The English as a New Language/English as a Second Language (ENL/ESL) program at IU Southeast, in partnership with IU Bloomington, is offered as a license addition, requiring an initial teaching license. The program combines four online courses offered by IU Bloomington and four onsite courses offered by IU Southeast. The ENL/ESL program currently consists of eight (8) courses for a total of 24 credit hours.

Some coursework may be applicable to the M.S.Ed. degree requirements at IU Southeast. Candidates interested in pursuing the master´s degree should verify degree requirements with the IU Southeast graduate licensing advisor and ENL/ESL program coordinator. 9 credit hours may be used toward the M.S.Ed. if application to the M.S.Ed. program occurs after admission to the ENL/ESL license program. Program may also meet district/corporation and +30 Option requirements.

IU Southeast´s graduate licensing advisor will initiate the licensing procedures and will provide assistance to candidates as well as inter-institutional coordination. IU Bloomington's licensing office will finalize license recommendations at program completion. Course substitutions are approved by the IU Bloomington licensing office, while advising takes place at IU Southeast.

For an ENL/ESL license, candidates must complete 24 credit hours of required coursework.

License covers the following areas:

• Language Foundations: 3 credit hours
• Literacy Foundation: 3 credit hours
• Foundations in Socio‐Cultural Issues: 6 credit hours
• Methods of Classroom Applications: 9 credit hours
• Clinical work: 3 credit hours

Required Courses

Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
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-L 524	Language Issues*	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-H 520	Education and Social Issues	3
Identification and analysis of major problems set for education by the pluralistic culture of American society.
EDUC-L 520	Advance Study of Second Language*	3
EDUC-L 520 Advanced Study of Foreign Language Teaching (3 cr.) Instructional techniques that support teaching English Learners (ELs). Emphasis will be on research-supported strategies for teaching ELs in K-12 settings and adapting curriculum in mainstream classrooms.
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 541	Writing instruction for ESL/EFL 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)

Clinical Work/Field Experience Requirement (3 credit hours)

Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
Option A
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.).
Option B
EDUC-M 501	Laboratory/Field Experience in ESL (Teaching in local settings)	2
EDUC-H 553	Travel Study (Teaching Abroad)	2
An international supervised teaching field experience in P-12 EFL Education for graduate students.

^*IU Southeast courses addressing ENL/ESL teaching and learning (E514 and E518 prior to the number change to L524 and L520) may be petitioned as substitutions. Please refer to course validation policies in the Graduate Studies Handbook.

For candidates who earned the first degree at IU Southeast, 1 additional credit hour is required from local clinical experience (M 501).

For IU (Bloomington) School of Education online course registration, contact Jeff Heller, Coordinator of Distance Education and Professional Development, at deregstr@indiana.edu or (812) 856-8548.

Upgrade to a master's degree

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

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

1. Attend a mandatory program advising session.
2. 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.
3. On the Uploads Tab, upload a brief statement as to your professional motivations for pursuing this license. Also, state 3 goals of pursuing your license in ENL/ESL at the bottom of this statement/document and address the SOE dispositions in the statement.
4. 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.
5. Also on the Uploads Tab, upload a copy of current teaching license or statement of eligibility. (Emergency license not acceptable.)

NOTE: Clinical experience may take place locally or through a study abroad option in Ecuador.

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

• Summer Session 1: Rolling application. Review up until ten days before the term begins.
• Summer Session 2: Rolling application. Review up until ten days before the term begins.
• Fall: Rolling application. Review up until ten days before the term begins.
• Spring: Rolling application. Review up until ten days before the term begins.

• 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.

Checksheets

• ENL/ESL License Addition Checksheet

Handbooks

• Graduate Studies Handbook