Add a TESOL Endorsement in One Year
Miami’s Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Graduate Endorsement will prepare you to work effectively with English language learners.
Our courses provide real-world understanding and practical strategies to address the linguistic, cultural, and academic issues facing English language learners and their teachers in schools.
TESOL Curriculum and Courses
The TESOL endorsement is a four-course sequence designed to meet the needs of practicing teachers who work with English Language Learners or who would like to become an ESOL teacher. It prepares PK-12 educators to work effectively with English learners (ELs). Our courses provide real-world understanding and practical strategies to address linguistic, cultural, and academic issues facing ELs and their teachers in schools. You will take a total of four online courses and work with students in your own school. Online courses meet synchronously a few Saturdays per semester.
- EDT 612 TESOL in PK-12 Culture, Policy, and Second Language Acquisition
- EDT 614 TESOL in PK-12 Instructional Theory and Practice
- TCE 617 TESOL in PK-12 English Literacy Development
- TCE 619 TESOL in PK-12 Current Issues in TESOL
Additional Opportunities
Online classes
In-service teachers can add the graduate TESOL endorsement in one calendar year by taking mostly online courses and working with students in their own classrooms or school.
TEAM Scholarship
The Teacher Education Access at Miami (TEAM) Scholarship provides a discount on graduate tuition and fees for Ohio PreK-12 Educators.
Literacy and Language, M.Ed.
Miami University’s Master of Education in Literacy and Language hybrid program prepares you to become a reading specialist, improve classroom outcomes, and influence literacy education as a leader. You can tailor the program to your interests with interdisciplinary courses in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), educational psychology, curriculum design, and more. Our curriculum emphasizes the value of literacy instruction while addressing the needs of diverse learners, from early readers to multilingual learners.
In our increasingly diverse society, teachers need specialized knowledge and skills to create equitable educational opportunities for students. It really is not an option – our future depends on the children we are educating today. The Graduate TESOL endorsement certificate program at Miami provides in-service teachers the knowledge, skills, and experiences that will prepare them to meet the challenge of teaching English learners in their own classroom or as TESOL specialists.
TESOL faculty, Miami University
Facts and Stats
Teachers with TESOL Training are in High Demand.
Increase of English language learners in the past ten years in Ohio Schools.
Application Process
Admission to our graduate certificate is offered to both current Miami University graduate students interested in adding the credential pursuit to their degree programs, as well as prospective graduate students.
Please review the application process carefully, as it differs by student status.
Current Miami Graduate Students
Current Miami graduate students should submit the certificate application form. Miami students may apply for admission in the fall and spring semesters.
New Miami Graduate Students
New Miami students will submit the graduate certificate application. This application is used if you are only seeking admission to the graduate certificate. Be sure to select “Graduate Certificate” on page 1 of the application. The application fee is $20. Required supplemental materials include a personal statement, which should include:
- Your motivation for applying to this program;
- How this program aligns with your short and long-term career goals; and
- Your current and/or previous teaching experiences in higher education (if applicable).
Admission Requirements and Funding
Students seeking the TESOL endorsement only should apply for Continuing Non-degree status with the Graduate School and should contact Robin Schell to sign up for the endorsement. Practicing teachers who are already enrolled in a Miami master’s program may enroll in the TESOL endorsement by contacting Robin Schell.
Contact Us
Undergraduate Admission
513-529-2531
[email protected]
Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry
Robin Schell, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor/TESOL Coordinator
McGuffey Hall 400H
210 E. Spring Street
Oxford, OH 45056
513-529-6443
[email protected]