TESOL / TEFL Certification Programs in Michigan

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti:
Learn to become an English teacher with EMU TESOL at the Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti (a small Mid-western town located in Washtenaw County, Michigan, approximately 60 km west of Detroit). We provide a range of undergraduate and graduate level TESOL (Teaching Enligh to Speakers of Other Languages) courses. We are very proud that graduates of our programs are empowered with the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to teach English to diverse student populations in a variety of educational contexts locally and internationally, in a manner marked by professional innovation and cross cultural sensitivity.

We strive to provide a student-focused learning environment that enhances the lives of students and positively impacts the community. We extend our commitment beyond the campus boundaries to the wider community through service initiatives, and public and private partnerships of mutual interest addressing local, regional, national and international opportunities and challenges.

Our Guiding Principles:
We seek to achieve:

- Accessibility
An inclusive community of learners that provides educational opportunities to any qualified individual who wishes to participate.

- Relevancy 
Programs designed to broaden perspectives, heighten awareness, deepen understanding, establish disciplined habits of thought, respond to changes in the workplace and society, and to help develop individuals who are informed, responsible citizens.

- Responsiveness 
A learning community that is responsive to economic, social and political change. As an agent of change, the University explores new alternatives, recognizes constraints and makes wise institutional choices.

- Flexibility 
While recognizing that various constituencies have different needs, University programs, activities and services are flexible so that people have the opportunity to participate and to achieve their goals and purposes.

- Quality 
All programs, activities and services achieve the highest standards of quality.
Collaboration - All University programs, activities and services work collaboratively to solve problems, provide greater efficiencies and expand learning opportunities. Collaboration extends beyond the University to colleagues, communities and institutions.

- Accountability 
The University has consistent policies and procedures to endure accountability at all levels. All members of the University community are accountable for their actions and decisions.

- Affordability 
Qualified individuals who desire to participate are not discouraged from doing so because of financial resources.

Masters (MA) In TESOL Program:  
The TESOL Program prepares candidates to teach English as a second language in the U.S.A. or as a foreign language in other countries. The program combines theory and practice from the fields TESOL / TEFL Coursesof education and applied linguistics. The coursework provides a strong theoretical foundation to inform the multitude of practical choices that English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teachers are required to make in the classroom.

TESL Graduate Certificate / K12 Endorsement Program:  
This primary goal of this program is to provide public school teachers with skills to more effectively address the academic and social challenges presented by an increasingly diverse student body and to appreciate those students as resources for instruction and classroom enhancement. The program targets five knowledge domains, as set out in the TESOL Standards for K-12 ESL Teacher Education Programs: Language, culture, instruction, assessment, and professionalism.

Undergraduate TESOL Minor:  
The undergraduate TESOL Minor program in the Department of Foreign Languages & Bilingual Studies at Eastern Michigan University prepares candidates to gain competence in teaching English as a second language in the U.S.A. or as a foreign language in other countries.

Combining theory and practice from fields of education and applied linguistics, the program helps candidates develop knowledge and skills in five domains as set forth in the TESOL Standards for K-12 ESL Teacher Education Programs: Language, culture, instruction, assessment, and professionalism.