English as a Second Language (ESL) Certification

SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development offers the four courses that are required for English as a Second Language (ESL) Certification.  These courses may also be applied toward SMU’s 36-credit-hour Master of Education (M.Ed.) with a specialization in ESL. 

Courses

The four courses (twelve credit hours) required for ESL Certification are:

• EDU 6312 Applied Linguistics
• EDU 6315 Diverse Learners 
• EDU 6320 Language Teaching Research, Theory, and Practice
• EDU 6390 Classroom Instruction and Assessment for Language Learners