English for Speakers of Other Languages Endorsement

The English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) endorsement advances teachers’ abilities to provide assessment, instruction, and evaluation of English language learners. Coursework and passage of the required Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) test lead to the Oregon licensure ESOL endorsement. All add-on endorsement courses are taught at the graduate level. Undergraduates may enroll in these course at the 400 level to complete their undergraduate course of study. Coursework for this endorsement program is delivered entirely online.

English for Speakers of Other Languages Learner Outcomes

ESOL endorsement coursework and clinical experiences have been designed for candidates to demonstrate competencies listed in the TSPC standards for the Oregon licensure ESOL endorsement (OAR 584-420-0360). 

1. Language: Know, understand, and use the major concepts, theories, and research related to the nature and acquisition of language to construct learning environments that support English speakers of other languages (ESOL) and bilingual students’ language and literacy development and content area achievement.
2. Culture: Know, understand, and use the major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to the nature and role of culture and cultural groups to construct learning environments that support ESOL and bilingual students’ cultural identities, language and literacy development, and content area achievement.
3. Planning, Implementing, and Managing Instruction: Know, understand, and use standards-based practices and strategies related to planning, implementing, and managing ESOL and content instruction, including classroom organization, teaching strategies for developing and integrating language skills, and choosing and adapting classroom resource.
4. Assessment: Understand issues of assessment and use standards-based assessment measures with ESOL and bilingual students.
5. Professionalism: Demonstrate knowledge of the history of ESOL teaching. Candidates keep current with new instructional techniques, research results, advances in the ESOL field, and public policy issues. Candidates use such information to reflect upon and improve their instructional practices. Candidates provide support and advocate for ESOL and bilingual students and their families and work collaboratively to improve the learning environment.
6. Technology: Use information technology to enhance learning and to enhance personal and professional productivity.

Oregon ESOL endorsement standards model the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association standards.