Program: California Teachers of English Learners (CTEL) Authorization
Program Description
The California Teachers of English Learners (CTEL) program is specifically designed for credentialed teachers who are seeking the English Learner Supplemental Authorization to effectively work with English learners in K-12 classrooms in California. The program includes language structure and use, first and second language development and their relationship to academic achievement, assessment of English learners, foundations of English language and literacy development and content instruction, and culture and cultural diversity and their relationship to academic achievement and culturally inclusive instruction. Program completers will be authorized to provide English Language Development (ELD) and Specially-Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) to English learners in K-12 classrooms.
Program Requirements
1. Prerequisite
- Valid Teaching Credential
2. Requirements
- Application to the Credential Office.
- Maintain a 3.0 GPA in all program courses.
- Earn a grade of “C” or higher in all program courses.
- Successfully complete the CTEL program portfolio.
3. Required Courses (12 units)
AAS 417/AFRS 417/ARMN 417/CHS 417/ELPS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)
CHS 433 Language Acquisition of the Chicana/o and ESL Speakers (3)
or LING 427 Languages in Contact (3)
*Must be taken as the final course in the program.
Total Units Required: 12
More information
For more information about this program, please contact marlene.batista@csun.edu.
Contact
Department of Secondary Education
Chair: Julie Gainsburg
Education (ED) 1208
(818) 677-2580