Candidates with a professional educator license seeking to add the English as a Second Language and/or Bilingual Endorsement to their license must complete the following coursework. The ESL Endorsement is valid only at the preK-12 grade levels.  All coursework is aligned with the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) standards. This is a non-degree program; candidates may, however, apply the endorsement courses to a Master's in Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction as indicated in the previous section.  ESL and Bilingual endorsement requires 100 clinical/fieldwork hours.

Candidates who seek a Bilingual Endorsement must successfully complete the Illinois approved language proficiency test or have completed the Illinois high school seal of biliteracy.
Two years of teaching experience is not required for enrollment or ESL/Bilingual Endorsement.

Total Credit Hours : 18

Endorsement Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
ENLE 51000	Foundations of Bilingual and English Language Learner Education	3
ENLE 51200	Linguistics for Teachers of English Language Learners	3
ENLE 51400	Assessment of Bilingual Students	3
ENLE 52600	Curriculum and Instruction for English Language Learning	3
ENLE 54200	Cross-Cultural Studies in Literacy and English Language Learning	3
ENLE 52700	Methods and Materials for Bilingual Education	3
Total Hours		18

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