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Salem State College
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
978-542-6000
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| Teaching English as a Second Language |
| Mass. Department of Education Licensure Update |
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After September 1, 2004, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education will provide only an English Language Learner (ELL) teaching license with an optional Transitional Bilingual Learning (TBL) endorsement. This license will replace the current ESL and TBE licenses. Students who are currently enrolled in ESL or TBE programs can complete their programs before September 1, 2004 under the current regulations.
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| What Prospective ELL Teachers Grades PK - 6 Can Teach |
- Teaching as teacher-of-record in a self-contained sheltered immersion classroom focusing on language acquisition
- Co-teaching with the licensed teacher of a general classroom and teaching at different periods of the day, separate groups of children (pull-out groups) who are assigned to a general classroom the rest of the day
- Beginning reading, writing, and subject matter content in a sheltered immersion classroom
- They will NOT be able to be teacher of record in general PK - 6 classrooms. Only the licensed early childhood or elementary teacher can be teacher of record in PK - 6 classrooms
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| What Prospective ELL Teachers Grades 5 - 12 Can Teach |
- Teaching as teacher-of-record in a self-contained sheltered immersion classroom focusing on language acquisition
- Co-teaching with the licensed teacher of a general classroom and teaching at different periods of the day, separate groups of children (pull-out groups) who are assigned to a general classroom the rest of the day
- In addition to teaching English language acquisition skills, the prospective 5 - 12 ELL teacher will be able to teach beginning or advanced reading and writing and subject matter content in the subject in which they passed a subject matter knowledge test in a sheltered immersion classroom. The 5 - 12 ELL teacher may teach in the general subject area classroom as well, if he or she applies for and receives the license to teach that subject area
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| Optional Endorsement for Transitional Bilingual Learning |
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The amendments approved by the Board of Education on April 29, 2003 also provide for an optional endorsement as a teacher of Transitional Bilingual Learning (TBL) for PK - 6 and 5 - 12. A licensed ELL teacher can earn this endorsement by passing a test assessing, or including the assessing of, speaking, listening, reading, or writing skills in a relevant foreign language at a high level of proficiency. This optional endorsement will allow an ELL teacher to teach ELL students who have been granted waivers, subject matter in their native language in a self-contained elementary classroom or in a secondary subject area classroom if the teacher has applied for and received the license to teach that subject area in a general classroom.
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| What Currently Licensed ESL Teachers Can Continue to Teach |
- English language acquisition skills to ELL students in the range of educational settings their licenses now allow
- If they hold another license addressing the teaching of content, they can teach sheltered subject matter
- Currently licensed ESL teachers do not need to take any other tests if they wish to remain ESL teachers; they do not need to acquire an ELL license; and they can renew their ESL license every five years
- ESL teachers with an Initial license should work on an option only for their Professional license
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| What Currently Licensed TBE Teachers Can Continue to Teach |
- Depending on the level of the first license, they can continue teaching in bilingual classrooms that have as their goal the transitioning of students to instruction in general classes by no later than the third year
- Taking the current ESL test will not qualify them for teaching sheltered English or sheltered subject matter classes because it does not alone indicate that they have taken course work in or practiced sheltered English or subject matter teaching
- PK - 8 TBE teachers who wish to teach general elementary classrooms are legally employable but may need to fulfill other requirements to become highly qualified as general elementary teachers
- Currently licensed TBE teachers do not need to take other tests if they wish to remain as TBE teachers; they do not need to acquire an ELL license, and they can renew their TBE licenses every five years
- TBE teachers with an Initial license should work on an option only for their Professional license
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