Upon completion, learners are eligible to use the certificate to waive one elective course in the following master's programs:
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) & Language, Globalization, and Intercultural Studies (LGIS)
Overview
Learn how you can shape the role of language and multilingualism in an ever-changing and linguistically diverse world.
The Language and Education Certificate is an online synchronous program designed for aspiring and current educators looking to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the interface between language and education within global contexts.
Program Discounts15% off program cost for: 30% off program cost for School District of Philadelphia Employees |
What Sets Us Apart
Program Details
The certificate consists of five live, virtual modules, each focused on key topics within the fields of language and education. The modules will be both practical and research-based, while also addressing contemporary concerns related to equal opportunity and access. Participants will complete two required core modules and select three elective modules of their choice.
Coursework consists of:
5 modules, 6 hours each, meet for three weeks in 2-hour sessions, ALL ONLINE, a total of 30 hours. Of these five modules, all students will take two REQUIRED Modules:
- Approaches to TESOL (Taught by Dr. Santoi Wagner)
- Linguistics in Education (Taught by Dr. Anne Pomerantz)
The remaining three modules are selected from among nine possible electives (see below), aligned with the specialties of our faculty in Language and Education.
Students select three additional modules from a menu of nine possible electives:
- Assessment (Yuko Butler)
- English as a Global Lingua Franca (Yumi Matsumoto)
- Indigenous Education and Language Revitalization (Rob Moore)
- Translanguaging and Raciolinguistics (Nelson Flores)
- Task-Based Language Teaching (Catherine Box)
- Technology and AI in Language Teaching (Iryna Kozlova)
- Microethnography: Concepts and Research Methods (Betsy Rymes)
- Conversation Analysis and Language Teaching (Santoi Wagner)
- Second Language Development and Special Needs (María Cioè-Peña)
| Module | Dates (2025-26) | Time |
|---|---|---|
| CORE Module 1 | 9/2, 9/9, 9/16 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. (ET) |
| CORE Module 2 | 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. (ET) |
| Elective Module 1 | 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. (ET) |
| Elective Module 2 | 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. (ET) |
| Elective Module 3 | 3/17, 3/24, 3/31 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. (ET) |
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