Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate in ESOL Online

Learn the forward-thinking strategies and gain the specialized skills required to improve ELL students’ knowledge of—and confidence communicating with—the English language.

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Program Overview

Get to know our online ESOL Certificate program

The 100% online Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate in ESOL program empowers you to succeed as an innovative educator who can address the needs of English Language Learners with care and compassion. This program will supplement your bachelor’s or master’s degree with ESOL expertise and prepare you for a meaningful career in a growing field.

Supportive faculty guide you through transformative, AAQEP-accredited curricula that cover the connection between language and cognition, the complexities of the second language acquisition process with an emphasis on teaching and learning, the origin and nature of language, and the tools and techniques necessary to teach science, mathematics, and social studies to ELLs.

As a graduate of this ESOL Certificate online program, you will be prepared to:

  • Identify English language structures, orthography, morphology, semantics, syntax, and phonetics and their application in your instruction
  • Analyze how various factors of cultural, linguistic, socioeconomic, political, familial, personal, and academic contexts influence English Language Learners’ education and language development
  • Collaborate with other teachers, school communities, and families
  • Synthesize policies and legal rights of ELLs and their families to provide support and advocacy
As a graduate of this ESOL Certificate online program, you will be prepared to:+
  • Identify English language structures, orthography, morphology, semantics, syntax, and phonetics and their application in your instruction
  • Analyze how various factors of cultural, linguistic, socioeconomic, political, familial, personal, and academic contexts influence English Language Learners’ education and language development
  • Collaborate with other teachers, school communities, and families
  • Synthesize policies and legal rights of ELLs and their families to provide support and advocacy

ESOL education careers:

  • Pre-K – 12 Teacher
  • Academic Advisor
  • Corporate Trainer
  • Private Tutor
  • ESL Instructor
  • Instructional Designer
  • Curriculum Leader
ESOL education careers:+
  • Pre-K – 12 Teacher
  • Academic Advisor
  • Corporate Trainer
  • Private Tutor
  • ESL Instructor
  • Instructional Designer
  • Curriculum Leader

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The Mount offers multiple education programs online. Explore our online education degrees and available certificates.

Total Tuition: $6,288
Program Duration: As few as 6 months
Credit Hours: 12
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Tuition

How the Mount makes an ESOL program affordable

At the University of Mount Saint Vincent, we are committed to providing a high-quality education for less than you would expect. Tuition for the Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate in ESOL is affordable and can easily fit into your budget.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
ESOL Certificate $524 $1,572 $6,288

Tuition Breakdown:

Per Credit Hour $524
Total Tuition $6,288

Calendar

Check out the multiple start dates for this online teaching certificate

The ESOL Certificate is designed with working adults in mind. We offer multiple start dates and faster course completion time to help you earn your certificate when it’s convenient for you.

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Spring 11/27/251/14/251/18/251/23/251/23/253/16/257 weeks
Spring 23/24/253/12/253/16/253/20/253/21/255/11/257 weeks

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Next Apply Date 1/14/25
Start Class 1/27/25

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Admissions

Qualifications for our online additional classroom teaching certificate

The streamlined admission process at the University of Mount Saint Vincent makes it easier to apply and helps you start your academic journey faster. Please read the full admission requirements for the Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate in ESOL.

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Official transcripts
  • GPA of 3.0 or higher
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You must meet the following requirements for admission to the ESOL Certificate online program:

  • Submit online application
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited university
  • Students must have completed 12 credits of a language other than English
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  • Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Students with a GPA below 3.0 will be reviewed foracceptance by submitting a three-paragraph statement of purpose addressing thefollowing three items:
    • Describe the personal and/or professional experiences which ignited your passion to become a teacher
    • What is your current position, and what has your career progression been since you graduated from college?
    • Why do you wish to obtain your master's degree in education? How do you hope to benefit from pursuing this degree?
  • Valid New York Initial or Professional Teaching Certificate
    • If applying without a master’s degree, you must also provide documentation of 12 credit hours in a language other than English and have fulfilled general education requirements in topics including artistic expression, communication, information retrieval, history and social sciences, humanities, scientific processes, mathematical processes, and written analysis and expression.

    Official transcripts and other documents should be sent from the granting institutions to our Office of Admissions.

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    Office of Admission
    University of Mount Saint Vincent
    6301 Riverdale Avenue
    Riverdale, NY 10471

    Courses

    Read about the ESOL online classes

    For the Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate in ESOL online program, the curriculum comprises four courses for a total of 12 credit hours.

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    Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
    Credit Hours: 3
    This course examines the components of language in order to define the nature of language and its connection to the mind. Questions regarding the origin of language will be examined. The universal nature of language will also be explored. An introduction to general linguistic notions will be presented in this course. Foci include phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and language variations across time and space. Fieldwork required.
    Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
    Credit Hours: 3
    An introduction to general linguistic notions will be presented in this course. Foci include: syntax, phonology, morphology, language variation, pragmatics and semantics. The relationship of brain, language, and cognition will also be highlighted.
    Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
    Credit Hours: 3
    This course will present an overview of the nature of the second language acquisition process with emphasis on teaching and learning. Areas that will be addressed include: second language acquisition, sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic factors in learning a second language, second language proficiency, characteristics of L2 learners, ESL programs, instructional approaches and strategies, and instructional resources for ESL teachers. Fieldwork required.
    Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
    Credit Hours: 3
    This course develops the skills and knowledge necessary to teach science, mathematics and social studies to English Language Learners. Students will link the teaching of language, content and development of strategic competence. Activities will require students to connect content area instruction to the New York State Learning Standards. Fieldwork required.
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