Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Graduate Certificate

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Share the Beauty of Language

Embrace your passion for language with our Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) graduate certificate. Offered in-person and fully online, our 18-hour program prepares you to teach English to bilingual and multilingual learners. Earning your TESOL certificate opens doors to education and more. Our program fulfills the SACS requirements, allowing you to teach on the collegiate level. This certificate is ideal for those who currently hold a master’s degree or are in the process of completing one. If you are not currently a graduate student at A&M-Commerce, our master’s degree in Applied Linguistics may be the better path for you. Become a language teacher and make your impact today!

Where It Is Offered Commerce

Duration

1 year

Foreign Language

No foreign language credits required

Delivery Face-To-Face

Total Credit Hours

18 hours

Thesis Requirements

No thesis required

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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Graduate Certificate:: Feature Courses

Featured Courses

General Linguistics ENG 555

An advanced survey of linguistics covering phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

Sociolinguistics ENG 558

This course focuses on the various aspects of human behavior and sociocultural interaction that affect language structure, use, learning, and acquisition. Topics discussed include sociolinguistic methodology, interactional sociolinguistics, variationist sociolinguistics, language and gender and language and ethnicity.

Psycholinguistics ENG 562

A survey of the cognitive, affective and developmental constraints on language acquisition and use. Topics include multilingualism; language, mind and brain; language processing and comprehension; first and second language acquisition; and research tools.

Teaching English as a Second/Other Language Methods I ENG 557

This course focuses on the linguistic, psychological, and socio-cultural foundations for teaching English to native speakers of other languages. It surveys historical as well as current trends in the methods and materials of ESL, of language testing, and of language-program evaluation.

View Full Curriculum In The University Catalog

ADMISSIONS DOMESTIC/Current Tabs

Admission

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Graduate Certificate:: New Students Application section, Domestic

Deadlines

Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Your Path to Becoming a Lion

Step 1. Submit Application

Submit your application through ApplyTexas.

Select “Create a new graduate school admissions application.”
Select “Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce)” as your “Target University.”

Select “Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Graduate Certificate” as your “Major.”

Pay the $50 application fee.

Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.

After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.

Provisional Status

After you submit your application, you may be granted provisional status, which means you can enroll in one semester of courses. You will not be eligible for financial aid until you submit all of your documents and are accepted into the program.

Step 2. Submit Documents

Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.

Upload your documents at myLeo > Apps > Check Admissions Application Status & Test Scores or email your documents to your graduate coordinator, [email protected], unless otherwise specified below.

Official Transcripts

Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to [email protected].

We recommend that you request transcripts for all of your academic work.

Postal Alternative

If your institution is unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:

Texas A&M University-Commerce
Attn: Graduate School
PO Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011

We will need official/original documents. If those documents are the only copies you have, the Graduate School can mail them back to you upon request. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status

Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.

Rebecca Stevens Graduate Student Services Coordinator

Step 3. Apply for Financial Assistance

Apply for FAFSA and TAFSA financial aid through the state and federal governments during the admission application process. Use code 003565.
Apply for outside scholarships once you are admitted to A&M-Commerce.
Check your financial aid and scholarship info through myLeo > Student Resources > Financial Aid Information.

Step 4. Register for Classes

Once registration opens and you are eligible to enroll, your graduate enrollment specialist will contact you to complete registration.

View your degree plan in DegreeWorks.
To register for classes, go to myLeo > Student Resources > Registration Menu.

Contact your graduate enrollment specialist if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Graduate Certificate:: Current Students Application section

Deadlines

Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Your Path to Becoming a Lion

Step 1. Submit Application

Submit your application through ApplyTexas.
- Select “Create a new graduate school admissions application”.
- Select Texas A&M University-Commerce as your “Target university”.
- Select “Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Graduate Certificate” as your “Major”.
- Pay the $50 application fee.

Look for an application confirmation email.
- Within two business days of your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.

Wait for an admission decision email before processing to the next step.
- Once the Graduate School has reviewed your application, a notification will be sent to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.

Step 2. Register for Classes

You are ready to register for classes once you are admitted to the program.

View your degree plan in DegreeWorks.
Go to myLeo > Student Resources > Registration Menu.

Contact your academic advisor if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.

Lucy Pickering, Ph.D. Professor and Director of Applied Linguistics Lab

Jack Duffie Graduate Enrollment Specialist

Program Requirements

Once admitted, you must:

Earn a 3.0 GPA on all required coursework (No course substitutions may be applied on graduate certificates)
Submit a Completion of Certificate Request while taking your final graduate certificate courses.