Aurora University
College of Education
Bilingual/ESL Endorsement
From its inception, Aurora University’s College of Education has taken pride in keeping abreast of changing trends and needs of the communities it serves. Today, the number of immigrant children who are non-native English speakers is rapidly increasing in public and private schools throughout the United States. Because the State of Illinois faces a shortage of teachers in Bilingual/ESL education, Bilingual/ESL teaching positions go unfilled each year.
Aurora University offers the opportunity for certified teachers to become endorsed/approved through its coursework for Bilingual/ESL Endorsement. Classes are taught by credentialed faculty with extensive experience in leading and teaching in a Bilingual/ESL program.
The programs are offered in two delivery formats: individual course option and the cohort model. Courses are situated within a constructivist approach that promotes active participation in knowledge acquisition, knowledge restructuring, re-inventing knowledge, and experimenting with knowledge to make it meaningful, organized and permanent.
Requirements:
The program is open to students who hold a Type 03, Type 09, Type 29 Bilingual (Type 29 applicant required to provide evidence of having passed the Basic Skills Test) or Type 10 certificate. After admission, the candidate must maintain a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Prior to admission to the College of Education, students seeking Bilingual/ESL Endorsement must meet the following requirements:
Complete set of official undergraduate and graduate college transcripts and/or original ECE or WES transcript evaluation in sealed envelopes. The transcript or evaluation must indicate a completed US bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with a 2.75 GPA.
Submit a completed graduate application and be accepted to Aurora University.
Bilingual Endorsement Course Requirements:
- EDU6110 Foundations of Bilingual Education (3)
- EDU6120 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL (3)
- EDU6170 Methods and Materials for Teaching ELLs (3)
Bilingual Programs (3):
- EDU6130 Cross Cultural Studies for Teaching ELLs (3)
- EDU6140 Assessment of Bilingual Students (3)
- EDUxxxx Elective from ESL Endorsement Courses (3)
The English As A Second Language Endorsement Course Requirements:
- EDU6160 Theoretical Foundations of Teaching ESL (3)
- EDU6150 Linguistics (3)
- EDU6130 Cross Cultural Studies for Teaching ELL (3)
- EDU6140 Assessment of Bilingual Students (3)
- EDU6120 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL (3)
- EDUxxxx Elective from Bilingual Endorsement Courses (3)
The elective courses differentiate the two endorsement curricula. A dual endorsement for Bilingual Education and ESL may be earned by completing an additional elective course (3 semester hours) for a total of 21 semester hours.
Bilingual Education Endorsement:
All Bilingual/ESL courses are open to students who hold a Type 03, 04, 09, 10, 29, or 50 Certificate from the State of Illinois.
Bilingual Education Endorsement Courses:
EDU6120 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL 3 semester hours
This course provides participants with strategies, techniques, and skills in teaching academic subject matter in and through English. The instructional methods presented draw upon several traditions including developmental psychology, learning theory and humanistic pedagogy and focus on integrating language with content instruction and special education for the English language development student, including the gifted and talented. A few of the instructional methods covered in Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL include total physical response (TPR), the natural Approach, Communicative language Teaching, specifically Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) and the Cognitive Language Learning Approach (CALLA).
EDU6130 Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching ELLs 3 semester hours
Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching ELL Students focuses on cultural factors that influence teaching and learning. This course provides extensive consideration of cultural and linguistic diversity, its impact on instruction and strategies for effective instruction in the multicultural-linguistically diverse classroom. This is a required course for the Illinois State Board of Education ESL/Bilingual Teacher Approval.
EDU6140 Assessment of Bilingual Students 3 semester hours
This course will provide participants with a comprehensive knowledge foundation in the study and development of language programs for ESL/Bilingual students. It will have an emphasis on the review of various bilingual and dual language program models as well as assessment of English Language Learners (ELLs). The course promotes the use of balanced assessment models for student evaluation and gives attention to the development of valid and effective teacher-made tests that include a variety of question types, modalities, promotion of higher-order thinking, and allowances for students with different learning needs. Participants investigate a variety of language assessments tools including journals, logs, portfolios, group projects, reflective papers, student’s interviews, self-evaluations, and metacognition. Participants will relate the usefulness and applicability of particular assessment tools and models appropriate elements in lesson planning and instruction.
EDU6170 Methods and Materials for Teaching ELLs in Bilingual Program 3 semester hours
This course prepares participants by providing them with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to meet the needs of all English language learners in bilingual contexts. This course has been designed and developed in accordance with Illinois English as a New language: Bilingual/English as a Second Language Content-Area Standards. Participants will study the theoretical basis, methods, and techniques needed for effective teaching in bilingual/bicultural classrooms. Accordingly, participants will learn to develop materials to put bilingual theory and methods into practice, tailored to meet the needs of the individual English Language Learner.
EDU6110 Foundations of Bilingual Education 3 semester hours
Foundations of Bilingual Education presents the theoretical basis of bilingual development and examines research, theories of dual language acquisition and instruction and provides the framework for effective instructional practices in the bilingual classroom. Historical trends and legal issues related to bilingual education in the United States will be introduced and comprehensive focus will be placed on dual language/English as a Second Language development. Participants in this course will become acquainted with research that analyzes relationships between language development and learning theory, cognitive theories of bilingualism and the curriculum, dual language instructional models and the effectiveness of bilingual education.
EDU6120 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL 3 semester hours
This course provides participants with strategies, techniques, and skills in teaching academic subject matter in and through English. The instructional methods presented draw upon several traditions including developmental psychology, learning theory and humanistic pedagogy and focus on integrating language with content instruction and special education for the English language development student, including the gifted and talented. A few of the instructional methods covered in Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL include total physical response (TPR), the natural Approach, Communicative language Teaching, specifically Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) and the Cognitive Language Learning Approach (CALLA).
EDU6130 Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching ELLs 3 semester hours
Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching ELL Students focuses on cultural factors that influence teaching and learning. This course provides extensive consideration of cultural and linguistic diversity, its impact on instruction and strategies for effective instruction in the multicultural-linguistically diverse classroom. This is a required course for the Illinois State Board of Education ESL/Bilingual Teacher Approval.
EDU6140 Assessment of Bilingual Students 3 semester hours
This course will provide participants with a comprehensive knowledge foundation in the study and development of language programs for ESL/Bilingual students. It will have an emphasis on the review of various bilingual and dual language program models as well as assessment of English Language Learners (ELLs). The course promotes the use of balanced assessment models for student evaluation and gives attention to the development of valid and effective teacher-made tests that include a variety of question types, modalities, promotion of higher-order thinking, and allowances for students with different learning needs. Participants investigate a variety of language assessments tools including journals, logs, portfolios, group projects, reflective papers, student’s interviews, self-evaluations, and metacognition. Participants will relate the usefulness and applicability of particular assessment tools and models appropriate elements in lesson planning and instruction.
EDU6170 Methods and Materials for Teaching ELLs in Bilingual Program 3 semester hours
This course prepares participants by providing them with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to meet the needs of all English language learners in bilingual contexts. This course has been designed and developed in accordance with Illinois English as a New Language: Bilingual/English as a Second Language Content-Area Standards. Participants will study the theoretical basis, methods, and techniques needed for effective teaching in bilingual/bicultural classrooms. Accordingly, participants will learn to develop materials to put bilingual theory and methods into practice, tailored to meet the needs of individual English Language Learner.
English as a Second Language Endorsement Courses:
EDU6120 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL 3 semester hours
This course provides participants with strategies, techniques, and skills in teaching academic subject matter in and through English. The instructional methods presented draw upon several traditions including developmental psychology, learning theory and humanistic pedagogy and focus on integrating language with content instruction and special education for the English language development student, including the gifted and talented. A few of the instructional methods covered in Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL include total physical response (TPR), the Natural Approach, Communicative Language Teaching, Specifically Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) and the Cognitive Language Learning Approach (CALLA).
EDU6130 Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching ELLs 3 semester hours
Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching ELL Students focuses on cultural factors that influence teaching and learning. This course provides extensive consideration of cultural and linguistic diversity, its impact on instruction and strategies for effective instruction in the multicultural-linguistically diverse classroom. This is a required course for the Illinois State Board of Education ESL/Bilingual Teacher Approval.
EDU6140 Assessment of Bilingual Students 3 semester hours
This course will provide participants with a comprehensive knowledge foundation in the study and development of language programs for ESL/Bilingual students. It will have an emphasis on the review of various bilingual and dual language program models as well as assessment of English Language Learners (ELLs). The course promotes the use of balanced assessment models for student evaluation and gives attention to the development of valid and effective teacher-made tests that include a variety of question types, modalities, promotion of higher-order thinking, and allowances for students with different learning needs. Participants investigate a variety of language assessments tools including journals, logs, portfolios, group projects, reflective papers, student’s interviews, self-evaluations, and metacognition. Participants will relate the usefulness and applicability of particular assessment tools and models appropriate elements in lesson planning and instruction.
EDU6150 Linguistics 3 semester hours
The objectives of this course are 1.) familiarity with the field of linguistics, its subfields and its importance in matters of education 2.) exposure to and practice of linguistic description at the levels of phonetics/phonology, morphology, and syntax in language for the purpose of developing an understanding of language structure other than one’s own 3.) knowledge of language variation, language change in terms of what these areas tell us about the way people use language and how language use comes to be structured in society. 4.) recognition of theories and practices involving first and second language acquisition.
EDU6160 Theoretical Foundations of Teaching ESL 3 semester hours
This course introduces students to the historical, legal, and theoretical frameworks of education for second language learners in the United States. It also identifies effective instructional models and teaching practices and defines aspects of multicultural education that impact the development of programs for second language learners.
For More Program Information, Please Contact:
Aurora University, College of Education Admissions
(630) 844-4643
Please Note: The information listed on this page is current according to the 2007-2009 Graduate Catalog, unless otherwise noted.
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