ENL/ESL : Indiana University Southeast

ENL/ESL Concentration

Our M.S.Ed. program offers a concentration in ENL/ESL that provides coursework for elementary school teachers seeking to enhance their knowledge and understanding of this growing and vitally important field.

The concentration consists of 30 hours of coursework that focuses on both technical aspects of ENL/ESL instruction and wider cultural issues that offer context for understanding the classroom environment. In addition, field experience will acquaint students with the realities of this rewarding work.

The certificate meets required accreditation outcomes, prepares candidates with required research skills, guarantees that curriculum needs are met and adds the recognition of a concentration in ENL/ESL to the M.S.Ed. degree.

Required Courses

Core Courses - 12 credit hours
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
EDUC-H 520	Education and Social Issues	3
Identification and analysis of major problems set for education by the pluralistic culture of American society.
EDUC-P 507	Assessment in Schools	3
This course is an introductory assessment course for teachers and school administrators. Topics of study include principles of assessment, formal and informal classroom assessment instruments and methods, formative and summative assessment, interpretation and use of standardized test results, social and political issues in assessment, use of student data based in school.
EDUC-E 590	Research in Secondary Education	1-3
EDUC-J 500	Instruction in Context of Curriculum	3

ENL/ESL Courses - 18 credit hours
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
EDUC-L 524	Language Issues in Bi- and Multi-Lingual Education	3
A survey of language education issues related to the linguistic abilities and educational needs of students requiring bilingual or bi-dialectal instruction. Topics discussed include language acquisition, language pedagogy, program models, cultural influences, teacher training, and research directions.
EDUC-L 540	ESL/EFL Instruction and Assessment Approaches	3
The course provides an overview of various approaches to instruction and assessment that incorporate the current thinking in the field. Includes discussion of content-based models of language instruction and standardized, alternative, and authentic forms of assessment.
EDUC-L 539	Language Foundation for ESL/EFL	3
The aims of the class are to provide teachers with an understanding of areas in the English language that could be problematic to English language learners (ELLs), and to assist teachers in modifying instruction to address the problems.
EDUC-L 502	Socio‐Psycholinguistics Application to Reading Instruction	3
Explores the linguistic and cognitive dimensions of language as they relate to the teaching of reading. Discusses relationships among the systems of language and among the various expressions of language. Always includes topics on pragmatics, semantics, grammar, and dialect.
EDUC-M 501	Local Clinical Experience in ENL: Observations	1
EDUC-M 501	Local Clinical Experience in ENL: Teaching	2
A laboratory field experience in Education for graduate students.
Choose also one of the courses below:
EDUC-L 546	Mentorship and Literacy Coaching of EFL/ESL Teaching	3
EDUC-L 547	Language Policy and Planning	3
EDUC-L 541	Writing Instruction for TESL Teachers	3
Current trends and issues in the teaching of writing to ESL/EFL students. Focus on the development and evaluation of techniques and materials for classroom instruction with an emphasis on the analysis of student writing and troubleshooting common problems. (IUB course)