Department: College of Graduate Studies 

The Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Graduate Certificate program is designed to provide language and pedagogical instruction to teachers of students whose first language is not English. This graduate certificate program will, therefore, provide much-needed theory, practices, and strategies for preparing public-school teachers to work with English-language learners. At the same time, the program will also provide useful instruction and training for teachers who may wish to work in other learning environments such as colleges, community groups and organizations, or international schools.

The TESOL program will provide needed support to instructors working with adult learners of English in area community programs and to instructors already teaching introductory writing courses at area institutions of higher learning, where an increasingly diverse population of students requires skills in teaching reading and writing to students with limited proficiency in English. 

The TESOL Graduate Certificate Program is interdisciplinary with course offerings in the Departments of English, Reading, and Special Education. The program offers high-quality courses in linguistics, TESOL training, writing, and reading, all geared to the English language learner.

For updated information about this certificate program, including its curriculum and requirements, prospective students should contact Dr. Julia Stakhnevich at jstakhenvich@bridgew.edu or Dr. Ken Dobush at kdobush@bridgew.edu.