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Program Requirements — Bilingual-ESL Endorsement

Aurora University offers the opportunity for certified teachers to become endorsed/approved through its coursework for Bilingual/ESL Endorsement. Classes are taught by credentialed faculty with extensive experience in leading and teaching in a Bilingual/ESL program.

The programs are offered in two delivery formats: individual course option and the cohort model. Courses are situated within a constructivist approach that promotes active participation in knowledge acquisition, knowledge restructuring, re-inventing knowledge, and experimenting with knowledge to make it meaningful, organized and permanent.

This program is open to students who hold a regular teaching certificate (Type 03, Type 04, Type 09, or Type 10).  Applicants with a Type 29 Certificate are required to provide evidence of having passed the Basic Skills Test.  After admission, the candidate must maintain a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Prior to admission to the College of Education, students seeking Bilingual/ESL Endorsement must meet the following requirements:

Complete set of official undergraduate and graduate college transcripts and/or original ECE or WES transcript evaluation in sealed envelopes. The transcript or evaluation must indicate a completed US bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with a minimum 2.75 GPA.

One letter of recommendation.

Submit a completed graduate application and be accepted to Aurora University.

Bilingual Endorsement Course Requirements:

• EDU6110 Foundations of Bilingual Education (3)
• EDU6120 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL (3)
• EDU6130 Cross Cultural Studies for Teaching ELLs (3)
• EDU6140 Assessment of Bilingual Students (3)
• EDU6170 Methods and Materials for Teaching ELLs (3)
• Elective from ESL Endorsement Courses (3)

For the Bilingual Endorsement, the Illinois State Board of Education requires a language proficiency test in a target language. The information for the language proficiency test can be obtained through the Illinois Certification Testing System.

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The English As A Second Language Endorsement Course Requirements:

• EDU6110 Foundations of Bilingual Education (3)
• EDU6120 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL (3)
• EDU6130 Cross Cultural Studies for Teaching ELL (3)
• EDU6140 Assessment of Bilingual Students (3)
• EDU6150 Linguistics (3)
• Elective from Bilingual Endorsement Courses (3)

The Bilingual/ESL Program at Aurora University is designed to complete the requirements for both endorsements with a total of 18 semester hours and 100 clinical hours embedded in the coursework.

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