ESL Certificate or Endorsement

A Great Way to Expand Ministry Opportunities

Students can earn an English as a Second Language (ESL) Certificate or an ESL K-12 Endorsement. This program can expand ministry opportunities in your church, your community, or overseas.

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You Might Like This Program If…
  • You want to learn how to teach English to children and adults
  • You desire to look in-depth at the English language and ESL methods
  • You want to learn how languages are acquired
Program Objectives

Each student will:

  • Learn how to teach English to children and adults
  • Study how cultural and linguistic diversity can impact relationships
  • Look in-depth at the English language and ESL methods.
  • Practice teaching through a hands-on ESL Practicum
Potential Career Paths
  • Transfer into any 2- or 4-year degree offered at FBBC
  • ESL Teacher
  • Missionary
Sample Course Outline
  • Year 1: Second Language Acquisition, Cultural Anthropology, Methods of Teaching ELLs

Major Overview

Degree:

ESL Certificate/Endorsement

Credits:

15

Average Completion Time:

1 Year

Format:

Classes available on-campus or online

Related Programs

World Missions (B.S.)

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Meet the Faculty

Katie Barron

ESL
Dr. Mark Stupka

Chair, Teacher Education Department

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Featured Course: Methods of Teaching ELLs

Learn how to use various approaches and techniques, both current and historical, for instructing English Language Learners (ELLs). Students will also gain an understanding of literacy in native and second language and learn how to design lessons meeting the linguistic, academic, affective, social, and cultural needs of the ELL.

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