ESL Endorsement for Teachers

The Department of World Languages offers the four-course endorsement in English as a Second Language (ESL) per the requirements of the State of Arkansas.

The Endorsement is added to current teacher licensure, K-12. Students seeking the endorsement must take the following courses:

ESL Requirements

LANG 4322 - Teaching Second Languages
LANG 4323 - Second Language Acquisition
LANG 4324 - Teaching People of Other Cultures
LANG 4325 - Second Language Assessment
To be fully licensed in ESL, students must also pass the Praxis exam in English to Speakers of Other Languages.