Elementary Education Graduate Program

For an ENL/ESL license in Indiana, candidates must complete 15 credit hours of required coursework.

Required Courses

Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
EDUC-L 524	Language Education Issues in Bilingual And Multicultural Education	3
EDUC-L 524 Language Issues in Bi-and Multi-Lingual Education (3 cr.) A survey of language education issues related to the linguistic abilities and educational needs of students requiring bilingual or bidialectal 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	Laboratory/Field Experience in ESL (Observations)	1
A local supervised laboratory field experience in Education for graduate students, which includes observation (1 cr.) and teaching (2 cr.).
EDUC-M 501	Laboratory/Field Experience in ESL (Teaching in local settings)	2

In addition to the required courses for Indiana teaching licensure, those seeking rank 1 in Kentucky must take 3 additional courses from the following options (9 credit hours). Teachers must be licensed in Indiana before adding endorsement to Kentucky license.

Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
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)
EDUC-L 546	Mentorship and Literacy Coaching of EFL/ESL Teaching (currently taught online via IU Bloomington)	3
EDUC-L 547	Language Policy and Planning (currently taught online via IU Bloomington)	3
Additional Option:	Other related courses pending approval through petition.	3-9

You can choose to add your ENL/ESL course work to your master’s degree (MSED) as a concentration, and opt for the ENL/ESL concentration.

The ENL/ESL License Program features a rolling application process.

1. Communicate with Dr. Donna Albrecht, program coordinator, to ensure your goals and our program align. dalbrec@iu.edu.
2. Complete online application. The $40 application fee is currently waived due to COVID-19 but may be reinstated at any time. If you have questions about the application, please contact Tracy Stracener, Records Specialist at tstracen@iu.edu or (812) 941-2388.
3. You will choose Graduate Additional License in ENL, or if you wish to pursue your Master of Science, choose Elementary or Secondary with an ENL Concentration. You can find out more information about the MS program here.
4. For your personal statement please state why you wish to join this program.
5. Fill out this online self-evaluation survey.
6. Submit official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work completed at institutions other than an IU school. A 2.5 GPA for all undergraduate coursework, 3.0 GPA for all graduate coursework must be reflected on all transcripts. Mail these to the address below. Many universities also have an online delivery of transcripts. Those can be sent to this email: tstracen@iu.edu.
7. Also please send a copy of your current teaching license or state of eligibility. (Emergency license may be accepted for courses toward a permanent license, but please communicate with Dr. Albrecht to be sure.)

Contact Dr. Donna Albrecht, Program Coordinator for more information: dalbrec@iu.edu

Please send all completed materials to:

IU Southeast School of Education
Tracy Stracener, Records Specialist Hillside Hall 108A
4201 Grant Line Road
New Albany, IN 47150
or
email: tstracen@iu.edu

• All candidates pursing the M.S.Ed. with concentration in ENL/ESL, or a stand-alone ENL/ESL license must meet with Dr. Donna Albrecht, program coordinator dalbrec@iu.edu to schedule an advising session. This can be conducted via email, zoom or in person meeting. The goal is to ensure that your goals and the program are a match and to ensure that we can meet your needs
• Candidates who are getting ready to finalize the program and need clinical placements for EDUC-M 501 (the ENL/ESL Practicum) MUST CONTACT Dr. Donna Albrecht for clinical placement: pre-requisites, registration in M501 and placements.

For more information, please contact Dr. Donna Albrecht, ENL/ESL Coordinator or Dr. Lisa Hoffman, Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Education

Handbooks

• Graduate Studies Handbook