Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), certificate Overview

Designed for individuals interested in the TESOL profession, whether in domestic or international settings, Lehigh's Second Language Teaching Certificate is a practical and versatile 4 course (12-credit) certificate that assists current or prospective educators in developing their pedagogical expertise in TESOL. Students learn best practices that they can utilize in higher education, adult/literacy education, and English as a foreign language (EFL) education classrooms.

Classes include educational linguistics, second language acquisition, contemporary issues in English language learner education, pedagogy for second language learners, and curriculum and materials design for English language learners.

Second Language Teaching Contact

• Minyi Dennis, Associate Professor and Program Director: [email protected] | (610) 758-4793
• Shannon Weber, Program Manager: [email protected] | (610) 758-5557

International applicants must hold an American bachelor’s degree or an equivalent foreign degree requiring at least 16 years of primary, secondary, and university education. International applicants applying for regular graduate student status must submit all documents required for that status.

University admissions criteria for non-degree graduate students are:

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0. Applicants with undergraduate GPAs below 3.0 may be admitted with the approval of the department in which they wish to take courses

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• Evidence that the applicant is presently a student in good standing in an appropriate graduate program at an accredited institution

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• Evidence that the applicant has received an appropriate graduate or other advanced degree from an accredited institution.

Lehigh is a partner of the Common Application and Coalition Application. Lehigh is currently accepting the Common Application for applicants for Fall 2023 and will resume accepting the Coalition Application for applicants for Fall 2024.

Once your application is submitted, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address you designated on your application.

• View Application Requirements and Application Deadlines.

• Submit any additional or missing documents through your applicant portal, or by utilizing the LUFileSender tool.

• If you run into any issues or have questions, please check our below FAQs first and then reach out to the Office of Admissions at [email protected] or (610) 758-3100.

If it has been more than seven business days since you submitted your application and you have not received a confirmation email, please contact the Office of Admissions at [email protected] or (610) 758-3100. In your email, please include your full name, address and date of birth as provided in your application.