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Northern Arizona University Academic Catalog |
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Northern Arizona University Academic Catalog |
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August 2011–August 2012 Undergraduate and Graduate |
We offer courses that meet the requirements for both Bilingual Education and ESL endorsements, and you can incorporate this course work into your M.Ed. plan in Bilingual and Multicultural Education. However, the M.Ed. does not automatically lead to an endorsement.
After you have completed the appropriate courses, you can obtain the endorsement by applying directly to the Arizona Department of Education. Individuals who have the Arizona Bilingual Education Endorsement are also approved to teach English as a second language.
Please be aware that to receive either endorsement, you must also be certified to teach elementary, secondary, or special education; the endorsement alone does not certify you to teach in Arizona. Please note that all endorsements are granted through the Arizona Department of Education.
If you are interested in providing bilingual instruction in public schools, you need the Arizona Bilingual Education Endorsement. This endorsement requires that you complete 21-24 units of course work, including 3 units each in Foundations; Bilingual Methods; ESL for Bilingual Settings; Linguistics; School, Community, Culture, and Parental Involvement; a practicum, and an elective approved by your advisor. There is also a required language proficiency.
Foundations
BME 310 or 530 (3 units)
Bilingual Methods
BME 531 (3 units)
ESL for Bilingual Settings
BME 430 or 631 (3 units)
Linguistics
BME 538 (3 units)
Electives
One course from BME 420, 481, 533, 535, 539, 540, 634 (3 units)
School, Community, Culture, and Parental Involvement
BME 480 or 637 (3 units)
Practicum
3 units of BME 608 or ECI 493 (3 units)
The practicum experience may be waived by documenting two years of certified teaching experience in a bilingual setting.
Additional Requirement for those seeking this endorsement on a special-education certificate:
complete an additional 3 units in ESE 520
Language proficiency must be documented by means of one of the following:
Proficiency in a spoken language other than English, verified by the language department of an accredited institution
A passing score on the Arizona Classroom Spanish Proficiency Examination approved by the State Board of Education
A passing score on the Navajo Language Test
Verification of proficiency in a single language by NAU’s Department of Modern Languages
Verification of proficiency in an American Indian language, signed by an official designated by the appropriate tribe
If you are interested in providing ESL instruction in public schools, you need either a Bilingual Education or an ESL endorsement. The ESL endorsement requires that you complete 21 units of course work, including 3 units each in seven areas: Foundations; ESL Methods; Linguistics; School, Community, Culture and Parental Involvement; Assessment of Limited-English-proficiency (LEP) Students, Teaching Reading and Writing to LEP Students, and a practicum in an NAU-approved ESL or bilingual setting at the appropriate grade level. There is also a required language proficiency.
For this endorsement, complete the following 21 units:
Foundations
BME 310 or 530 (3 units)
Linguistics
BME 538 (3 units)
ESL Methods
One course from BME 430, 437, 500, 537, 631 (3 units)
Teaching Reading and Writing to LEP Students
BME 420 (3 units)
Assessment of LEP Students
BME 481 or 634 (3 units)
School, Community, Culture, and Parental Involvement
BME 480 or 637 (3 units)
Practicum
3 units of BME 608 or ECI 493 (3 units)
The practicum experience may be waived by documenting two years of certified teaching experience in an ESL setting
Your second-language learning experience must be documented by one of the following means:
6 units of course work in a single language, or equivalent, verified by the department of language, education, or English at an accredited institution
Completion of intensive language training by the Peace Corps, the Foreign Service, or the Defense Language Institute
A passing score on the Arizona Classroom Spanish Proficiency Exam approved by the State Board of Education
A passing score on the Navajo Language Test
Placement by the language department of an accredited institution in a third-semester level
Placement at level one—intermediate/low (or more advanced score) on the Oral Proficiency interview, verified by the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Verification of proficiency in an American Indian language, signed by an official designated by the appropriate tribe
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