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Graduate Degrees & Certificates

Certificates

Teaching English as a New Language

The graduate certificate in Teaching English as a New Language (TENL) is an 18-hour program intended primarily for students working toward a graduate degree in English and for practicing teachers who wish to be trained in teaching English to non-native speakers. It will also serve those who wish to facilitate their employment abroad and those who have technical or business experience and wish to work with non-native speakers in professional settings. The required courses will familiarize students with the major theoretical foundations of teaching English as a second and foreign language and acquaint them with the relevant pedagogy. Students will acquire experience in teaching non-native speakers in appropriate classrooms. The TENL Certificate can stand alone as a separate credential or be integrated with the requirements of the M.A. or M.A.T. program in English.

Application and Admission

Students who seek to integrate the TENL Certificate Program with an M.A. or M.A.T. in English must have completed an undergraduate major or minor in English with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (4.0=A) or better and a GPA of at least 3.0 in all English courses. In addition, they must earn a satisfactory score on the general aptitude section of the Graduate Record Examination. Students who do not meet these requirements may be admitted conditionally. To receive the M.A.T., students must have at least provisional publicschool certification in English by the time they graduate.

Students who seek the certificate as a stand-alone credential must secure admission to the certificate program. Students must have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with at least a 2.5 GPA or better; completed at least 3 credit hours of course work in linguistics with at least a 3.0 GPA or better; and completed at least 3 credit hours of course work in college-level writing (or the equivalent), with at least a 3.0 GPA or better. Students who do not meet these requirements may be admitted conditionally.

Program Restrictions

No course with a grade below B may be applied toward the certificate. Students must maintain a minimum overall 3.0 (of 4.0) GPA or better in all graduate courses. Failure to do so will result in automatic dismissal from the program.

For further information, contact Professor Hao Sun, TENL certificate program coordinator, 260-481-6775, e-mail: sunh@ipfw.edu.


Certificate Requirements (18 hours)

Grammar Credits: 3

SPAN S428 may, in conjunction with other linguistics courses, meet the grammar requirement.