ESL Certification The TESOL Program proposes the following 12-hour course packet to meet the competencies in
(1) language principles;
(2) language acquisition;
(3) methodology;
(4) cross-cultural awareness; and
(5) assessment, for an add-on endorsement for English as a Second Language to current Mississippi teaching certification:
ENG 501 Descriptive Grammar OR ENG 592 Modern English Grammar
EDCI 631 Testing and Assessment in Second Language Acquisition
EDCI 542 Teaching English as a Second Language
EDCI 647 Cultural Dimensions of Second Language Acquisition