Department of Teacher Education

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

TESOL Certificate - Graduate Program

(15 credits total)

The TESOL Certificate Program acquaints students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to teach English as a second or foreign language.

CSU offers both an Undergraduate and Graduate Certificate in TESOL.

  • Graduate Certification is open to all qualified CSU graduate students.
  • The Undergraduate Certification is open to all undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students.

The requirement for the Graduate certificate includes the completion of the following courses:

  • EDL 506 - Second Language Learning and Pedagogy
  • EDL 507 - TESOL Instructional Methods & Materials
  • EDL 508 - Applied Linguistics for Teachers
  • EDL 509 - Evaluation and Assessment in TESOL
  • EDL 510 - Pedagogical Grammar
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Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Teacher Education
2121 Euclid Avenue
RT 1316
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Campus Location
Rhodes Tower Room 1319
Phone: 216.687.4600
Fax: 216.687.5379


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