• TESOL

    Kuyper College has developed its Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Program to help address the needs of a multi-cultural society. Through this program, students gain skills needed to teach and provide leadership in churches, schools, and other community settings here and overseas.

    The TESOL certificate prepares students to design, administer, and teach ESL programs both in the United States and abroad in nontraditional settings like adult-education programs, church-sponsored ESL classes and programs, or community-based, nonprofit programs, as well as cross-cultural programs abroad.
    You'll have the opportunity to learn the practicalities of teaching ESL from professionals while getting a major in social work, youth ministry, cross-cultural ministries, or pre-seminary studies. This practical certificate opens doors to teaching opportunities both locally and around the world, whether you're a professional teacher, or just someone who wants to help others learn the English language. Education students can also choose to add the TESOL Michigan teaching-certificate endorsement to their degree.

    The TESOL Michigan teaching-certificate endorsement track allows a student to prepare for a career as a professional teacher with an ESL specialty within Michigan school systems. (This program track is coordinated with Cornerstone University's teacher-education program.)
     
    CO 240 Second Language Acquisition
    CO 306 Introduction to Linguistics or CO320 Advanced Grammar
    CO 348 Methods and Techniques of ESL
    CO 350 Curriculum & Materials Development
    CO 441 TESOL Practicum I
    CO 442 TESOL Seminar I
    FE 262 Service Learning (one credit must be an ESL experience) 1
     
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