Becoming an Agent of Change - English as a Second Language Education

About the Program

The Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) program at The College of New Jersey provides graduate-level programs leading to ESL Initial Certification, ESL Endorsement Certification, Bilingual/Bicultural Education Endorsement, and an MEd in TESL.

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Welcome

This website has many uses. Because our TESL program reaches many people across the country, we have created a "one-stop-shop" when it comes to education English Language Learners. Most of the information on this website is the culmination of our students' research, development, organization, and hard work.
Creating Agents of Change
- Demonstrating Subject Matter Expertise Demonstrating Excellence in Planning and Practice
- Demonstrating a Commitment to All Learners Demonstrating a Strong, Positive Effect on Student
- Growth Demonstrating Professionalism, Advocacy, and Leadership
In conformity with the national guideline and the ESL K-12 standards by the TESL organization, the ESL/Bilingual programs at The College of New Jersey are designed to educate teachers, professionals, and future leaders in the fields of ESL/Bilingual education both in the United States and international settings.

All the certification programs meet the new requirements for certification of teachers of bilingual/bicultural education and ESL implemented by the New Jersey State Board of Education in 1992. The programs are formulated to develop students' competency in the application of the theoretical foundations of second language learning and acquisition and bilingual education.

The main objective is to enable students to practice ESL and bilingual methodologies, to design and implement appropriate instructional strategies and activities, to develop curricula and select materials, and to perform proper assessment procedures for ESL and bilingual programs, respectively.

Contact

Teaching English as a Second Language
The College of New Jersey
P.O. Box 7718
Ewing, NJ 08628

tesl@tcnj.edu

Yiqiang Wu, Program Coordinator

609.771.2808
wuyiqian@tcnj.edu

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