English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
K-12 Add-on Endorsement
Program Overview
The state-approved courses leading to ESOL endorsement enable educators to add additional coverage to their certification. This will allow them to teach students who are designated as being LEP (limited English proficient) and who are in ESOL programs. This endorsement is also designed for teacher education students who are enrolled at Nova Southeastern University in the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program and are currently working toward teacher certification in Florida, and for educators who are certified in other areas.
For the endorsement for Elementary Education and Exceptional Student Education entering the major after January 2005, program participants must satisfactorily complete three state-prescribed courses, totaling 9 semester hours and complete an ESOL-infused program curriculum in the major. Only the Florida State Department of Education, Office of Certification, grants the endorsement. While these three courses and ESOL-infused curricula meet the endorsement requirements, NSU does not reflect an "endorsement" on the transcript per se, as NSU does not award the endorsement itself.
Registration for these courses should follow the sequence as denoted below:
- ESOL 2903 Cross Cultural Studies
- ESOL 3340 Survey of TESOL for Teachers
- ESOL 4565 Second Language Learning: Theory, Methods, and Evaluation
For the endorsement for the PreK-Early Primary major and for Elementary Education and Exceptional Student Education majors who entered the majors before January 2005, program participants must satisfactorily complete five state-prescribed courses, totaling 15 semester hours. Only the Florida State Department of Education, Office of Certification, grants the endorsement. While these five courses meet the endorsement requirements, NSU does not reflect an "endorsement" on the transcript per se, as NSU does not award the endorsement itself.
Registration for these courses should follow the sequence as denoted below:
- ESOL 2903 Cross Cultural Studies
- ESOL 4901 Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- ESOL 4902 ESOL Curriculum and Materials
- ESOL 4904 Linguistics for ESOL Educators
- ESOL 4905 Testing and Evaluation in ESOL
As part of their Bachelor’s degree program, all degree-seeking education majors are required by the state of Florida to take either:
- the 9-credit hour plus ESOL-infused curriculum ESOL endorsement
OR
- the 15-credit-hour ESOL endorsement
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