This English as a Second Language Instruction and Assessment (ESLIA) micro-credential is made up of targeted ESL courses focused on providing practical knowledge and techniques for classroom application in English as a second language instruction for teachers working globally in PK-12 schools. Specifically, participants will learn pedagogical approaches, strategies that apply results of current research to teaching methods and ELL standards and assessment practices.
The ESLIA micro-credential will be offered as an optional program made up of the aforementioned courses, emphasizing the aforementioned foci, embedded within the existing plan of study, and stackable within the existing degree. This optional program requires no additional expense or financial allocation for any SUNY Buffalo State office or entity. Tuition will remain the same as with other courses, so participants in the micro-credential courses also incur no additional expense.
This ESLIA micro-credential will support all components of the School of Education mission statement, but is particularly aligned to the following elements: (1) committing to the intellectual, personal, and professional growth of practicing professionals; (2) providing transformative educational experiences; (3) inspiring reflective practitioners who possess the knowledge, skills and dispositions to model and promote a lifelong passion for learning; and (4) implementing inclusive pedagogies.
The ESLIA micro-credential will also be aligned with and promotes all elements of the IGPE mission statement, especially highlighting: (1) ensuring high-quality coursework for educators in PK-12 international schools; (2) fostering global collaboration; (3) inviting divergent perspectives; and (4) making positive contributions to teaching and learning processes.
Students will be introduced to and develop a declarative knowledge base on linguistic issues and key principles of ESL instruction and assessment in an international-school setting.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of ways English learners' primary languages and cultures can be leveraged as assets and instructional entry points to enhance transfer of English-language proficiency.
Examine a broad repertoire of research-based literacy strategies which progress English learners' reading, oral, and written tasks with decreasing levels of support as their English- language proficiency increases.
Students will be able to practice self-assessment and reflection, adjust for self-improvement, and plan for continuous professional development in the field of English language learning and teaching.
- ESL 600: English as a Second Language Methods
- ESL 602: Assessment in Foreign and Second Language Education
- ESL 613: Content Area English as a Second Language Instruction
International Graduate Programs for Educators
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