ESL Licensure Program (49 credits)
Students accepted in the Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL) Program may wish to concurrently pursue the ESL Licensure Program. The Program, administered by the Graduate Education Department, prepares graduates to teach ESL in public schools in Vermont at the PreK-Grade 6, Grades 7-12, or PreK- Grade 12 levels. The Program integrates practical coursework and experience with methodologies appropriate for working with elementary, middle, and high school students. Without the ESL License, MATESOL graduates are not certified to teach in public schools. A portfolio is required. Documentation of a second language learning experience is also required.
Acceptance to the MATESOL degree program does not automatically mean acceptance to the ESL Licensure program. As soon as you have been accepted to the MATESOL degree program, you must apply separately to the Graduate Education Licensure Program. Please click here for the required application form.
Currently many states have a license reciprocity agreement with Vermont. Their specific requirements, however, are always subject to change. If you intend to teach outside Vermont after obtaining your Vermont license, you should first contact the relevant state to verify reciprocity and establish exactly what you will need in order to obtain a license in that state.
Please see the Graduate Education Licensure Programs, English as a Second Language, for complete course requirements.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Anne Judson
Graduate Education Director
Saint Edmund's Hall 310
Box 281
ajudson@smcvt.edu
802.654.2611
MATESOL plus ESL Endorsement Program (36 credits)
Students with a Vermont teaching license seeking to add the ESL endorsement may pursue this program within the Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL) Program. The following required coursework can be completed within four terms of study:
GSL 500 Introduction to Language and Linquistics (4 cr.)
GSL 502 English Grammar (4 cr.)
plus 20 hours 7-12 Grammar Teaching
GSL 506 Master Seminar (2 cr.)
GSL 542 Theory and Method in TESOL (4 cr.)
GSL 543 Teaching of Oral Skills in ESOL and English Phonology (4 cr.)
GSL 546 K-12 Literacy in ESOL (4cr.)
plus 20 hours K-6 Literacy Teaching
GSL 547 ESOL in the Content Areas (4cr.)
plus 20 hours K-12 Teaching
GSL 612 Bilingualism/Multicultural Education (3cr.)
GSL 655 Language Learning and Assessment for Children (3cr.)
Elective (4 cr.)
For more information on the MATESOL plus ESL Endorsement, contact:
Dr. Elizabeth O'Dowd
PreK-12 ESL Coordinator
Applied Linguistics Department
Saint Edmund's Hall 122
Box 253
eodowd@smcvt.edu
802.654.2276
ESL Endorsement for Licensed Teachers (18 credits)
Students with a Vermont teaching license seeking to add the ESL endorsement need to take the following courses. The program can be completed over three terms. For an application form please contact Deni Bergne, dbergne@smcvt.edu, 802.654.2684, Saint Edmund's Hall, Room 119 in the Applied Linguistics Department (formerly the School of International Studies).
GSL 502 English Grammar (4cr.)
plus 20 hours 7-12 Grammar Teaching
GSL 546 K-12 Literacy in ESOL (4cr.)
plus 20 hours K-6 Literacy Teaching
GSL 547 ESOL in the Content Areas (4cr.)
plus 20 hours K-12 Teaching
GSL 612 Bilingualism/Multicultural Education (3cr.)
GSL 655 Language Learning and Assessment for Children (3cr.)
For more information on the ESL Endorsement, contact:
Dr. Elizabeth O'Dowd
PreK-12 ESL Coordinator
Applied Linguistics Department
Saint Edmund's Hall 122
Box 253
eodowd@smcvt.edu
802.654.2276