Certification Information Information is available in the Office of Graduate and Continuing Education concerning the Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification program which will allow the student to obtain Provisional Certification with Advanced Standing while concurrently taking graduate courses. Standard certification requires completion of a master's degree as well as completion of a clinical experience, unless waived, at the appropriate level in teaching the subject for which certification is sought. This requirement may be satisfied by completing the clinical experience under the auspices of a school system authorized as a clinical experience site. The roles of outside agencies and community resources and their relationships with families and schools are explored. Also takes into account law, public policy, and advocacy issues related to children and families.
Students complete an appropriate research project.
TESL Concentration Course Descriptions 61. An introduction to the universal linguistic properties of sound systems and the basic features of the sound system of English. The rules of word formation and aspects of morphological typology are also examined. English is compared and contrasted with other languages. The combining of sentences into conversations to express a range of attitudes and relationships is also covered.