Add-License Preparation for English as a Second Language
As an add-on specialization in the Middle School (5-8), High School (8-12), or Middle/High School (5-12) master's programs, this set of courses prepares candidates to pursue the ESL (5-12) license through a year-long teacher residency in a diverse classroom. In the residency, you’ll start in summer and spend just over a year as a full-time participant immersed in the life of an urban Boston-area school, where you will get field experiences in a middle or high school with ESL, Sheltered English Immersion, or bilingual classrooms. The ESL courses add to the skills developed through the master's courses to assure that candidates are well prepared to address the needs of grades 5-12 multilingual learners.
Students will apply for their ESL 5-12 license directly to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education upon completion of their master's program. To apply, students must have acquired an Initial license in the master's content area (after endorsement for license by Lesley University), have completed an ESL practicum equivalent,* and pass all required MTELs, including ESL.
*The ESL 5-12 license requires a 150 practicum equivalent or internship in an ESL classroom, which students will satisfy through the yearlong residency placement.
Specialization Requirements
Students in the Middle, High, and Middle/High School M.Ed. programs will take
EECLD 6001 as part of their required master's courses.
| EECLD 6001 | Culturally Responsive Teaching | 3 |
| EECLD 6002 | On Languages: What Educators Need to Know about Linguistics | 3 |
| EECLD 6004 | Language Acquisition, Oral Development & Bilingualism | 3 |
| EECLD 6007 | Content Language, Literacies & Literature PrK-12 | 3 |
| EECLD 6012 | Assessment for Equity & Inclusion of Multilingual Learners | 3 |