Idaho State Department of Education - State Specific Teaching Credentials

ENGLISH AS A NEW LANGUAGE (ENL) (K-12)
Twenty (20) semester credit hours to include four (4) semester credit hours in a modern language other than English; three (3) semester credit hours in Cultural Diversity; three (3) semester credit hours in ENL Methods; three (3) semester credits in Linguistics; three (3) semester credit hours in Foundations, Federal and State Law, Theory, Testing/Identification of Limited English Proficient Students; one (1) semester credit in ENL Practicum or Field Experience; and three (3) semester credit hours in an ENL related elective. (3-29-12)
Information:
NOTE: ENL is designed to teach the English language to students with limited English proficiency. This endorsement does not allow one to teach Bilingual Education.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY - Anthropology and/or cross cultural or multi-cultural courses are recommended.
ELECTIVES - in ENL-related areas; linguistics recommended.
Praxis II assessment(s) required:
To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
English as a New Language K-12 English to Speakers of Other Languages (PDF) 0361 151
POSSIBLE TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS : ENL; ENL DIRECTOR/COORDINATOR

State Department of Education
P. O. Box 83720
Boise ID 83720-0027
Phone: (208) 332-6882 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. on Monday - Friday
Email: certification@sde.idaho.gov
Fax: (208) 334-2228