Education for Certified Teachers MA: English as a Second Language (ESL) and Bilingual Certification (NJ Certificate)

Fairleigh Dickinson’s ESL Specialist Certification Program for certified teachers provides an 15-credit concentration that may be applied toward a 36-credit M.A. in education for certified teachers and includes the 15 credits required for a second New Jersey certification as a Teacher of ESL.
The New Jersey Department of Education requires a demonstration of oral and written language proficiency in English for ESL certification. Candidates meet this requirement by taking the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and the Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) in English through Language Testing International.
Degree Plan
Required Courses for a second New Jersey Certification in ESL (15 credits)
- EDUC6565 Second Language Acquisition: Methodology and Curriculum
- EDUC6631 Assessment in the Second-language Classroom
- EDUC6574 Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers
- EDUC6654 Literacy Development for Second Language Learners
- EDUC6661 Behavioral Science for Teachers: The Multicultural Classroom
CORE Courses for MACT (12 credits)
- EDUC6702 Curriculum and Instruction: Theory and Practice
- EDUC6703 Supervision of Instruction & Personnel Evaluation
- EDUC6704 Curriculum/Program Evaluation and Student Assessment
- EDUC6718 Change: Curriculum Development & Program Improvement
Additional Coursework for the M.A. Degree (9 credits)
- EDUC6740 Introduction to Students with Disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- EDUCXXXX Approved Elective (see note)
- EDUCXXXX Approved Elective (see note)
Note: for additional Bilingual Certification, candidates may add
- EDUC6550 Methodology in Bilingual/Bicultural Education
- EDUC6551 Language Acquisition in Bilingual/Bicultural Contexts
Contact Information
For more information
sorasuh@fdu.edu