About This Program
The Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language graduate certificate is for students who are interested in developing professional knowledge and skills in the area of teaching English. The curriculum focuses on providing students with a broad background in the field, in particular linguistics, language-teaching methodologies and language acquisition and use.
Contact Information
- Robert Sturr, Ph.D. | rsturr@kent.edu |
330-672-4324 - Bee Viton | bviton@kent.edu | 330-672-1708
Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*
Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors
- -13.7% decline
- 40,900 number of jobs
- $59,950 potential earnings
Teachers and instructors, all other
- -0.1% little or no change
- 153,800 number of jobs
- $64,690 potential earnings
Tutors
- 0.6% little or no change
- 215,500 number of jobs
- $40,090 potential earnings
Additional careers
- Community college ESL instructors
- Curriculum designers
- Educational consultants
- Educational material writers/editors
- Language assessment writers/editors
- Language school instructors (in the U.S. or abroad)
- Teachers of English as a foreign language
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.