Online Graduate Certificate – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Based on our 25+ years in quality TESOL educator preparation, this online certificate program expands your language career opportunities.

4/29/24 Next Application Due Date
5/13/24 Start Classes

Program Overview


See how far our online Graduate Certificate – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) can take you

$9,000* Total Tuition
As few as 8 months Duration
30 Credit Hours

Backed by decades of instructional research and best practices, the Eastern Washington University online Graduate Certificate – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) enlists the same rigorous educational development as our on-campus program.

As a student, you will dive into the critical and social theories that inform a reflective and sound TESOL classroom practice. Embedded in the curriculum is an internship component designed to immerse you in practical learning experiences in the field teaching or tutoring non-native English speakers.

By taking advantage of convenient access to 100 percent online coursework and support from faculty who are dedicated to student success, you can earn your Graduate Certificate – TESOL online in as few as eight months.

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The Eastern Washington University School of Business is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).

In this online program, you will learn to:

  • design optimal language learning environments grounded in research related to second language acquisition;
  • assess language learning development;
  • employ a disposition of cultural humility in teaching-related communications;
  • plan instruction that is appropriate for students' cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds. 
  • design optimal language learning environments grounded in research related to second language acquisition;
  • assess language learning development;
  • employ a disposition of cultural humility in teaching-related communications;
  • plan instruction that is appropriate for students' cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds. 

Potential careers for graduates include:

  • Corporate Instructor
  • Private Tutor
  • ESL Teacher
  • Bilingual Teacher
  • International English Professor
  • Corporate Instructor
  • Private Tutor
  • ESL Teacher
  • Bilingual Teacher
  • International English Professor

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EWU offers a variety of graduate and post-master’s certificate programs in a convenient online format. Check out all our online certificate programs.

$9,000* Total Tuition
As few as 8 months Duration
30 Credit Hours
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The School of Education programs are approved by the Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB).

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Tuition


Take advantage of EWU’s competitive tuition

The online Graduate Certificate – TESOL program features pay-by-the-course tuition, with the same affordable rate for all in-state and out-of-state students.

Tuition breakdown:

$300 Per Credit Hour
$9,000* Total Tuition

*Tuition and fees subject to change. Total program cost does not include foundation courses. If foundation courses are required, the cost will be added to the total program cost.

Tuition breakdown:

$300 Per Credit Hour
$9,000* Total Tuition

Calendar


View important EWU dates, deadlines and schedules

The online Graduate Certificate – TESOL program is designed to be flexible for working professionals, with six-week courses and seven start dates a year. View the full calendar for upcoming start dates and deadlines for registration, required documents, and tuition payment.

Now enrolling:

4/29/24 Next Application Deadline
5/13/24 Start Classes
TermProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition Deadline
Winter II2/12/241/29/242/7/242/10/24
Spring I4/1/243/18/243/27/243/30/24
Spring II5/13/244/29/245/8/245/11/24
Summer I7/8/246/21/247/2/247/6/24
Fall I9/23/249/9/249/18/249/21/24
Fall II11/4/2410/21/2410/30/2411/2/24

Now enrolling:

4/29/24 Next Application Deadline
5/13/24 Start Classes

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Admissions


Get registered quickly and easily – here’s what you need to know

We’ve streamlined the online Graduate Certificate – TESOL admissions process to help you get started quickly and easily. A teaching certificate is not required for admission to this program. However, this program will not lead to a teaching certificate in Washington.

Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Cumulative 3.0 GPA
  • Professional resume

Online Graduate Certificate – TESOL Admission Requirements

  • No teaching certificate required
  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • Overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the last 90 quarter or 60 semester-graded postsecondary credit hours**
  • Official transcript from the college/university where degree was earned
  • Professional resume

Document Submission Information

For Spring 2024 Applications: Please do not send transcripts directly to EWU, as this may delay processing your application. If you are ordering electronic transcripts, please select the CAS application as the recipient.

If you are ordering a mailed paper transcript, please have it sent to:

GradCAS Transcript Processing Center
P.O. Box 9217
Watertown, MA 02471

Note: You will need to use the Transcript ID form (found in your GradCAS application portal) as part of your submission so that your transcript can be matched to your application.

For Summer 2024 Applications and all future terms:

Order your official, electronic transcripts from the degree-granting institution where you earned your highest degree (bachelor’s or master’s) and have them sent to Eastern Washington University.

  • Most EWU graduate programs only require one transcript. Please submit a transcript from your degree-granting institution. This transcript should include the final two years of your degree completion. If it does not, please submit transcripts to cover your final two years of earned credits.
  • Please note that transcripts ordered by main may take 4-6 weeks to arrive.

If you are ordering a mailed paper transcript, please have it sent to:

Eastern Washington University
Showalter Hall 206
Cheney, WA 99004

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**We encourage you to apply if your GPA is lower than a 3.0 and you have at least 3 years of professional work experience. Applicants with GPAs below 3.0 are considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. Please contact an Enrollment Services representative at 800-826-3411 for more information.

If you do not hold a teaching certificate in Washington or do not hold a teaching certificate at all, you are still encouraged to apply.

Please note however that this will not lead to a teaching certificate in Washington. Additionally, this program may satisfy the requirements for states other than Washington. Please check with your applicable licensing board to determine whether this program satisfies the requirements for licensure in the state in which you reside. For current contact information for applicable licensing boards, please refer to our State Authorization page. For information on certification in the state of Washington, contact Christi Wavada at [email protected].

Please note, however, that this will not lead to a teaching certificate in Washington. If you are looking for an initial teaching certificate, please visit the School of Education’s webpage.

Courses


Explore all the courses toward your online Graduate Certificate – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

In order to earn the Graduate Certificate – TESOL online, you must complete nine courses (including an internship) for a total of 30 credits.

Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course examines the principles underlying the development of a K-12 school curriculum. With an emphasis on methods of determining curriculum priorities, objectives, scope and sequence, and organizational patterns, as well as an examination of how curriculum design facilitates student-learning opportunities.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
An advanced course for students wanting to study current literature on literacy as practiced in a variety of social contexts, as evaluated through a number of critical perspectives. Developing practitioners reflect and discuss the importance of respecting socio-economic, cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity in the teaching process. Demonstrate knowledge that students’ interests, literacy skills and funds of knowledge are always considered and integrated within literacy practices. Instructional implications will be highlighted so students will develop reflective and sound classroom practice.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course provides a linguistics foundation and pedagogical application of aspects of the English language including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Contrastive analysis of learners’ languages is included as well as discourse analysis within and across contexts and cultures. Challenges that learners face are addressed through multimodal materials. Learners reflect on their language learning and literacy events across languages.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
The course provides various theoretical perspectives of second language acquisition, similarities and differences in first and second language acquisition and in child and adult second language acquisition, basic psycholinguistic theory, particularly the role of the brain, memory, and language universals in language acquisition, and both the cognitive and affective domains and cultural influences with analysis of how these impact performance, motivation, and learning in the ESL classroom.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Theory and practice in designing, Major 20th and 21st century language teaching methods, strategies, and approaches. Theory and practice in designing, developing, and evaluating ESL or EFL materials for English language learners of different ages and settings.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Review and in-depth study of English grammar and teaching approaches for multilingual and multicultural English language learners in the United States and in other countries. Application of syntax, stylistics, rhetoric, pragmatics and sociolinguistics for teachers’ knowledge base. Review of relevant composition research and theory.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Teaching or tutoring experience in speaking and listening by working with speakers of a language other than English.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Teaching or tutoring experience in speaking and listening by working with speakers of a language other than English.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
In this course, students will be able to create an e-portfolio that includes pieces of their work from courses throughout their M.Ed. or Graduate Certificate programs with the TESOL or ELL Option.

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