DUAL LANGUAGE CURRICULUM

Currently licensed teachers with a current ESOL Endorsement are eligible to earn their Dual Language Specialization. All coursework is completed online. 

Teachers who earned their ESOL Endorsement more than 5 years ago are required to take 12 credit hours (4 courses): 

ED 560: Changes in ESOL Education (offered in summer term) 

ED 570: Biliteracy Instruction (offered in fall term) 

ED 571: Multilingual Linguistics (offered in winter term) 

ED 510: Dual Language Internship (offered in spring term) 

Teachers who earned their ESOL Endorsement less than 5 years ago are required to take 9 credit hours (3 courses): 

ED 570: Biliteracy Instruction (offered in fall term) 

ED 571: Multilingual Linguistics (offered in winter term) 

ED 510: Dual Language Internship (offered in spring term) 

Currently licensed teachers can also earn their ESOL Endorsement and Dual Language Specialization simultaneously (21 credits): 

ED 522: Racial and Cultural Harmony: offered in summer 

ED 576: Partnerships and Ideologies: offered in summer 

ED 572: Foundations of ESOL Education: offered in fall 

ED 570: Biliteracy Instruction: offered in fall 

ED 573: Instructional Approaches in ESOL Education: offered in spring 

ED 571: Multilingual Linguistics: offered in winter 

ED 510: (Dual Language Internship/Practicum): offered in spring 

Candidates can earn both the dual language specialization and ESOL endorsement simultaneously. ED 522, ED 572, ED 573, and ED 576 are all courses in our ESOL Endorsement Program. In addition, ED 571 Multilingual Linguistics for Teachers will automatically be accepted as a substitute for the ESOL Endorsement Program’s ED 579 Linguistics.

Students in the MAT Clinically-Based Elementary and MS in Education program complete the ESOL Endorsement and Dual Language Specialization program, which requires  21 credits. All coursework is completed online. 

ED 522: Racial and Cultural Harmony: offered in summer 

ED 576: Partnerships and Ideologies: offered in summer 

ED 572: Foundations of ESOL Education: offered in fall 

ED 570: Biliteracy Instruction: offered in fall 

ED 573: Instructional Approaches in ESOL Education: offered in spring 

ED 571: Multilingual Linguistics: offered in winter 

ED 510: (Dual Language Internship/Practicum): offered in spring 

Candidates can earn both the dual language specialization and ESOL endorsement simultaneously. ED 522, ED 572, ED 573, and ED 576 are all courses in our ESOL Endorsement Program. In addition, ED 571 Multilingual Linguistics for Teachers will automatically be accepted as a substitute for the ESOL Endorsement Program’s ED 579 Linguistics.

Students in the Education Double Degree program can complete the ESOL Endorsement and Dual Language Specialization, if they are in good academic standing in the Education Double Degree program. Students must notify Program Lead, Sara Wright and Tiffany Palaniuk to apply for the program. 

ED 219: Multicultural Issues in Education 

ED 476: Partnerships and Ideologies in ESOL Education 

ED 472: Foundations of ESOL Education

ED 470: Biliteracy Instruction: offered in fall 

ED 473: Instructional Approaches in ESOL Education

ED 471: Multilingual Linguistics: offered in winter 

ED 410: (Dual Language Internship/Practicum): offered in spring 

OSU-Cascades MAT students can take the Dual Language Specialization coursework in addition to their ESOL Endorsement. All coursework is completed online. 

ED 570: Biliteracy Instruction (offered in fall term) 

ED 571: Multilingual Linguistics (offered in winter term) 

ED 510: Dual Language Internship (offered in spring term) 

ED 570: Biliteracy Instruction and ED 571 Multilingual Linguistics for Teachers will be taught bilingually in Spanish and English, requiring advanced fluency in Spanish.

ED 510: Dual Language Internship is a supervised field experience of at least 90 hours in a dual language program. We require that it include significant teaching practice in Spanish. It should be completed after all other coursework.

The primary difference between ESOL and DLE is that you must be fluent in Spanish, with upper level Spanish literacy skills, to enroll in the DLE program.

The OSU Graduate School application and matriculation fees will be waived when you apply for admission to either the dual language education or ESOL graduate certificate online programs