Plan of Work

Education Specialist Certificate with major in:

Curriculum and Instruction with concentration in:
Bilingual Education with emphasis in:
Bilingual Education
Major Requirements
BBE 5500
Introduction to Bilingual/Bicultural Education
3 Cr.
BBE 6560
Teaching Methods in Bilingual /Bicultural Education
3 Cr.
LED 6520
Teaching English as a Second Language/FL Methods I
3 Cr.
BBE 6850
Applied Linguistics: Issues in Bilingual Education
3 Cr.
Or
LIN 5730 (ENG 5730)English Grammar
3 Cr.
BBE 6590
Culture and Language in Bilingual/Bicultural Education
3 Cr.
Or
LIN 5310 (ANT 5310) Language and Culture
3 Cr.
Or
LIN 5770 (ENG 5770)Sociolinguistics
3 Cr.
RLL 6700
Second Language Literacy Development K-12
3 Cr.
LED 6555
Integration of Language and Content in Language Teaching1 Cr.
BBE 6600
Practicum in a Bilingual/ESL Classroom
2 Cr.
Electives
BBE 9010Theoretical Implications of Bilingual/Bicultural Education3 Cr.
BBE 9030Advanced Seminar in Bilingual/Bicultural Education
3 Cr.
ED 7996 Directed Research
3 Cr.
Or
ED 7990 Directed Research
3 Cr.
Or
ED 7998 Field Studies
3 Cr.
Total Credit Hours: 30
Language Proficiency Requirement
Completion of the Bilingual-Bicultural Education courses is not sufficient for a bilingual (Y__)
endorsement. You must score at the Superior Level in (French, German, Greek, Russian,
Spanish, Italian, Polish, Hebrew, Arabic, Vietnamese, Korean, Servo-Croatian/Bosnian,
Chaldean, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and any Other Language) as measured by the Oral
Proficiency Interview (OPI) and the Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) from the American Council
on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). All persons seeking the Bilingual endorsement
(Y__) in conjunction with the Education Specialist Certificate Program must also show language
proficiency in English as measured by The Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC)
Basic Skills Test and pass The Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) Bilingual (Y__).
Education Specialist Certificate with major in:
Curriculum and Instruction with concentration in:
Bilingual Education with emphasis in:
English as a Second Language
Major Requirements
LED 6580
Culture as the Basis for Language Teaching
3 Cr.
Or

LIN 5770 (ENG 5770)Sociolinguistics

3 Cr.
Or
LIN 5310 (ANT 5310) Language and Culture
3 Cr.
BBE 6850
Applied Linguistics: Issues in Bilingual Education
3 Cr.
Or
LED 6520
Teaching ESL/EFL Methods I
3 Cr.
LED 6510
Second Language Acquisition and the Teaching of Grammar3 Cr.
Or
LIN 5750 (ENG 5750)Theories of Second Language Acquisition
3 Cr.
LED 6565
Assessment in language Teaching
3 Cr.
RLL 6700
Second Language Literacy Development K-12
3 Cr.
LED 6555
Integration of Language and Content in Language Teaching 3 Cr.
BBE 6600
Practicum in a Bilingual/ESL Classroom
3 Cr.
Electives
BBE 9010Theoretical Implications of Bilingual/Bicultural Education3 Cr.
BBE 9030Advanced Seminar in Bilingual/Bicultural Education
3 Cr.
ED 7996 Directed Research
3 Cr.
Or
ED 7990 Directed Research
3 Cr.
Or
ED 7998 Field Studies
3 Cr.
Total Credit Hours: 30
Language Proficiency Testing in the English Language
Completion of the English as a Second Language Education endorsement courses is not
sufficient for the (NS) endorsement. All persons seeking the English as a Second Language
endorsement (NS__) in conjunction with the Education Specialist Certificate Program must also
show language proficiency in English as measured by The Michigan Test for Teacher
Certification (MTTC) Basic Skills and pass The Michigan Test for Teacher Certification
(MTTC) English as a Second Language (NS__).
Second Language Learning Experience Documentation
Candidates must document experience learning a second language in order to gain an
understanding and appreciation for the processes of learning an additional language.