Bilingual Endorsement Certificate

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Expand your teaching opportunities with the Bilingual Teacher Endorsement

Program facts

Stackable to degree: No
Potential job outcomes: Bilingual Teaching Endorsement

This ISBE Bilingual endorsement allows certified teachers to teach in bilingual programs in grades and languages they are certified to teach (pre-K-12). Coursework covers teaching methodology, cross-cultural communication and two-language assessment.

100% Online: Learn anywhere, anytime, on your schedule with the 100% online program. 8-week asynchronous online courses.
Complete in 3 semesters (fall, spring and summer) (fall, spring and summer).
Fall LNG 245 Foundations of Bilingual Education and LNG 250 Bilingual Teaching Methods and Materials
Spring LNG 220 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language and LNG 240 Introduction to Pedagogical Grammar
Summer LNG 205 Language and Culture and LNG 230 Second Language Assessment

100% HLC accredited and ISBE approved. The Bilingual endorsement is attached to your Professional Educator License (PEL).
100% Focused: Learn with highly qualified faculty with master's and doctoral degrees. Meet your Linguistics faculty.
100% Affordable: Contact your school district to inquire about potential grants to cover your tuition. Harper tuition is a fraction of the cost of university programs.
Clock Hours are included in your program: No additional observation commitment needed.
Start in fall, spring or summer. Finish in one year.
School cohort program available.
This program offers an entirely 8-Week Course format option.

Certificate program requirements

This 18 credit-hour Bilingual Endorsement Certificate is intended for certified teachers who wish to expand their professional opportunities and to enhance their teaching skills by adding a Bilingual Endorsement Certificate to their portfolio. Students can take endorsement courses at Harper College while they are pursuing their AA degrees. However, they can only earn the endorsement certificate after they complete an undergraduate degree and earn a teaching license. The coursework for this certificate satisfies the requirements of the ISBE Bilingual Endorsement, including the 100 hours of clinical experience. This endorsement allows certified teachers to teach in bilingual programs in grades and languages they are certified to teach. Applicants must complete an application to the State to have this endorsement put on their teaching certificates.

Program Requirements

Program Requirements (Hours required: 18)
Number	Course Title	Credits
Required
LNG 205	Language and Culture	3
LNG 220	Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language	3
LNG 230	Second Language Assessment	3
LNG 240	Introduction to Pedagogical Grammar	3
LNG 245	Foundations of Bilingual Education	3
LNG 250	Bilingual Teaching Methods and Materials	3
Total Hours		18

Additional Information

Additional teacher endorsement programs offered at Harper College.

For more information about the Bilingual Endorsement Certificate program, contact Admission Outreach at 847.925.6700, or submit a request information form. You can also apply online.