Graduate Certificate - Teaching English Language Learners [ELL]

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Graduate Certificate - Teaching English Language Learners [ELL]

This Graduate Certificate in Teaching ELL provides in-service teachers with the cultural and linguistic pedagogy needed to address the ELL needs of North Dakota teachers and will also meet other state requirements. This certificate provides a path for in-service teachers who already possess baccalaureate teaching credentials and may have M.ED.'s with the necessary coursework to be credentialed an an ELL Instructor.

The program also helps meet the increasing demand for graduate credentials for career and salary advancement. A certificate program meets the needs of those seeking professional development, endorsement, or licensure.

ACCREDITATION INFORMATION

The ELL certificate meets the content standards and credit requirements identified by the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board for the ELL Endorsement. In addition, the certificate’s coursework is aligned with the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)/National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Standards for Accreditation in P-12 ESL Teacher Education.

Details

• Printable flyer, including courses.
• Printable list of courses within the Graduate Certificate - Teaching English Language Learners [ELL] program for 2012-2014.

Contacts

• Program Contact
  For specific questions about the content of the courses or the nature of the program.
  Shou-Ching Chao

  Assistant Professor
  Email: shouching.chao@vcsu.edu
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• Administrative Assistant
  For general questions about the department or the program.
  Irene Groth

  Email: irene.groth@vcsu.edu
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• Enrollment Services Representative
  For all general questions, especially for students new to VCSU.
  Misty Lindgren

  Email: misty.lindgren@vcsu.edu
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Returning Undergraduate Student Scholarships

Alyce Meyers Kluksdahl Elementary Education Scholarship (2000) Avis Claflin Kautzmann Memorial Scholarship (2005) Blanche E. Stewart Elementary Education Scholarship (1999) Borchert Memorial Scholarship (1984-85): Clara Smedshammer Memorial Scholarship (2003): Corcoran Matzke Memorial Scholarship (2007) Doris E. (Molbert) Evers Scholarship (2009) Dr. S.O. Kolstoe and Marian Kolstoe Prior Scholarship Elma and Albert Goeschel Memorial Scholarship Ethel R. Hansen Scholarship Fund (2008) Florence Rebscher Dutee Scholarship Gelia Stemen Memorial Scholarship (1998) Gladys and Ella F. Jones Memorial Scholarship Hazel McBride Scholarship (1991)

Janet Monroe Wendschlag and Bryan John Wendschlag Memorial Scholarship fund (1992) June Nelson Wahl & Olidia Susag Memorial Scholarship K. Louise Fitzpatrick Scholarship Lindstrom-McGregor Scholarship (2004) Lucille Olson Rondestvedt Lewis Memorial Scholarship (2005) Mary Stark Memorial Scholarship Matt Edland Memorial Scholarship (2004) Maxine Berger Memorial Scholarship (2010) Myron and Jenneice Sommerfeld Scholarship (2004) Myrtle Heinle Schmid Memorial Scholarship (1999) Patricia E. Lundberg Elementary Education Scholarship (1999) Schmitz-Muir-McLaren-Buhr Scholarship (1995) Sharon Stites Memorial Scholarship (2009) William Garth and Mae Holmes Family Music Scholarship (2009)

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