Penn State offers an exciting alternative to the ESL certificate program taught on campus. The ESL certificate can now be completed with a field teaching experience abroad. The Immersion program includes courses at Penn State University Park and at the Universidad de Otavalo, in Ecuador, during a summer intensive study experience. The program is completed in one calendar year beginning in January and ending in August. So that teachers can participate from a distance, courses on the Penn State University Park campus are scheduled during weekend sessions and complemented by online learning. In late June, the group travels to Ecuador's Andean highlands for an intense four-week learning and practice teaching experience. The program is open to both in-service teachers from across the state as well as students with an interest in completing a certificate to teach ESL.
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Read Penn State's newswire article (posted March 2012) about the TESL program.
Related Web Sites
Universidad de Otavalo
Penn State Department of Applied Linguistics Academic
Programs
English as a Second Language for Teachers — 15-credit program
