ESL/Bilingual Education/Reading Major - 43 SH

This major is for teachers interested in earning endorsements in ESL/Bilingual Education and Reading Teacher.

In addition to the National College of Education Graduate Admission Requirements, applicants must:

  • Have a valid and active Illinois Professional Educator License

Major details:

  • Requires 43 hours for completion

Endorsement details:

  • Candidates are advised that endorsements are awarded by the State of Illinois per the guidelines posted at http://www.isbe.net. Additional requirements beyond the below coursework and tests may apply.
  • The grade level endorsement on a teacher's Professional Educator License determines the grade level of the additional endorsements
  • In order to earn the Reading Teacher Endorsement, candidates must pass the ISBE Reading Teacher content test (#177)
  • In order to earn the Bilingual Endorsement, candidates must pass the ISBE Target Language Proficiency test

Required Courses

Core ESL/Bilingual Education Requirements - 18 SH

CIL 500Foundations of ESL and Bilingual Education

3

CIL 505Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language

3

CIL 506Methods and Materials for Teaching Bilingual Education

3

CIL 510Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Education Students

3

CIL 512Reading in a New Language: Linguistic Considerations

3

CIL 531Cross Cultural Education

3

Note: CIL 512 fulfills requirements of ESL and Reading Teacher Endorsements.

Core Reading Requirements - 22 SH

RLL 520Survey of Youth Literature, PreK-12

3

or

RLL 528Diverse Perspectives in Youth Literature, PreK-12

3

and

RLR 501Teaching Beginning Literacy

3

RLR 502Teaching Comprehension and Content Area Reading

3

RLR 510Diagnosis and Assessment of Reading

3

RLR 511Instructional Strategies for Literacy Interventions

3

RLR 592APracticum: Literacy Interventions for Elementary Students

2

with

RLR 592BPracticum: Literacy Interventions for Secondary Students

2

RLW 541Teaching Writing

2 TO 3

Note: RLW 541 must be taken for 3 semester hours. 

Capstone Course - 3 SH

CIC 550Capstone Project

3