Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j6IEhrG15031; Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:43:53 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:43:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <2a396497e1df72c364066de4b2d5df14@yahoo.ie> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Dani Long N." <tesol_prof@yahoo.ie> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:11004] RE: Preparation for Teaching ESL/ESOL abroad X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.622) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Status: O Content-Length: 2754 Lines: 72 Hello All, I would like to chime in on this subject, because it is near an dear to my heart. I would heartily recommend the program at Shenadoah University: www.su.edu/sas/tesol There are two tiers of certificates, plus an M.S. Ed program; the first certificate is a great base for understanding the current trends in TESOL. The second certificate builds on the first. Credits from both certificates can count towards the Masters degree. It also has a distance learning component to it, which was what drew me to it in the first place. I could have attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, which is about 20-25 minutes from my home; when I started, however, I had 4 children between the ages of 7 and 2 years old, so by the time I factored in the cost and time of doing the whole childcare thing to take a few classes at the UW - well, I just wasn't up for the stress of that. Schlepping babies around in the winter, parking and schlepping through snow to get to class, driving on the freeway in blowy, snowy weather...not my idea of a good way to spend my time... Anyway, I cannot rave enough about the program at Shenandoah. VERY progressive, very focused on current research and TESOL standards and practices. And the cost for the graduate credits is very, very reasonable to my mind. Based on what I learned there in my first semester (more or less what is covered in the first certificate), I was hired in the school district my kids go to on a two-year Emergency Permit - the district was so excited with what I was doing with some of the children at my son's school (they couldn't find qualified people and Oshkosh had just started its ESL certification program) that they were willing to go through the bureaucratic rigamarole to get the emergency permit for me. Now I'm at a local Technical College, and - again - THEY asked ME to apply, after I had been doing some observation/helping out as part of my degree requirements. If anyone wants any more information, or would like to hear from other students from Shenadoah U's TESOL program, let me know. Cordially, Dani Noriega MS Ed TESOL Candidate Shenadoah University Winchester, Virginia, USA p.s. I'm finding the discussion about the lesson planning/top-down/control vs. professional freedom to be creative vs. teamwork line of discussion very interesting, as I'm just finishing up my Language Program & Curriculum Design course.... Looking forward to hearing from you. Cordially, Dani Noriega MS Ed TESOL Candidate Shenadoah University Winchester, Virginia, USA ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
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