Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Advanced Practices in Second Language Teaching Postbaccalaureate CertificateCurriculum & Instruction
College of Education and Human Development
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 125 Peik Hall, 159 Pillsbury Drive S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-4006; fax: 612-624-8277)
Email:
CIinfo@umn.edu
Website: http://cehd.umn.edu/ci
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The University of Minnesota's Advanced Practices in Second Language Teaching Certificate program is designed for teachers of foreign languages and English as a second/foreign language and is offered by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in partnership with the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) Summer Institute Program.
Courses are offered on the Twin Cities campus, typically during the last three weeks in July. The certificate may be completed independently or in conjunction with a master of education (M.Ed) degree in second languages and cultures education at the University of Minnesota.
Although the University certificate does not lead to teaching licensure or state certification, it adds value to a pre-service or in-service teacher's academic program and professional life. Completion of the advanced practices in second language teaching certificate indicates successful participation in a set of internationally recognized, high-quality summer institutes for language teaching and provides a vehicle for teachers to receive tangible recognition of preparation in advanced language teaching practices and methodologies.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 2.80.
A completed bachelor's degree is required for admission.
Special Application Requirements:
Applicants must submit transcripts from every college attended (even those where a degree wasn't earned), scores from the TOEFL/IELTS/MELAB (if applicable), a resume, and a one page personal statement discussing your experience teaching languages and the ways this certificate program will contribute to your professional development. Certificate applications are reviewed by the department three times per academic year: Fall, Spring and Summer.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 2.80
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Elective Courses (6 credits)
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
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CI 5623 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
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CI 5624 - Content-based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development
(2.0 cr)
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CI 5625 - Assessing Language Learners? Communication Skills via Authentic Communicative Performance Tasks
(2.0 cr)
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CI 5626 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
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