ENL/ESL License : Indiana University Southeast

ENL/ESL License

Are you ready to expand your impact in today's diverse classroom? Our English as a New Language/English as a Second Language license prepares educators to deepen their understanding of classroom diversity and gives them tools to help students from different backgrounds succeed. A teacher may be licensed after completing 15 hours and passing the required state exams. Kentucky teachers need to complete the 24-hour program to be eligible for a Rank 1.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIANA – 15 CREDIT HOURS

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. (IUB course)
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. (IUB course)
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. (IUB course)
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

RANK 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR KENTUCKY – 24 CREDIT HOURS

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 ESL/EFL Teachers (currently taught online via IU Bloomington)	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

Upgrade to a master's degree

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.

Admission Process

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

Attend a mandatory program advising session (this can be a phone call with Dr. Albrecht). For all questions contact Donna Albrecht dalbrec@iu.edu.
Complete online application. A $40 application fee is assessed when applying to program. If a previous application fee was paid the fee should be waived. To determine if fee is to be waived, please contact Mary Ann Wild, Records Specialist at mwild@ius.edu or (812) 941-2388.
Fill out the online self evaluation survey.
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.
Also on the Uploads Tab, upload a copy of current teaching license or statement of eligibility. (Emergency license not acceptable.)

A two-year gap in coursework will require a new application for re-admission into any graduate program, and a mandatory meeting with a program advisor. The re-admitted candidate must then comply with any new program requirements, if any.

Please send all completed materials to:

IU Southeast School of Education
Mary Ann Wild, Records Specialist
Hillside Hall 108A
4201 Grant Line Road
New Albany, IN 47150

Graduate Admission Application Deadlines

Fall: Rolling application. Review up until ten days before the term begins.
Spring: Rolling application. Review up until ten days before the term begins.

Advising

Dr. Donna Albrecht, program advisor, will be conducting general advising sessions and licensing-related advising meetings. Please contact her at dalbrec@iu.edu for more information. Check here for advising session dates.
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, dalbrec@iu.edu, in order to fully understand the requirements and the process, and to plan the tentative calendar for their course.
Candidates getting ready to finalize the program and needing clinical placements MUST CONTACT DR. DONNA ALBRECHT FOR THEIR CLINICAL PLACEMENT: PRE-REQUISITES, REGISTRATION IN M501 AND PLACEMENTS.

For more information please contact Lisa Hoffman or Dr. Donna Albrecht.