Staff development
http://www.pwcs.edu/i-tech/SDCatalog/index.html
University of Virginia – PSED 6514 Assessment in Teaching ESL
University of Virginia – PSED 6514 Second Language Acquisition