Graduate Specialization

The Graduate Specialization in K-12 English as a Second Language, which is administered by the Department of Teacher Education in the College of Education, is designed for students who aspire to become endorsed to teach English as a Second Language at the elementary and/or secondary level in a K-12 setting.

Admission

Students must be currently enrolled in the Master of Arts degree in Teaching and Curriculum, the Master of Arts degree in Education, or the Master of Arts degree in Special Education at Michigan State University and must complete the Intent to Enroll form on the program Web site. With the approval of the department and college that administers the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the graduate specialization may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the master’s degree.  The planned program of courses meets the content knowledge requirements set for by the Michigan Department of Education for the K-12 Endorsement in English as a Second Language (NS).

Requirements for the Graduate Specialization in K-12 English as a Second Language

Students must complete 23 credits from the following:

1.	All of the following courses (8 credits):
	LLT	846	English Structures and Functions						3
	TE	892	ESL/FL Classroom Practices: K-12 Literacy Instruction						3
	TE	896	ESL/FL Practicum: K-12						2
2.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	TE	845	Language Diversity and Literacy Instruction and Assessment						3
	TE	846	Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners						3
3.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	Elementary Certified Students
	TE	843	Secondary Reading Assessment and Instruction						3
	Secondary Certified Students
	TE	842	Elementary Reading Assessment and Instruction						3
	Michigan Department of Education (MDE) requires whenever  teachers add a K-12 endorsement, they must have reading course work for both levels of certification - elementary and secondary.  It is assumed, to be in compliance with MDE standards for initial certification, that an elementary certified teacher has already had course work related to elementary reading and, likewise, secondary certified teachers have already had a course in cross-content secondary reading.  To earn the K-12 endorsement, teachers need to add the reading course that would extend their certification to include the other level.
4.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	FLT	807	Foreign Language Teaching Methods						3
	LLT	807	Language Teaching Methods						3
5.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	FLT	808	Assessment for Foreign Language Teaching						3
	LLT	808	Assessment for Language Teaching and Research						3
6.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	FLT	860	Foreign Language Acquisition						3
	LLT	860	Second Language Acquisition						3